GEORGIA - ANALYSIS
South Ossetia shelling – business as usual
The tiny breakaway province of South Ossetia has declared a “general mobilization” after shelling killed three people. The Ossetians accuse the Georgian government; the Georgians say the Ossetians started it.
South Ossetia shelling – business as usual Robert ParsonsFriday 04 July 2008
The tiny breakaway province of South Ossetia has declared a “general mobilization” after shelling killed three people. The Ossetians accuse the Georgian government; the Georgians say the Ossetians started it.
Britain's boom turns bust Douglas HerbertFriday 04 July 2008
Falling home prices, anaemic growth and rising inflation are slamming the brakes on Britain's economic boom. Some say the world's fifth largest economy is headed for recession after taking one too many cues from the U.S. economic playbook.
ECB: Let the inflation battle begin! Douglas HerbertThursday 03 July 2008
Europe's Central Bank chief, Jean-Claude Trichet, is keen to nip rising inflation in the bud before it has a chance to spiral out of control. Most of all, he wants to avoid a re-run of the unchecked inflation seen in the 1970s.
Ties between Sarkozy and army hit fresh low Armen GeorgianWednesday 02 July 2008
Two weeks after French President Nicolas Sarkozy unveiled a major shake-up of France's defence, a shooting incident in Carcassonne has further cooled relations between the president and the army.
France's housing hiccups Douglas HerbertWednesday 02 July 2008
Prices of existing homes eased in France in the first three months of the year, suggesting that the tide may be turning in a country that's stood largely aloof from the property slump afflicting neighbors such as Spain, Ireland and Britain.
Record-high inflation puts squeeze on ECB Raphael KahaneTuesday 01 July 2008
Soaring prices are putting pressure on the European Central Bank to raise interest rates at its monthly meeting on Thursday. That would trouble European leaders concerned about economic growth.
Steel deals: Rio Tinto wins 97% price hike Douglas HerbertTuesday 01 July 2008
One of the world's top miners, Rio Tinto, has clinched a deal with Asia's steelmakers under which they will pay up to 97% more for iron ore, a major component of steel. The agreement shows how surging demand is changing the way miners do business.
Ebay fine: a finger in the dyke? Raphael KahaneMonday 30 June 2008
eBay ordered to pay 40 million euros to LVMH for allowing auction of fake Louis Vuitton bags: The end of internet shopping as we know it or a "finger in the dyke" for the big luxury goods makers?
Gazprom's global gambit Douglas HerbertMonday 30 June 2008
The new chairman of Russia's gas monopoly Gazprom, Viktor A. Zubkov, was ranked the country's 84th most influential politician in 2006. But he's about to get a lot more powerful as Gazprom trumpets its grand ambitions for global domination.
Bye Bye Bill Cyril VanierFriday 27 June 2008
Microsoft founder Bill Gates hands over the day-to-day running of the company to Steve Ballmer.
North Korea's nuclear move offers a path out of isolation Armen GeorgianThursday 26 June 2008
North Korea has played a shrewd diplomatic game, giving a limited account of its nuclear activities and yet winning substantial benefits from the United States.
Medvedev's wake-up call? Douglas HerbertThursday 26 June 2008
As an EU-Russia summit kicks off in Siberia, Russia's new president, Dmitry Medvedev is talking tough about tackling corruption, poverty and a more recent menace – inflation.
Mugabe and Tsvangirai willing to negotiate...what? Armen GeorgianWednesday 25 June 2008
MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai says he is willing in principle to talk to President Robert Mugabe. But the two men have very different aims ahead of the expected presidential run-off on Friday.
European-style 'Small Business Act' Cyril VanierWednesday 25 June 2008
The European Commission unveils draft legislation to support entrepreneurship and small and medium-size businesses. The proposal could come into force by 2010.
High oil prices impact business travel Cyril VanierTuesday 24 June 2008
Flying business class has become prohibitively expensive for many companies. In a drive to cut costs, businesses are switching to economy class and cheaper hotels.
Are some Mugabe-condemning nations hypocritical? Armen GeorgianMonday 23 June 2008
The international community is taking a harder line against Zimbabwe's government. But so far it's not talking about putting pressure on private companies that have helped the Mugabe regime to survive.
WWW-DOT-WHAT?? Douglas HerbertMonday 23 June 2008
After years spent in the dot-org and dot-com doldrums, Web addresses are about to get a lot more personal, courtesy of the group that serves as gatekeeper to the Internet's domain names.
Roman (or Parisian?) Holiday Douglas HerbertFriday 20 June 2008
Eighty-two million visitors flocked to France last year, cementing its supremacy as the world's top tourist destination. But far from resting on its laurels, France is launching an aggressive campaign to lure new travelers - and keep the old ones.
EADS: A tanking tankers deal? Douglas HerbertThursday 19 June 2008
A US auditor's recommendation to reopen bidding for a $35 billion refueling tanker contract could not come at a more inopportune moment for Airbus's parent company, EADS. The European group faces having to refight a battle it thought it had won.
Kicking with the Left David CrossanWednesday 18 June 2008
As France crash out of Euro 2008, has the Socialist opposition missed the chance to make political capital of sporting woe?
