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2003 articles
2004 articles
- Calmer waters ahead?
- Douglas Wong looks at the protracted talks between Singapore and Malaysia over the city state's water supply
- Everyone's a winner
- Alysha Webb explains why there will be many who'll gain from Shanghai's inaugural Formula One event besides Schumacher et al, not least the local economy
- Battle of wills
- Stefan Stern reports on the internal strife threatening the legendary company that brought us Mickey Mouse and many a magical fairytale. Surely Walt hadn't intended things to turn out this way
- Letter from Zambia
- Nancy Kalindi Mwape reports from Zambia
- Letter from Canada
- Alison Arnot reports from Canada
- London revs up Formula One bid
- What would be the implications for London hosting a regular Formula One Grand Prix event? Richard Brass reports
- Will the lights go out again in China?
- With the Chinese economy expanding rapidly, Alysha Webb asks how the energy infrastructure is coping with the pace of change
- Letter from Ireland
- Airline baggage will one day be a thing of the past if Ryanair's Michael O'Leary has his way. Siobhan Creaton reports on the innovative, and often controversial, entrepreneur who now leads the world's most profitable airline
- India - the world leader in outsourcing
- There was a time when business process outsourcing (BPO) or offshoring to one of the world's most populated and poorest countries caused a stir but those days are long gone, as Richard Willsher discovers
- Food hub
- Nazatul Izma Abdullah discovers how Malaysia is keen to reinvent itself as a global centre for halal goods and services
- Time to stop preaching and start working as one
- How ready are the 10 accession countries' accounting systems, policies and standards? Michelle Perry writes
- The rise and boom of the Shanghai property market
- Alysha Webb looks at the burgeoning residential property market in Shanghai
- Introducing a new age of materialism
- Can the decline in corporate ethical standards be blamed on the increasingly materialistic society in which we live? Barry Cooper and Philomena Leung discuss why they think it can
- Small island... big investment
- Reuben Buttigieg describes how Malta has much to offer prospective investors in the Mediterranean region
- Letter from Brussels
- Jeremy Woolfe on the latest developments
- Islamic banking - dynamics of growth
- Mushtak Parker continues his report on the growth of Islamic banking in a post-9/11 international financial environment
- Letter from Russia
- Howard Gethin reports on why things may be starting to look up for the travelling businessman in Russia
- The revitalisation of China's media industry
- China has recently decided to lift its ban on foreign investment in its television and film production companies. So what can this all mean? By Alysha Webb
- Malaysia's vision for Islamic finance
- What are the secrets to Malaysia's success in Islamic finance? Nazatul Izma Abdullah reports
- Islamic banking goes global
- Mushtak Parker reports on how the growth of Islamic banking has continued unabated in a post-9/11 international financial environment
- Letter from the US
- Abigail Rayner reports on the latest corporate scandal which has worrying implications on public health
- Google: a successful search
- Stefan Stern looks at the popular search engine and asks why web surfers have come to rely so heavily on the curiously-named phenomenon
- Letter from the Caribbean
- Hurricane Ivan swept across the Caribbean causing much destruction in its wake. Here, Rory Rostant looks at how those who suffered most are trying to get back on their feet
2005 articles
- Letter from... China
- Alysha Webb reports from China
- A bridge too far?
- It is 35km long, six lanes wide and intended to stimulate economic development. But the RMB30bn bridge that China and Hong Kong are planning to build across the Pearl River is already mired in controversy, reports Alexandra Harney
- Playing for high stakes
- Alexandra Harney discovers how "all things Macau" have become a hotbed for investment
- Letter from... US
- Abigail Rayner reports on recent news from the US
- Letter from... Hong Kong
- Peta Tomlinson reports on the announcement by China of the ending of its currency's direct peg to the US dollar
- Letter from... Canada
- Alison Arnot reports on the continual rise of oil prices
- Return of the mega-deal
- Corporate America went on a buying spree earlier this year with a flurry of mergers and acquisitions that hearkened back to the heady days of the late 1990s. Alison Arnot reports
- Peak performance
- With the sale of IBM's PC manufacturing business to Lenovo Group last year, competition in the PC market is likely to hot up. But will the threat from China topple Dell's position as market leader? Richard Brass reports
- China merger
- Such is the demand for foreign firms' accounting services in China that more and more of the businesses concerned are turning to Chinese companies for assistance, as Alysha Webb discovers
- Why do companies give?
