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Emerging economies prosper as the west muddles through

by Richard Attias on November 30, 2011

Right now, the smart money is sitting on the sidelines. This is what Diane Brady, senior editor and content chief of Bloomberg Businessweek, suggested at a panel discussion at APEC earlier this month. The other speakers didn’t entirely disagree, especially (…)

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Obama at APEC: America is still welcome

by Richard Attias on November 21, 2011

Although his remarks at the recent APEC CEO conference in Hawaii earlier this month were mostly serious, US President Barack Obama opened with a joke. “This is my birthplace, I know that was contested for a while,” he said. “I (…)

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The Future. Redefined.

by Richard Attias on November 12, 2011

Michael Oreskes, a senior editor at the Associated Press, spends most of his time on the shores of the Atlantic but at APEC’s opening session today he said that being on the Pacific was a big relief. “The mood is (…)

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Our Leadership Crisis

by Richard Attias on November 9, 2011

Over and again as the economic crisis ripples across the world, one has theme recurred: the need for leadership. When people are fighting adversity every day, they want politicians whom they trust, and if those don’t appear there is trouble. (…)

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