Shift to Shankong

Few westerners realise the untroubled way that Asia sailed through the crisis, says Selwyn Parker

The heart of the main retail district in Seoul could hardly be more different than that of western c... Read more

Reforming the public sector

The Egyptian government have set about implementing reforms in the judicial, taxation, financial and transport sectors, all with the aim of creating a business friendly economy, writes Andrew Barton

Many of these changes and reforms have been possible, through the use of public private partnerships... Read more

AMERICAS
Central America ties to China

A host of nations, notably Costa Rica, have recently strengthened relationships through various trade agreements. Firms are following suit...

MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA
PVI partners with Oman investment fund

Raising capital and partnering with an international finance house are among strategies to turn PVI into a finance-insurance institution, says Chairman Nguyen Anhh Tuan...

EUROPE
Switzerland: Tour d'horizon

Switzerland has a robust economy. This has proven true during the last two years, despite the global economic downturn, says Mark-Oliver Baumgarten...

ASIA-PACIFIC
Reforming the TSE

The Tokyo Stock Exchange hopes that a new trading system and a raft of other reforms will secure its position as a global financial centre...

CHINA
China bets future on inland cities

China has put big money down on a momentous gamble: rush to build new cities in its poor interior, then wait for people to come and help drive the economy to a new stage of growth...

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