Sovereign wealth funds
The rules of engagement in warfare were clear in the bad old days. Generally speaking, a nation declared hostilities and then launched an attackBut the invasion of the sovereign wealth funds – the global investment issue of the decade - is another issue altogether. So far they have operated almost invisibly, working through the stock ex...
THE AMERICASMove over credit, oil's the new monster
Somewhere between the implosion of Wall Street firm Bear Stearns in March and today's $130-plus oil, inflation supplanted the credit crunch as the biggest US economic worry...
MIDDLE EAST & AFRICAGaddafi says libya supports gas OPEC idea
Libya welcomes the idea of creating an OPEC-like group of gas-exporting countries in the African continent, Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi told Russian President Vladmir Putin...
WESTERN EUROPEAchieving uncompromised success
iGaming companies relocating their business to Malta require a huge number of professional, management and support services, say eManagement l CSB Directors Herman Behr and Michael...
EASTERN EUROPESerbia-Russia clinch power sector partnership deal
Serbian power monopoly EPS and Russia's electricity trader Inter RAO have signed a wide-ranging strategic partnership deal that could see them build together power plants and also ...
ASIA-PACIFICOrigin rejects BG's revised $13 billion bid
Australia's Origin Energy has rejected an improved $13 billion bid from UK gas producer BG Group, saying its coal seam gas reserves alone are worth over $15 billion after doubling ...
CHINAScrews case poses new test for EU-China trade ties
For years, European makers of screws and steel fasteners watched as their sector struggled and factories closed, hit by fierce competition from China...
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We bring you the first annual European CEO Legal and Corporate Lifestyle Awards, recognising the leading companies in their respective fields. Also, we look at the rollercoaster career of Vinod Khosla, one of the world's most prolific investors in green start-ups. All this in addition to the usual in-depth analysis of the latest and most pertinent stories in business.
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Commentaries
Reaping the rewards
It is a well known, and often irritating irony of business life, that the most successful executives who earn significant amounts for their dedication, will have the least time in which to spend the rewards for their hard work...
Special Report
A man for three seasons
Berlusconi is back for the third time, sending affectionate kisses to Italians in his victory speech and promising to revive Italy's ailing economy and slash taxes. But of course, as many Italians will tell you, they have heard it all before...
Book Reviews
Lean Solutions
The follow-up to Womack and Jones’s previous bestseller Lean Thinking, Lean Solutions provides a practical framework for both suppliers and consumers who wish to negotiate their way around the “emerging challenges of consumption”...