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#parisolympics final medals tally. Perhaps one of the most controversial Olympics ends. There's indeed a lot to understand and learn. Innumerable aspects would come out from the #analysis. But, am actually amazed with just one aspect. US and China on the top is not a What perhaps is the most startling and of course, commendation is the #3, #japan! Japan's population is just about 13 crores. Less than 1/10th of China. Less than half of US. Japan has been going through a recession. GDP showed contraction in the second half of 2023. Japan lost its 3rd position as an economic superpower to Germany! Most importantly, the average age in Japan is supposed to be 49! Hardly a sporting age! A strong #3 at the #olympics is indeed a socioeconomic and anthropological wonder! Defies all the usual logic and rationale. It would be enriching to understand the aspects behind the great achievement. #socioeconomic #anthropological #sports

Another couple of words from my side on how Georgian football takes its role in ongoing turbulencies in the country. Georgian national team competing on the Euro24 for the first time in its history is among the top national icons for Georgians. While the Georgian Football Federation is run by the iconic Georgian footballer, Levan Kobiashvili, he as a GD MP is also among the voters for the controversial Russian Law. This puzzle is confusing for both insiders as well as the international observers. But this report tries to explain the case and it's really interesting to watch. --- #georgianfootball #russianlaw #footballendpolitics #georgianpolitics #euro24 #georgiaonEuro

☀️ Political Excitement Overshadows Euro 2024 ☀️ French Election Thrills: High voter turnout; Le Pen’s RN leads with a third of votes; second round to decide remaining seats. Investor Uncertainty: Short-term impacts on French equities, especially in regulated sectors; over 80% of sales from abroad. US Market Trends: Strong performance; focus on AI-driven optimism; Biden’s debate performance raises concerns. UK Election Outlook: Labour predicted to win by a large margin; low public excitement similar to football team’s performance. Inheritance and Longevity: Later inheritances due to longer lifespans; focus on financial support for younger family members and elderly care. Family Finance Tips: Plan for generational inheritance, long-term care, tax efficiency, and updating legal documents like Powers of Attorney. Investment Note: Market values can fluctuate; significant reductions in investment carbon footprint achieved. Prime Minister Gabriel Attal vows to prevent RN from gaining parliamentary control. Please follow https://lnkd.in/erXkg24n #Elections #Investing #FamilyFinance #UKPolitics #Euro2024

Beijing often warns other nations to not play with fire with regards to the “One China” policy. As it retaliates against Argentina’s beloved football team, clearly Beijing is messing with trouble. With a new president who has no love for communism, Beijing should be more careful when it tries to get bossy toward Messi. Guatemala just said it will keep its relations with Taiwan while trading with China. Argentina could go even farther by switching its relations to Taipei and downgrading those it has with Beijing. That could create a domino effect of nations looking to pursue dual recognition given Taiwan’s importance technologically and as a democracy. Moreover, the path to wealth no longer travels through China. No less than 164 nations hold diplomatic relations with North Korea, and there is no “One Korea” policy. Arguably, North Korea threatens world peace more in one day than Taiwan contributes to the world economy in a year. Either-or choices no longer fit in a world being threatened by despotic regimes like Beijing and Moscow.

For invading Ukraine, Russia was banned from all UEFA football competitions. This was an appropriate, easily-justified action. Russia has killed a total of 545 innocent Ukrainian children. They are still banned. Today, UEFA is allowing Israel to play Iceland in a EURO 2024 football qualifying match as if nothing is unusual. Israel has killed over 14,000 innocent Palestinian children and will, no doubt, be killing more while UEFA referees the game as if everything is normal. Who can explain to me this extreme hypocrisy? Why is Russia punished and Israel is excused? Did we all fail to inform UEFA that Israel is committing genocide? #euros2024 #neveragain #uefa #iceland #russia #ukraine

