Issue: March 15, 2012 (Archive)

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Broad outlook
In a society such as Hong Kong where people change jobs every few years, China Construction Bank (Asia) chief executive Miranda Kwok Pui-fong is a rarity with a career stretching 28 years.

Bernanke must keep sharp eye on inflation
In his most recent address to Congress, Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke was seen by markets as getting tough on inflation, after indicating that an inflation-targeting goal may be introduced shortly.

Getting all Smiley about corporate espionage
"It's the age-old question, George. Who can spy on the spies?" novelist John le Carre's fictional hero George Smiley is asked in Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy.

Putting on a show
Creativity is not likely to make an impact on business without the necessary discipline to stay on course, especially for companies involved in designing structures for global events and exhibitions.

Eastern advantage
In recent years, several leading French food and beverage companies have set up base in Hong Kong to leverage on the advantages provided by the local market to sell food and wine in Greater China.

Game plan
Alan Tsang Hing-lun, founder and chief executive of financial planning firm AMTD, writes regularly in newspapers, offering advice on investing.

Smart money points to more gains in US stocks
When equity markets shuddered last summer during the European debt crisis the smart money bought the weakness in a precursor to a big rally into 2012.

Inspecting the inspectors
I love my MacBook, as well as my iPhone and iPod. But I now wonder if I will have the same personal struggle I had with Nike more than a decade ago.

Human dimension
Hong Kong Housing Society chairman Yeung Ka-sing's expertise in resource allocation helps him to play his public service role well.

Deflation or inflation - the next leg of the euro-zone crisis
We have recently heard stark warnings from George Soros, the International Monetary Fund as well as the World Bank about the possibility of a severe economic downturn in the euro zone.

Strategy of satisfaction
Imagine a man who spent 30 years leveraging the advantages of the internet, immersed himself in the world of mobile phones and digital devices, and we might picture the stereotypical nerd.

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