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Dubai’s debt: Standing still but still standing
Nov 26th 2009 From The Economist print edition Dubai seeks a reprieve on its debts AFP ONE of the biggest events in the Muslim calendar, Eid al-Adha, which begins this weekend, is supposed to be a festival of sacrifice. On November 25th investors in...
Waist banned
Jul 30th 2009 From The Economist print edition Does a tax on junk food make sense? Illustration by Jac Depczyk ECONOMISTS have long recognised the arguments for imposing special taxes on goods and services whose prices do not reflect the true soci...
On the rebound
Aug 13th 2009 | HONG KONG From The Economist print edition Asia’s emerging economies are recovering much more quickly than economies in other parts of the world. Can they keep it up? Illustration by Bill Butcher MORE green shoots have appea...
The beginning of the end
New GDP figures suggest some hope for America’s economy. But the pain is far from over FIGURES released by America’s Commerce Department on Friday July 31st confirmed what most had expected: America’s economy suffered yet another quarter of fa...
A $10 billion Saudi fraud claim
Jul 17th 2009 From Economist.com A respected business family claims it has fallen victim to a spectacular swindle OF THE merchant families that dominate Saudi capitalism, few are as respected as the Gosaibis, a “blue-chip” clan which could bo...
Clash of the titans
Google launches a direct assault on Microsoft with the promise of a new PC operating system THE announcement came as a humble blog post on Google’s corporate website late on Tuesday July 7th, but it delivers what is likely to be a dramatic shak...

