Archive for December 6th, 2009
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Singapore Bets on Casino Gambling (Businessweek)
0 Comments | Posted by elgintan in Gambling
By Frederik Balfour, 23 October 2009 Singapore has long enjoyed a reputation as the cleanest and least corrupt city in Southeast Asia, which may be why multinationals such as GE Energy (GE), Citibank (C), and Pfizer (PFE) have made it their home base for the region. But while Singapore offers the kind of security that [...]
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How Dubai’s burst bubble has left behind the last days of Rome
0 Comments | Posted by elgintan in Economics, Property
The engine of the black Corvette revved to a gasket-popping roar. Its driver leant out of his window. He was dressed in traditional Arab robes but wore a rubber wizard’s mask. He held an aerosol aloft and directed a jet of party foam into the air. Four-wheel drives plastered in pictures of Dubai’s Royal Family [...]

