The Next Mayor (Free subscription) | 08/09/2008
The blogs are buzzing about Fumo. Here is a quick round-up. Citypaper will have live updates from inside the court room. Capital Ideas points out that Fumo could lose his government pension if convicted. Philebrity makes five predictions about the...
Indian Express (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
Reeling from billions of dollars of loan losses, banks have started to sell assets and rein in lending to keep their capital from eroding.
CFO (Free subscription) | 28/08/2008
Can banks use a "capital insurance" scheme to dampen future crises?
The Independent (Free subscription) | 19/08/2008
Many international students coming to study in the UK from far a field will find that, for the first time, they have unheralded access to a lovely little place: Europe! Countries such as France, Spain and Italy are entirely accessible from this small island, without having to be hugely expensive. We’ve picked out a few of our favourites. Bon voyage!
Daily Express (Free subscription) | 12/07/2008
I WAS born in London, educated in London, married, gave birth and divorced in London. I even present a show, six days a week on BBC London radio.
I like (Free subscription) | 08/07/2008
We're off to that London in a few weeks for a big family holiday. Considering we'll have two kids (aged 2 and 7) and a car (not that we're planning to use it much) what should we do? Where...
Japan Times (Free subscription) | 04/06/2008
Foreign investments have been a major part of the British economic revival over the past few decades, bringing new capital, ideas and talent to the nation, British journalists told the May 23 symposium. If Japan wants to attract foreign investments, it needs to put up a clear "for sale" sign, and the recent rejection by Tokyo of a bid by a British fund to increase its stake in the Electric Power Development...
AMERICAN.COM (Free subscription) | 19/03/2008
Lawmakers should turn their attention to persuading banks and other financial intermediaries to raise more capital.
Organizations and Markets (Free subscription) | 01/03/2008
| Peter Klein | Here is Peter Bernstein, author of the terrific books Capital Ideas and Against the Gods, interviewed by Tom Keene of Bloomberg’s On the Economy series.
International Civic Engagement (Free subscription) | 25/02/2008
From the World Bank: New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg told World Bank Group employees in Washington Thursday that "the free, global movement of labor, capital, and ideas" was essential to his city's growth over the past 30 years...
