Commodities have driven the early summer buzz in international markets, from heated debates over new potential oil price highs and China’s expansion in international mining to merger games at the …
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Luxury goods are in vogue like never before. In fact, 2007 was a record year for many manufacturers of luxury items. The share prices of these companies have also benefited, …
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The region’s rich are certainly getting richer, to the delight of the purveyors of luxury goods. As the jewelers of Paris and the watchmakers of Geneva will testify, the influx …
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Women, I was recently told, have no excuse not to be as successful as men. Strictly speaking, true. Girls perform better academically on average than boys, they are better readers …
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History is a funny thing. It is like a piece of clay that changes shape depending on the hands that hold it. After a war, it is generally first picked …
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The past months have witnessed an intensive debate about the relevance of SWFs in the global economic system and their role in global financial markets. Global Insight, the research firm, …
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2007 was another stellar year for private equity in MENA. The billion dollar deal milestone has been broken for the first time with the Egyptian Fertilizers Company deal. Fundraising …
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In every country in the Middle East, there are posters hung or plastered on the walls with the noble-looking picture of one political leader or another. These photos seem to …
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In an era when freedom, democracy, free trade and globalization are the mantras of the day, there’s a good deal of construction going on that runs counter to these overly …
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How quickly one forgets. As the State of Israel prepares to celebrate its 60th anniversary this May, the country seems to be suffering a case of collective — and selective …