- In the immediate aftermath of the Asian tsunami, corporate giving reached huge figures. But was this a one-off or was it the start of a new trend in corporate giving? Richard Willsher considers the question
- Letter from... Brussels
- Jeremy Woolfe reports from Brussels
- Why there's no future in shareholder capitalism
- Donald Kalff argues that intelligent capitalism will prevail, driving out
the US business model
- Letter from... Brussels
- The latest issues from Brussels
- Letter from... Pakistan
- Farhan Bokari reports from Pakistan
- Letter from... Malaysia
- Nazatul Izma Abdullah reports from Malaysia
- Letter from... Russia
- Howard Gethin on the rise of the IPO in Russia
- Endgame at the exchange
- Is it the beginning of the end for local and national stock exchanges? asks Richard Willsher
- Letter from... Ireland
- Siobhan Creaton with the latest from the Emerald Isle
- A giant step forward
- David Evans and Liam Delahunty report on the recent landmark ruling that means Marks & Spencer can now claim tax relief on losses incurred in other EU countries
- Letter from... Russia
- Howard Gethin reports from Russia
- Letter from... Malaysia
- Nazatul Izma Abdullah reports from Malaysia
- WTO: thus far and no further?
- Gavin McFarlane on the latest world trade news
- Empowering the economy
- Black economic empowerment has revolutionised the South African economy in recent years, but how should BEE deals be accounted for, especially where IFRS 2 is concerned? Kirsty Laschinger writes
- Letter from... Singapore
- Jake Lloyd-Smith reports from Singapore
- Letter from... South Africa
- Kirsty Laschinger reports on Barclays purchase of ABSA which will bring about the biggest bank in Africa
- Letter from... Australia
- Janine Mace reports on recent news in Australia
- Letter from... Hong Kong
- Peta Tomlinson reports on the latest news from Hong Kong
- Letter from... Hong Kong
- Peta Tomlinson with the latest from Hong Kong
- HK: still high rise?
- While the recent rise in interest rates has hardly dulled optimism about Hong Kong’s property market, some of the initial buying frenzy back in the spring has gone. Alexandra Harney reports
- Will China Inc shun Uncle Sam?
- Will the stringent Sarbox rules persuade Chinese companies to list elsewhere? Alexandra Harney reports from Hong Kong
- Letter from... US
- Abigail Rayner reports from the US
2006 articles
- Barter: the second oldest profession?
- Richard Willsher reports on how bartering or reciprocal trade is a state of mind as well as a real exchange of value
- The grass is not always greener
- Farhan Bokhari discusses the problems facing Dubai’s growth as a world leading financial centre
- Letter from... Brussels
- Jeremy Woolfe on the effectiveness of Europe's Financial Services Action Plan
- Letter from... South Africa
- Kirsty Laschinger reports on the 'year of the FDI' in South Africa
- The challenge of an economic turnaround
- Farhan Bokhari reports on Pakistan’s efforts to become a major Asian hub of business
- Letter from.. Singapore
- Jake Lloyd-Smith reports from Singapore
- Alpha-females
- While there is much talk of cracks in the glass ceiling, research seems to suggest that progress in women reaching senior business positions has been slow. Richard Willsher writes
- There is no stopping the floodgates
- If anything can stem the dollar flow pouring in to Hong Kong’s capital markets, it does not seem to be registering on anyone’s radar, reports Peta Tomlinson
- Will you pass the 'culture' test?
