Middle East, Africa entrepreneurs in best position
A new report reveals that the Middle East and Africa is the fastest improving region for entrepreneurship over the last…
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Spear’s Senior Editor Josh Spero has been named in the top 100 rising stars by The Observer. We at Spear’s…
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The full guide to who is heading where in wealth management. The full guide to who has headed where in…
ByOwe Dear
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ByGet the Funk Outta Here
Freaking out, melting down and staying up all night worrying about the credit crunch and other nasties is such a…
ByI’d Like to Thank the Academy
Soho drinking dens with real wit and a pulse are thin on the ground these days. So here’s to the…
ByThose Obscure Objects of Desire
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ByMumbai, Buy, Buy!
Like the maharajas of yore, India’s newly rich have a tigerish appetite for high-end Western luxury goods, says John Arlidge…
ByGetting rid of Gitmo
Nobody has explained where the current inmates, more than two hundred, would be accommodated. Both American presidential candidates pledged to…
ByThe new world order
Something important isn’t getting the headlines like it should: The New World Financial Order. As the politicians and central bankers…
ByOn Your Mark
Anthony Haden-Guest meets James Sherwin, general manager of the Mark — the latest in a line of grand hotels being…
ByBy Georges, They’ve Got It
At last the gorgeous west coast of Cyprus has the super-luxe report it deserves in the comely form of Cap…
ByGo Jump in the Lake
For centuries Lake Geneva has been a white-hot cauldron of creativity and avant-garde experimentation. Yes, really, says Steve King For…
ByRome with a View
The luxury is forte but the tone is pianissimo at the Eternal City’s stealthily sumptuous Hotel de Russie, says Paul…
ByHere’s Looking at You
Intrusive new measures for investigating tax evasion may be effective, but they offer few protections for the innocent, says Caroline…
ByOn Spa-fari
Once upon a time it was the Americans, but now it’s the super-rich Russians who are providing all the hot-gossip…
ByDear Prudence
How should Barack Obama approach the mighty Sovereign Wealth Fund that comes with the presidency? With extreme caution, says Rob…
ByHere's Looking at You
Intrusive new measures for investigating tax evasion may be effective, but they offer few protections for the innocent, says Caroline…
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