As long as it is possible I will continue giving my opinion, saying where I come from whenever I can. In my company, we have more than one person writing opinion articles. For us, it has always been a source of pride to show that we have different points of view at Closer, and the more the better.
Opinion article by João Pires da Cruz, Partner and Co-founder at Closer.
Free Opinion (remember?) [Portuguese]
The State of Money [Portuguese]
Money is changing state, from solid to condensed into cards, payment tokens, digital wallets. And the pandemic is likely to be the beginning of the end of the physical money.
Opinion article by Pedro Branco, Manager at Closer.
The Monopoly of Good [Portuguese]
If regulation did not exist and if each bank could do so in its own way, would the cost to the taxpayer, and to the other banks in the system, reach the catastrophic levels it reached?
Opinion article by João Pires da Cruz, Partner and Co-founder at Closer.
Trust and (Re)Industrialization [Portuguese]
This war will teach us that we can't continue to depend on imports for almost everything. (...) This is the opportunity to gain confidence in the future, rebuilding an economy that is too dependent on the outside.
Opinion article by Pedro Branco, Manager at Closer.
Evolution and Adaptation [Portuguese]
Companies that are able to transform data into knowledge, intelligently applied to business growth or efficiency strategies, will be the ones that will be best positioned to capitalize on this new world's opportunities.
Opinion article by Pedro Branco, Manager at Closer.
The World Seen by the Virus [Portuguese]
All the mathematics we use relies on the assumption that measuring a meter, here or in China, is the same. But because the spread of the virus influences the geometry of the problem, mathematical models fail.
Opinion article by João Pires da Cruz, Partner and Co-founder at Closer.