UN Condemns Terrorist Outrage in Nairobi

11 years ago

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Sunday 22nd September condemned in the strongest terms the terrorist attack at a shopping mall in…

European Commission Confirms Billions Lost in VAT Gap

11 years ago

An estimated €193 billion in VAT revenues (1.5% of GDP) was lost due to non-compliance or non-collection in 2011, according…

Looking for an Easy Fix: The Great Banking Crisis Five Years Later

11 years ago

Greed, malfeasance, incompetence and a lack of both regulation and oversight brought the world perilously close to a financial Armageddon…

An Actor Out of His Depth: Clooney Keeps an Eye on Sudan

11 years ago

US heartthrob George Clooney – according People Magazine the Sexiest Man Alive – has found a new calling: Spying. The…

Learning the Ropes in Peru: Chinese Companies Engage Local Communities

11 years ago

Chinese companies are learning how to navigate the tricky waters of community politics in perhaps the most unlikely of places:…

The War on Tax Evasion: How a Good Pursuit Gets Ugly

11 years ago

At first glance, the showdown between the US government and the Swiss banks seems to have produced a satisfactory outcome:…

Experts Debate Dubai’s Post-Recession Property Boom – Another Bubble or Sustained Recovery?

11 years ago

More than 750 senior real estate professionals prepped for Global Real Estate Summit and MENA Mortgage and Affordable Housing Congress…

Angola: Powering A Booming Economy with Renewables

11 years ago

Alternative, renewable energy is not merely an afterthought in oil-rich Angola as the country seeks to diversify its booming economy.…

Moving into Pakistan Big Time: China to Invest Serious Money

11 years ago

China has the money and is not afraid to invest it in Pakistan. The Chinese Water & Electric Corporation (CWE)…

A Flash in the Pan Fizzles Out: The Downfall of a Brazilian Tycoon

11 years ago

Playing the markets and getting at the mega-bucks with financial wizardry does not a businessman make: Brazil’s flamboyant Eike Batista…