Banking & Finance
Argentina steps up restrictions in currency trading in a bid to regulate markets
Top 10 sovereign borrowers
It was a bad year for sovereign bonds, with the cost of borrowing from the financial markets rising almost across the globe amid volatile markets
Posted on 2012-01-11Read more
Crack down on coke
Peru's anti-drug police are locked in an ongoing game of cat-and-mouse in the Ene and Apurimac River Valleys against drug runners, many of whom are aligned with a remnant band of about 200 leftist Shining Path guerrillas. But the government appears to be losing the battle
Posted on 21/09/2010Read more
The changing nature of risk
From all sides, bankers and executives have been lambasted for failing to understand the risks inherent in their businesses, or even to get involved in how they were being managed. But what if the reasoning is simpler still – do executives really understand what is actually meant by “risk”?
Posted on 21/09/2010Read more
Money for old (Eu)rope
The Greek debt crisis has brought about a new financial safety-net for the eurozone. But the coming decades will bring both demographic as well as financial worries for the European Commission
Posted on 16/07/2010Read more
Southern Europe readies for more pain, then gain
Europe's southern rim has the potential to become an engine of growth for the region, but only after several more years in the economic doldrums, weighed down by brutal austerity plans, tight credit and fragile consumer confidence
Posted on 13/07/2010Read more
US trade gap widens in March to $40.4bn
The US trade deficit hit its widest point in more than a year in March, with a jump in imports swamping a rise in exports as the global economy strengthened, a government report shows
Posted on 12/05/2010Read more
Paulson reassures on Goldman role
Paulson & Co, the hedge fund linked to civil fraud charges against Goldman Sachs Group Inc, moved to head off investor concerns about its role in a deal that has scarred the reputation of the Wall Street bank and overshadowed blow-out quarterly earnings
Posted on 21/04/2010Read more
Post-bankruptcy GM posts $4.3bn 2009 loss
General Motors Co has posted a $4.3bn net loss from the time of its emergence from bankruptcy in July through the end of the year and said it believes a profit is possible in 2010
Posted on 07/04/2010Read more
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City smart
In order to tackle global warming, the world must embrace new technology. Some cities are already displaying exemplary green credentials
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Risk assessment
A booming economy such as china's brings with it significant environmental challenges, says Chris Buckley
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Cleared for take-off
Some 10,000 commercial aircraft take off and land each day with help from ARINC, writes Alison Chambers
Posted in BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT on 21/05/2009Read more
Brazilian Enterprise
Suape Complex is at the forefront of the dynamic development within Brazil
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Charting a course to sustainability
Standard Bank, Africa's largest bank by assets, has its roots deep in South Africa, where it was founded in 1862
Posted in BANKING & FINANCE on 18/03/2010Read more
The dollar versus the euro
Recent occurrences suggest that the greenback might just have a competitor on its hands, as the euro gains in stature
Posted in BANKING & FINANCE on 05/03/2008Read more
Finding FDI hotspots
Direct investment is approaching record levels, but which countries are attracting the most money?
Posted in INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS on 11/06/2007Read more
Silent menace
Deployment of UAS vehicles has intensified in recent years and they look set to play a significant role in the future, for better or worse
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78 new projects for health innovation
Efforts to develop a vaccine triggered by human sweat, and to control mosquitoes using carnivorous plants, were among 78 science projects that have wo
Posted in SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY on 11/05/2010Read more
Scientists create improved CO2-absorbing crystals
Chemists in South Korea and the US have improved the design of a type of artificial crystal, doubling the amount of carbon dioxide they can absorb and
Posted in SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY on 21/07/2010Read more
Cultural reigning capital
As many governments cut back on 'non-essential' services, arts funding has been one of the first areas to suffer. But business is more than willing to
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Down but not out
The Chinese art bubble has burst. Long live Chinese art! Or so seems to be the refrain of artists and galleries in China, where prices are sagging aft