... Europe's grand project to bind its nations into an unbreakable union by means of a common currency. It also carries broad implications for the global financial system. After months of wrangling, Gree ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-29
... e playing Grand Theft Auto in your twenties. But how much longer do you want your life to continue like this? Let’s get back to the train station metaphor. Imagine you are standing there aimlessly wit ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-27
... ime for a grand bargain. A grand bargain can put an end to years of quarrels within the eurozone and regenerate positive momentum for the European project. With a grand bargain, Greece would no longer ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-22
... said the Grand Mufti, Egypt's top religious authority, had said in his opinion that the death sentence was permissible for the defendants who had been referred to him. Wearing his blue prison suit, t ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-17
... rline MGM Grand Air and launched an unsuccessful bid for Trans World Airlines. In the business world, he was known more for making a deal than for nurturing a company over the long haul, often taking ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-17
... a single grand-slam investment. The markets give little to no value to the company’s other businesses, including Africa’s largest pay-TV network and investments in dozens of other start-ups. A year a ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-21
... or a “new grand strategy” aimed at “balancing the rise of Chinese power rather than continuing to assist its ascendancy”. In plain language, it is calling for containment to replace engagement, which ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-19
... since the Grand Duchy in January became the latest EU state to extend full rights to same-sex marriages, Reuters reported Friday. "Everyone's warm and positive," broadcaster Stephane Bern, a long-time ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-15
... orld of a grand military parade, complete with China's weapons of war, and the message it could send to Tokyo. Even if Beijing decides on a more low-key observance, its intended audience will hardly m ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-14
... yees on a grand vacation to France earlier this month. Infinitus will book 110 flights and 400 coaches for the trip, which is estimated to bring to Thailand a tourism income of 600 million baht (US17. ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-14
... part of a grand public-private partnership for development. Imagine further that the “bad bank” helps the financial sector, which was recapitalized generously by strained Greek taxpayers in the midst ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-07
... d the MGM Grand arena with celebrities, sports stars and people paying as much as US$40,000 for ringside seats. But while Pacquiao was the crowd favorite for his fighting spirit, Mayweather showed hi ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-04
... terest in Grand Hyatt Hong Kong, Renaissance Harbour View and Hyatt Regency Hong Kong hotels to the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA). According to Reuters, it will mark ADIA's biggest Asian prope ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-30
... nt of the grand events celebrating the 1997 handover. But the difference is that back then the majority of the society genuinely enjoyed the events as they, including most of the democrats, supported ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-29
... a career grand slam of the four majors. "Obviously very happy with how the weekend went... "Jordan obviously started off fantastically well, and has just kept his foot down, really impressive. It's g ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-13
... holas and Grand Duke George to the Russian Far East. They also visited Hong Kong and Japan during that journey. However, the images on some Fabergé Easter Eggs were not in line with the historical re ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-13
... ce at the Grand Emperor Hotel, which is struggling to attract high rollers like most Macau gaming venues amid Beijing's unrelenting drive against graft, event manager Vincci Tung said in a notice on t ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-10
In November 2012, two weeks after becoming leader of the Communist Party, Xi Jinping visited the National Museum in Tiananmen Square. There, after viewing a grand exhibition called “The Road to Reviv ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-09
... not stop Grand Hyatt from charging HK$3,000 a night. But given an 11 percent increase in January and February arrivals to 11 million, the first-quarter figure is likely to top the 15.5 million in 200 ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-08
... give us a grand total of five days off because of a law that compensates us for holidays that fall on a Sunday. But in mainland China, Easter is not celebrated and Ching Ming did not become a public h ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-02
