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Europe’s new hope
Europe’s business pages are increasingly filled with predictions of doom and gloom. Even before the latest Greek meltdown, many column inches were devoted to the likelihood of the dreaded double dip recession and generally how bad the unemployment and job … Continue reading
China’s bright future
Soon Europe and America will be part owned by the ever-expanding power of the seemingly unstoppable Chinese economy. With the present BP oil debacle in the Gulf of Mexico, and the question being asked if the petroleum giant might be … Continue reading
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Rehab No Longer Just For Rock Stars
With the worst economic downturn since the great depression, the toll on the public is still being calculated. The pressure of raising children or just surviving individually when you are out of work can be monumental, but what about those … Continue reading
Filed under Business Commentary
Whipping Boys
Congress has to let the people see a sacrifice, and Goldman Sachs is the latest lamb. Chief executive Lloyd Blankfein and managing director Fabrice Tourre are getting sent in to the coloseum to be roasted by the SEC and Congress … Continue reading
Filed under Banks, Commentary
Changing Inequalities in the Diamond Industry – Profiles in Business – Part 3
“I’m extremely optimistic about the future of this industry,” says Paul Ekon, an emerging talent and fresh voice in the newly revitalized world of the diamond business. For an industry that has been hit harder than many during the global … Continue reading
Filed under Diamonds Industry, Profiles
Creating Brand Loyalty in the Discount Age
I know a very successful and esteemed designer, who is now of retirement age. I once visited him to ask him advice on what to charge new clients and he said, ‘Find an amount that seems adequate, then double it … Continue reading
Filed under Branding, Business Commentary
Profiles in Business: The Legacy and Future of South Africa’s Diamond Industry
In almost biblical fashion, South Africa’s now ubiquitous association with diamonds began with the surprising discovery of the magical white rock in a stream in 1866, by a shepherd named Erasmus Jacobs. If this sounds like Mark Twain fiction, or … Continue reading
Filed under Commentary, Diamonds Industry, Global Markets, Profiles, South Africa
Great White Loan Sharks
Forever lionized in the cinema, the Italian mafia families have done very well during the recession, according to a piece in The Independent newspaper. We all know how legitimate businesses have suffered in the last eighteen months, and how ‘Joe … Continue reading
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The New Cruelty?
Budget bucket Ryanair is always in the news. Michael O’Leary’s constant attempt to swim through the bureaucratic loopholes and squeeze out extra coin from travelers has led the Office of Fair Trade to his door numerous times. But, despite the … Continue reading
Filed under Business, Business Commentary, Finance, Marketing
Gold Like Chocolate
Human beings, like nature, have the amazing capacity to weather difficult storms and continue to thrive through adversity. Comedian George Carlin (R.I.P.), once quipped that nature would shrug off man’s pollutants and waste like a flea on the back of … Continue reading →
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