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  • Don’t just pine for economic recovery! Roll up your sleeves!
    June 25, 2012

    Despite its electoral promises, France’s new left-wing government is unlikely to have much leeway for spending the country’s...

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    The newly appointed CEO of Carrefour, M. Georges Plassat, has given himself three years to rebalance the Carrefour Group. ...

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    In business, longevity has merit. Research shows that about a third or more of start ups discontinue within the first three...

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    Moving up the global competitiveness rankings is an incentive for developing nations. But do these indices really reflect a...

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    The outcome of Egypt’s first free presidential elections will flag a new direction for the region, but can it move the country...

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    May 17, 2012

    Closing the gap in the budget deficit is old hat: business executives now say the way out of economic turmoil is to close the...

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    Conventional wisdom has been that newspapers don’t add much to stock markets. However, don’t write off the power of the press...

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    Individualism is not the first association that comes to mind when one thinks of China. However, following the country’s...

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