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Indian Rupee Looking for a Line in the Sand
Earlier this week, Indian Finance Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram unveiled a comprehensive – and long-awaited – plan to improve the country’s crumbling infrastructure by reviving no less than 36 stalled projects. The government has earmarked over $28bn (€21.2bn, £17.7bn) to finance
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Use of Chemical Weapons in Damascus: UN Voices Deep Shock and Concern
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed his shock at reports of alleged use of chemical weapons in Syria’s Damascus suburbs yesterday, as a United Nations team continues to investigate the matter in other parts of the war-torn country. Following a late-day closed-door
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Assaulting Freedom to Protect Freedom: UK Government Gets Tough on Press
Legislation aimed at preventing acts of terrorism is now being misused to intimidate reporters and the media they work for. In the UK, police authorities invoked Schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act 2000 to question for nine hours David Miranda,
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Revamping the Gezira Scheme: Sudan Seeks Food Security with Rice
A single grain of rice can tip the scale. It may also contribute to the realisation of food security in Sudan where, according to UN estimates, up to 12% of the population may need some form of nutritional assistance. Rice
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Africa’s Changing Mediascape: Spreading the Word from China
A monumental shift is taking place in the world’s mediascape. As traditional news outlets such as CNN and the BBC see their operating budgets shrink and wither in response to lower revenues, new providers fill the vacuum and capture audiences.
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Elusive Democracy: While Voters Fume, Brussels Fixes the Caravan
The European Union has weighed in on the grave issues concerning caravan safety. EU authorities are currently in the final stages of assembling a comprehensive set of regulations aimed at standardizing technical inspection procedures. The European Parliament will debate this
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Facebook Zero: Connecting the World
As Facebook is looking for growth it increasingly turns to Africa, India and the Middle East. These are about the only places left with vast markets and a pent-up demand for the services of the social network. Elsewhere on earth
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Africapitalism: A Way to Unleash Africa’s Potential
Doing well in business whilst doing good for Africa. That is the challenge set by Nigerian banker-turned-philanthropist Tony Elumelu who earlier this week announced a five-fold increase in the number of grants his foundation provides to business start-ups. The Tony
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Alison Cooper Calls for Realistic and Intelligent Targets
Alison Cooper is the CEO of Imperial Tobacco and her track record since taking up this office in 2010 has clearly demonstrated her leadership skills. She is carefully manoeuvring the company through the challenges the tobacco industry faces while maximising
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CFI.co Hero Mahindra on Giving in India
Anand Mahindra, born in 1955, was appointed chairman of the family conglomerate in August 2012 and has been managing director since 1997. He has been able to progress the business magnificently mainly through a succession of inspired mergers and acquisitions.
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