Property is widely seen as a safe asset. It is arguably the most dangerous of all
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Free exchange
Still not open for business
Opening up India’s retail space to foreign investment would help overhaul the country's antiquated supply chain
Buttonwood’s notebook
Paying through the (surgically altered) nose
The relationship between health spending per capita and life expectancy
Babbage
Game over?
Vietnam pulls the plug on the country's devotees of online computer games
China’s no-name-handset industry is adapting to the changing times (The Economist Intelligence Unit)
Once again, Brazil's largest banks report bumper profits (The Economist Intelligence Unit)
Mobile operators are desperate to emerge from the 'app' shadow cast by Apple and Google (The Economist Intelligence Unit)
New York is a vibrant city, teeming with people at all hours. Enjoy the restaurants and the sights, but be wary of its brutal winters
Negative publicity is good for unknown firms, bad for established ones
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