Japan, Inc.’s communication gap
TOKYO: Whatever happens to Toyota following the forced recall of millions of its autos, its story will remain legendary. Toyota’s rise from humble origins as the “offspring” of a family…
Let God give them visas! prays Uganda's passport pastor
KAMPAL: A Ugandan Pentecostal pastor who blesses his congregants' passports to help them get visas for the industrialized world first became fascinated by rich nations thanks to McDonald's and Burger…
The road to post-crisis growth
MILAN: It is about 18 months since the financial crisis hit, and 12 months since the panic started to recede, with asset prices stabilizing and beginning to turn up. Although…
What is left of the Zionist Left
TEL AVIV: If the Zionist Left still exists, it finds itself today in a quandary which may yet define the future of the State of Israel. It must ask itself…
By the people, for the people
CAIRO: With his characteristic biting wit, the brilliant Oscar Wilde once described democracy as “simply the bludgeoning of the people by the people for the people.” (For those who aren’t…
News in brief
Bank of Alexandria supports SMEsThe Bank of Alexandria signed an agreement with the International Financial Institution - a member of the World Bank - to provide technological support for SMEs…
Oil drops to $81 as risk aversion grows, flights cut
LONDON: Oil fell to around $81 a barrel on Monday and touched a three-week low as the fraud charges filed against Goldman Sachs dampened risk appetite and European flying restrictions…
