Affairs / Politics
Europe Briefing
The motorcade of the Greek prime minister plus reports on growing marijuana in Spain and spuds in Ireland.
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Business / Technology
Monocolumn
Friday 14 December
Tech hubs need the human touch
Cities are in competition over many things, whether it’s attracting business or edging into the top spot of a quality of life ranking. It’s the urban age, where cities rather than countries face-off for investment, tourism…
Edits / Society
Monocolumn
Thursday 5 April
Finns abroad are a modest success
There is something in common between two countries that are very far away from each other, even if at first sight they may seem so very different.
Edits / Industry
Real corker
Amorim, a cork producer since 1870, is barking up the right tree after a company revamp and now supplies iconic wine estates as well as fashion houses and Nasa.
Affairs / Emerging Markets
Do the business
The world is dividing into two halves: those who will not abandon the nine-to-five routine, and those (think Asian nations) willing to make sure they are open for business at all hours. We may not like it – but will East…
Business / Food & Drink
On the table
From the restaurant scene to what we’re pouring ourselves for breakfast and cooking up in our kitchens, we bring you four trends that are changing the business of what we eat and drink.
Affairs / Society
Asia briefing
Portable farms from Japan, cash for babies in Taiwan, China and South Korea finally find something they can both agree on.
Business / Economics
Taking account
*Monocle* asked three influential economists for their predictions for 2008: Christian Gattiker-Ericsson, head of equity and strategy research at Bank Julius Baer, sees more pressure for economies reliant on ageing workf…
Affairs / Photography
Save our skin tones
Digital photography is unquestionably faster and cheaper than film. But if you take a really good look at yourself in your latest party pictures shot on your 10-megapixel digi, you might not be quite so keen to ditch the…
Business / Food & Drink
Mussel men
For years Danish fishermen have dredged the country’s waters for mussels to be frozen or canned. But now environmentally aware pioneers are growing the molluscs on lines and selling their fresh produce to people willing…
Business / Start-ups
Make your mark
Wasabi, beer, olive oil, iron ore and wool: certainly the worst possible ingredients for a cocktail but, it turns out, the perfect recipe for business success. Here we profile five companies that between them have made…
Affairs / Politics
Let's look at plan B
Struggling nations and cities need to hitch up their skirts, quicken their step and just get on with it. Our editor-in-chief follows up the debates stirred up in this issue.
Affairs / Politics
Asia briefing
Imagine walking into a room bursting with not-yet-released products, from bath oils and bottled water to exercise machines and lipsticks. Now imagine being told to help yourself.
Edits / Travel
Expo 35: Taipei
The right mixture of progress and chaos is what makes the capital of Taiwan such a fun place to live. Where else would you find the world's most advanced chashless payment system as well as sprawling, hectic night markets…
Business / Innovation
Business briefing
Why money grows on trees, New Zealand's food moves, Africa's largest wind farm and India's carrier bag ban.
Edits / Food & Drink
Food briefing
Our favourite cookware, products and restaurants plus news from the food and drink industry.
Affairs / Politics
Man on a Mission
Mexico’s new president has drafted a bold to-do list for his country: end poverty, fight crime and radically change worldwide opinion. Monocle caught up with Enrique Peña Nieto in Italy’s capital to find out how he intends…
Culture / Arts
Culture Briefing
Roman Polanski's new drama The Ghost, music picks from gospel to "geyser-pop", the new books we've been reading.
Affairs / Politics
Naked ambition
Politician Albert Rivera believes that Catalan nationalism has gone too far and now threatens to isolate the miracle region fuelled by Barcelona. Crushed by Franco, Catalonia regained partial autonomy in 1979. Last year its…
Business / Environment
The buzz driver
Kajima, one of Japan’s largest engineering firms, built the country’s first concrete dam and nuclear reactor. Now it’s at the forefront again, this time in the field of urban biodiversity. We meet the man who sees the…