- Sir Andrew Likierman reports on the increasing importance of cultural awareness as a criteria for measuring business performance in today's global marketplace
- Letter from... China
- China has made a bold move in the right direction by bringing into line its accounting and auditing standards with international rules. Peta Tomlinson reports
2007 articles
- The zones of free trade
- The rapid emergence of Free Trade Zones in the middle of the Arabian desert has fuelled economic growth in Dubai, but are they running out of steam? Amelia Shepherd-Smith reports
- Letter from... Malaysia
- Nazatul Izma Abdullah reports
- Letter from... Japan
- Shareholders’ meetings used to be such simple affairs in Japan. They were quick, efficient and rarely was a hand in the crowd raised. But those previously compliant and conservative shareholders are now asking tough questions. Julian Ryall reports
- Letter from... Canada
- Last October, Canada's Finance Department gave the business community a Halloween surprise that, for many, was more of a trick than a treat, writes Alison Arnot
- Dancing to the tune of private equity
- As private equity funds adopt a more aggressive role in Australian business, Janine Mace looks at a new breed of corporate raider
- Letter from... Australia
- Janine Mace reports on the Project Wikenby investigation
- Gore's message
- At an ACCA event in Hong Kong last month, Al Gore, the leading global campaigner on climate change, ethics and sustainability, urged further developments in sustainability reporting. John Church reports
- An emerging metropolis
- It has been called an economic dream team. Hong Kong and Shenzhen, two of Asia's urban powerhouses, are considering joining forces to create a giant metropolis of 20 million people that would rival New York and London. Alexandra Harney writes
- The battle for oil and water
- Global demand for energy is growing with developing countries alone accounting for 70% of the growth between now and 2030. Scott Payton considers the challenges for the planet
- Bumpy ride
- Next months marks the first decade since the UK handed back to China the territory of Hong Kong, which it had ruled for almost a century. Peta Tomlinson looks back on an eventful decade
- Letter from... Brussels
- Jeremy Woolfe on the business implications of Nicolas Sarkozy as newly elected French President
- The pirates of South China
- China is cracking down on counterfeiting with an IPR Action Plan implemented last year. But do the reforms go far enough, and what more should be done to protect and attract overseas business?
Peta Tomlinson reports
- Letter from... China
- Lauren Keane on China's new 'private property law'
- Who’ll rein in the bull?
- In what would have seemed unthinkable just a few years ago, Hong Kong’s stock market has overtaken New York to claim second place in the world, after London. Peta Tomlinson describes how
- Letter from... China
- The People's Republic of China's (PRC) proposal for a tough new labour contract law had attracted sharp criticism from multinationals and local companies, reports Bradley Leon
- Blip, bubble, burst
- Recent turmoil in global equity markets suggests something is happening, but what? Richard Willsher investigates
- Letter from... the US
- Are US retailers becoming more eco-conscious? Abigail Rayner reports
- All change...
- These are interesting times for the Prague Stock Exchange. After many years underperforming, the prospects for the institution look more positive, with talk of rejuvenation, reports David Creighton
- The rising sun - the falling yen?
- To say that the Japanese yen has been on something of a rollercoaster ride in recent weeks would be an understatement, as Julian Ryall reports
- LSE - a bride to be?
- The London Stock Exchange remains an attractive partner for a host of reasons but has so far rejected all offers. But how long it can remain independent is becoming an increasingly urgent question, says Richard Willsher
- Letter from... Ireland
- Siobhan Creaton looks at Rynair's latest daring bid
- Caribbean opportunities
- Linda Hutchinson-Jafar reports on the advent of a wider Caribbean Single Market and Economy
2008 articles
- Letter from... Japan
- Julian Ryall reports on Japan's new initiative to encourage accountants to adopt modern technology
- Letter from... Malaysia
- As part of its efforts to boost company listings on Bursa Malaysia, the Malaysian Stock Exchange is instituting new measures that will take effect from 2 January 2008, reports Majella Gomes
- A green leap forward
- As China marches towards its date with Olympic destiny later this year, the mighty dragon has settled into a softer, though equally purposeful pace. Peta Tomlinson writes
- T5: when the engines stop, the whining continues
- Though it landed on time and on budget, Heathrow Terminal 5's first few days could not be regarded as a runway success. Richard Brass reports
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