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Move over Mercedes: Chinese cars grab Mexican market share
AFP, Published on 27/12/2024
» MEXICO CITY - The growing popularity of Chinese sport utility vehicles (SUV) and pickup trucks has shaken up Mexico's luxury car market, hitting sales of traditionally dominant brands such as Mercedes-Benz and BMW (Bavarian Motor Works).
The Fed takes the red pill
Business, Published on 04/04/2022
» The US Federal Reserve has finally acknowledged the reality of the inflation problem. The uncertainty raised by the Russia-Ukraine war did not stop it from raising rates at its March policy meeting, though it capped its first hike to just 25 basis points.
Education for change in Asia and beyond
Asia focus, Vitit Muntarbhorn, Published on 07/03/2022
» The pandemic is inevitably teaching humanity a lot of lessons. The traditional three pillars of literacy -- reading, writing and arithmetic (the three R's) -- must now be complemented by digital literacy.
US to see growth boom, but Fed's Williams says inflation not a worry
AFP, Published on 04/05/2021
» WASHINGTON: The US economy is likely to see its fastest growth in nearly four decades this year, but the short-term inflation spike that will come with the rebound is not a cause for concern, a top Federal Reserve official said Monday.
Educating children with special needs: the inclusive approach
Rose Marie Wanchupela and Wanchai Chaiyasit, Published on 18/12/2019
» Following our article published in this series on 18 November entitled “Early Childhood Learning: It’s never too soon to start”, we asked Rose Marie Wanchupela and Khun Wanchai Chaiyasit to comment on their activities to help young children with learning difficulties, a field in which they have well-renowned expertise.
Teflon Modi
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 03/06/2019
» When Rahul Gandhi boasted in a television interview in early April that he had "dismantled the prime minister of India" on corruption, it was confirmation that his electoral strategy would revolve around discrediting Narendra Modi over the Rafale deal.
Play the share buyback boom with US equities
Published on 29/11/2018
» American companies have huge piles of money stashed around the world; as much as $3.1 trillion1 is reported to be left abroad. Now they are looking to bring these earnings home.
How oil and gas firms can thrive in a smaller profit pool
Business, Juan Carlos Gay, Dale Hardcastle & Sharad Apte, Published on 22/06/2018
» Buoyancy has returned to the oil and gas industry as prices stabilise in the range of US$50 to $70 per barrel. Capital spending is rebounding and new upstream projects are being launched weekly. In previous cycles, this is about the point where executives forgot the hard-won lessons of the downturn and began to spend again, pursing growth at the cost of efficiency.