Alfred Romann, Author at Anticentric

Vaccines: Level of mistrust remains high despite overabundance of data

May 6, 2020 Alfred Romann

Despite enormous amounts of evidence as to how helpful vaccines are, doubts continue to exist.

Bangladesh on track to pull off a multi-decade economic miracle

March 6, 2020 Alfred Romann

Bangladesh has been undergoing a significant shift that could have a dramatic impact on global supply chains and secure an economic miracle. COVID-19 could put a damper on growth by shutting down factories en masse. Bangladesh has tapped into global supply chains. HONG KONG – Bangladesh is not known as

COVID-19: In Canada, quarantines and precautions are the concern for many

March 3, 2020 Alfred Romann

The fear that the coronavirus outbreak has caused can be difficult to understand in places where the outbreak has been relatively small. And yet, it is right there and impossible to ignore. For some of us, it is not so much fear as the understanding that it makes very little

Fires in Chile: Arson? Accident?

December 29, 2019 Alfred Romann

It is unclear why fires flamed up in the Chilean city of Valparaiso. Some attribute it to protests and human causes but shoddy construction and poor regulations could also be to blame. Prevention is better than cure and there are many such cases around the world. Hundreds of homes were

In Bolivia, farmers are setting forest fires and the government is encouraging them

October 4, 2019 Alfred Romann

The government’s role in Bolivian fires cannot be understated. Laws have been tweaked to prioritize agricultural production at the expense of the environment. Global attention on man-made fire activity centers on Brazil but it’s also happening in other places. Countries are making public claims to preserve rainforests but a lot

Crypto significant but unlikely to move mountains

October 29, 2018 Alfred Romann

Cryptocurrencies have a long way to go before they live up to the potential that true believers claim they have. They are worth an impressive amount but do not have widespread awareness nor any clear use-case among users. Financial regulators around the world are beginning to look at the market

China’s pivot to America could overshadow the US’s pivot to Asia

December 5, 2016 Alfred Romann

China is improving ties with the rest of the world in what is a late start compared to other countries. Its efforts to do so are being overshadowed by an increasingly insular world outside its borders. It remains to be seen if China can pick up the baton of globalization,

Poor countries tackled poverty but deserve more

Poverty, growth and baseless anger

November 24, 2016 Alfred Romann

Poor countries tackled poverty at an impressive rate but their citizens deserve more if they are to truly match the standard of living found elsewhere. People dissatisfied in many Western countries don’t quite know how good they have it right now. Fast-growing Asian countries have eliminated poverty at an astonishing