Tony Norfield
26 September, 2016 - 18:45
The City, as London's financial centre is known, is the world's biggest international banking and foreign exchange market, shaping the development of global capital. It is also a crucial part of the mechanism of power in the world economy.All big international companies – not just the banks – utilise this system, and the operations of the City of London are critical both for British capitalism and for world finance. Tony Norfield is a Marxist economist who completed his PhD at SOAS after 20 years of experience in City of London financial dealing rooms, and ten years as an executive director and global head of Foreign Exchange strategy in a major European bank. He will examine the nature of our modern financial system, the role of the US dollar in global trading, the network of British-linked tax havens, the flows of finance around the world and the system of power built upon financial securities. His bookThe City : London and the Global Power of Financewas published by Verso in April 2016.
Plus informations : http://www.mondediplofriends.org.uk/2016/global-powerhouse-international-financial-markets-and-city-london-tony-norfield
Format of the Talks
The talks begin at 6.45pm and end around 8.30pm giving plenty of time for questions and discussion. Entrance Fee : £3 (£2 for concessions). Tickets on the door. Wine and soft drinks will be on sale and we suggest you arrive 15 minutes beforehand so that you can settle in with a glass of wine or fruit juice.
Finding the Cafe Diplo
The Cafe is at our usual venue at The Gallery, Alan Baxter & Associates LLP, 75 Cowcross Street, London, EC1M 6EL. The nearest tube/overground station is Farringdon and from there you head up the hill into Cowcross Street. On the right hand side you pass the "Three Compasses" Pub and about 50 metres further on you will see some iron gates with a small Cafe Diplo sign. Inside the gate you will find the reception area. Link to directions to the venue.
Further details on the Friends of Le Monde Diplomatique website where you can see the future programme of events.