Year II May-June 2010 n. 6
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C ONTENTS
INFORMATION MAGAZINE PUBLISHED BY THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE REPUBLIC OF SAN MARINO
INTERVIEW Fabio Berardi, Minister of Tourism SHANGHAI EXPO STATISTICAL ACTIVITY MEETING SAN MARINO - INDIA DAWN ON THE MOUNTAIN MEMBERS’ AREA WEB 2010 AWARD
E DITORIAL Massimo Ghiotti - General Manager
“The one duty we owe to history is to rewrite it” Oscar Wilde It is an undeniable fact that the world economic downturn has brought to light the limits and the contradictions of the economy of the third millennium. Each one of us, either directly or indirectly, has experienced the effects of the financial crisis that has affected the entire planet. From businesspersons to workers, to young people approaching the job market for the first time and families. But were we to attempt to draw a true picture of the changes under way, we could hardly fail to show that in the field of economics, growth has never followed a linear path. On the contrary, instability and metamorphosis have always been the inevitable consequences of a break in static equilibrium, and to some extent represent the face of progress in the age of capitalism.
Numerous are the theories put forward as to the causes of the crisis. Equally numerous are the attempts to formulate systems to avoid them. In particular, reference has constantly been made to history to identify empirical invariables affecting duration able to make future forecasts possible. Consequently, whenever we try and make comparisons with the current economic crisis, identifying economic occurrences with similar characteristics could prove useful. A critical view of history could well represent the right way of finding our bearings. If, on the one hand, this would provide concrete data on which to base ourselves and models to imitate, on the other, it should also tell us which paths not to follow. And in this framework, it would be a good idea to best use the experiences of the past to ideally manage the course of events.
More than this, the means we have today at our disposal to prevent and face the courses and re-courses of history are most definitely more effective and immediate, thanks to the fact that we can obtain information in real time and communicate with any part of the world whenever we wish. That is why it is important to exploit this advantage in our favour and work together, cooperate, each according to his/her own sphere of competence and responsibilities, with the aim of transforming this difficult period into a new opportunity. It is precisely from this awareness that the commitment of the Chamber of Commerce stems in favour of San Marino companies: from the free consultancy service for the Incentive Decree, to detailed information on our website, and the ongoing promotion of training, internationalisation and computerization.
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