🎾🇵🇱🇲🇨 Day 12 - Fun With Flags The Australian Open has 63 countries represented across all of the events in 2024. ⚽️ That is a big number, but it is nowhere near the membership of FIFA, which has 211 countries! 💰 The AO number is also put to shame by the 139 countries which have signed up to the OECD's Pillar 2 tax measure. Interestingly, there are only 6 countries at the AO which are not signatories to the OECD P2: 🇧🇴 Bolivia 🇨🇾 Cyprus 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇸🇻 El Salvador 🇲🇩 Moldova 🇵🇭 Philippines In the picture: 🇪🇺 the dual AO / OECD countries (57) are dark blue 🇸🇴 the OECD / no AO countries (82) are medium blue 🇫🇲 the AO / no OECD countries (6) are light blue Hopefully you like the flag analysis because there will certainly be much more of this when the Paris Olympics roll around in July and August! #taxlaw #internationaltax #transferpricing #tennis #flags

I'm 99% sure England will NOT win the Euros for one simple reason. Psychology. They just don't believe they can win. The evidence was there against Serbia. A little bit of pressure from the opponent and a dominant England retreated. Against France or another top team, it will cost them. Southgate has done a great job progressing the team, but he doesn't appear able to overcome this issue. 'But' I hear you ask... 'has this got anything to do with business Joe?' YES! Because the secret of great marketing and selling is all built on psychology. ✅ Brave enough to be different in your sector ✅ Brave enough to resist discounting ✅ Brave enough to say to a client - 'you're not right for our service'. This is how you pitch high value. This is how you create demand. This is how you build a more profitable business. Who is the example of bravery in the England team? Jude Bellingham. 20 years old. Steps into a team of pros who have won everything at Real Madrid. Not only did he show he belonged there. He showed he was now the main man. Maybe, just maybe, he can drag England over the line by fueling belief in his teammates, like Maradona in '86.... 🤔 🤞 Without belief, you won't win in football or business. Am I right? #euro2024

Poland 🇵🇱 vs Argentina 🇦🇷 in the first Not So Obvious Analysis of the day and Argentina ran out 4-0 winners but that wasn’t the whole story. Who stood out and why for both teams and why did the referee annoy me? #U17WC #Poland #Argentina #PolArg #Borys #Kolanko #Matys #Subriabre #Echeverri #Herrera #Lopez #NotSoObviousAnalysis

France is on everyone's lips ... ... but not because they are among the favourites to win UEFA EURO 2024 EURO24, which kicks off today, or because of the imminent start of the #TourdeFrance or the Olympics #Paris2024. Macron's dissolution of parliament and call for #snapelections has sent shockwaves through capital markets. Fears of a #sovereign crisis in France have resurfaced, the topic "FREXIT" is trending on Google and the spread between French and German government bonds widened this week to its highest level since 2017 (closing around 75bp today). But how will #corporatebonds react as the election outcome and its implication remain a #knownunkown- history can provide some guidance: - In 2017, corporate bonds of French companies widened less than government bonds - The correlation between the country risk premium for France and credit spreads for corporates has been around 0.72 (2010.01 to 2024.06) - For context, the correlation between the country risk premium for France and the Corp. non-Financial Index has also been around 0.72 Enjoy the UEFA EURO24! SU. #france #insights

On the 21st of March, Israel is due to play Iceland in a qualifying football match for Euro 2024. This must not be allowed to happen. Iceland should be awarded the game and the Zionists banned for life. It would be unconscionable to allow a racist, renegade colony, currently committing genocide, to play on as if everything is fine. Evil cannot be normalised. Those that enthusiastically commit genocide have lost their right to engage in civil society and that includes sports competitions. Israel should IMMEDIATELY be removed from UEFA and the Olympic Games and every other sporting competition whose values include decency, fair play, respect, and not being genocidal. The very fact that they are allowed to play in a European football competition is proof, if every you need it, of the fact that Israel is a European Settler Colony that ethnically cleansed the native people. They play in the European UEFA competitions because teams in WAFF naturally refuse to engage with them. (WAFF = West Asian Football Federation) If it were up to me, I would make any potential, future re-admittance contingent on Israel conforming to all U.N. Security Council resolutions it has violated in the past 75 years. In addition, since the United States is just as responsible as Israel for this Holocaust, I would also remove the U.S. from all international sports until they renounce their reprehensible, inhumane use of Security Council vetoes. Racist, genocidal imposters cannot be rewarded for this depravity. #iceland #uefa #euro2024 #istandwithpalestine #freepalestine #gaza #endtheoccupation #bds #boycottisrael #nakba #neveragain #peace #holocaust #genocide #genocidejoe #gazaholocaust #pariahnation #ICJ #zionism