Affairs / Society
Oceania Briefing
The latest from the Pacific islands, including a sanitation crisis in Tuvalu and the phasing of Vanuatu's handwritten passport.
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Business / Economics
Floor fillers
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…
Design / Fashion
Rummage sale
Shinji Kitada’s trade show, Jumble, is an intimate affair – by expo standards – that favours small and medium-sized fashion labels but which has an impressively global roster to match its international ambitions.
Culture / Arts
Art Market Briefing
French radio's success in London, an interview with exiled Moroccan journalist Aboubakr Jamai and auction frenzy in China
Business / Travel
Business briefing
Syria opens its first privately owned winery, East Africa gets wired up to global broadband, and business booms for the small weapons trade. In Europe, Barcelona takes a cue from the Gulf and starts a major investment in…
Edits / Retail
Inventory no. 12
A Japanese inn special: the Masuichi Kyakuden Brewery hotel in Obuse, plus our great spring gift guide.
Affairs / Politics
On the Money
Chile is a stable, democratic regime that continues to liberalise its economy. Rich in natural resources, especially copper, its fortunes have traditionally followed a boom and bust cycle according to the market price for…
Business / Sport
Muscle display
The fitness industry appears to be outrunning the economic downturn. At the Fibo trade show in Essen in April, optimism was high – and so was the number of million-euro equipment deals.
Business / Investments
Business Briefing
Turkey looks to squeeze its rivals and dominate the apricot market, the New York hotel industry gets some overdue good news, and we talk to Italian winemaker Walter Massa about the return of some forgotten grapes.
Affairs / Emerging Markets
Port in a storm
Known as the quieter sibling of the UAE’s growing mega cities, the port of Fujairah links the Gulf to the Indian Ocean. But with investment rising and a politically strategic position, this tranquil place may be about to…
Affairs / Government
Monocolumn
Monday 11 July
Carbon tax a burning issue for Australia's wobbling government
The fight to introduce a carbon trading scheme in Australia has already brought down one prime minister. Now it threatens to engulf the tenure of another.
End Point / Emerging Markets
Observation
As Monocle warms up for a health and better living issue, our editor in chief Tyler Brûlé reflects on which Lusophone nations are running ahead of the pack.
Business / Business Hubs
Maltese crossing
Malta, the Mediterranean island with a population of 400,000, is booming thanks to EU membership and its adoption of the euro. It’s also perfectly poised to exploit renewed trade with Gaddafi’s Libya.
Affairs / Politics
Final frontier
The Tajik-Afghan border is one of the most dangerous in the world because of its central role in the heroin trade and potential as a smuggling route for WMDs. Can it ever be tamed? Well, the US, Iran, the EU and China are…
Affairs / Politics
Europe briefing
We get to grips with the Belgian PM's colourful sense of style. Plus a Q&A with European Commissioner Karel de Gucht and news from Lisbon and Liechtenstein.
Business / Society
On the pulse
Medica is the world’s largest healthcare trade fair. This year 4,360 companies displayed the latest must-haves for the 21st-century doctor from souped-up ambulances to rather too realistic anatomical models
Culture / Arts
Monocolumn
Saturday 5 December
All the fun of the art fair
When is a trade fair not a trade fair? When it’s an art fair, that’s when. The Miami Beach Convention Centre is home to such august annual jamborees as the Professional Convention Management Association and the Internati…
Affairs / Politics
Americas briefing
Why China is miffed with Canada, and Mexico's solution to groping on public transport.
The Globalist, episode 224
Discussion of the trade dispute between Russia and Ukraine, we learn why alcohol is becoming scarce in Tunisia, and Steve Bloomfield reflects on Portugal’s economy.