Tuesday 21 December
The euro ended 2010 with panic subsiding about a break-up of the 11-year-old currency region, but it still faces stiff tests in 2011 over the long-term viability of the EU dream of breaking down economic barriers and cre…
Wednesday 9 June
New York is the ultimate “make or break” town and the next few weeks might determine if Richard Attias can indeed make the city his own.
This remote north-eastern corner of Russia is an inhospitable land of fire, ice and earthquakes but the stunning scenery, hot springs and huge reserves of salmon suggest a seismic shift in fortunes could be about to happen…
In the third part of our circumpolar tour, we visit Murmansk. Following the break-up of the USSR, the city and its strategic naval base went into decline. But the promise of Arctic riches is reviving the city once again.
Thursday 1 March
Two weeks ago I was crammed onto an Athens-bound plane with holiday-goers, fellow journalists, and perhaps a few seekers of Schadenfreude.
Monday 10 October
Many political parties talk left but act right when they win power.
Wednesday 2 November
You can’t ask all the people all the time.
Monday 28 November
With the jacarandas blossoming, barbecue smoke wafting from patios and temperatures rocketing, spring in Buenos Aires is in full swing.
Saturday 18 December
Half the world’s container ships and two-thirds of its oil shipments make their way across the Indian Ocean – a vital link in global trade.
Thursday 8 July
India might not yet have cracked the G8, but it is joining an equally select financial group: those economies whose currencies have their own symbol.
Deutsche Börse, a public company since 2001, operates Germany’s biggest stock exchange, in Frankfurt. With locations in 14 countries, the company is valued at €26bn, making it one of the largest exchange organisations in…
Chinese firms, from copper mining giants to small private businesses, have been flocking to Africa, investing €4.3bn last year. But a quieter phenomenon is the steady stream of African businessmen moving into China, 10,000…
The financial spotlight has been shining bright on China’s big eastern cities, but as investors notice the wealth of opportunity and resources in the remote western region, the city of Urumqi is about to take centre stage…
Thursday 8 November
It’s gone. Ding dong the witch is dead. The tax dodger (alleged) has been run out of town.
Tuesday 21 August
Jim O’Neil, the chairman of Goldman Sachs Asset Management, has ALTAF. In case you’re wondering what ALTAF means, let me spell it out. ALTAF: a lot to answer for.
Thursday 10 November
What has been the best-performing Asian economy of 2011?
Wednesday 17 August
It started with an ordinarily looking Facebook page, advocating a boycott of a common Israeli cottage cheese for its costly price (£1.50 for 250g).
Sunday 11 July
Visby, the main town on the Swedish island of Gotland, has a schizophrenic life. In the winter, it’s quiet and isolated, with only 25,000 residents.
Tuesday 24 November
When China was penniless and politically unfashionable just a few decades ago, it found friends and allies – besides a few Leftist pariahs and revolutionary oddballs – very hard to come by.
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