Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:00:03 +0100 (Reuters) - A vendor offers prayers before she starts her business at Ima Market, one of the largest markets operated by women in Asia, in Imphal January 23, 2012. Manipur, which neighbours Myanmar, is called the Jewel of India for its paddy fields, lakes and verdant hills. But it has been plagued for decades by a low-intensity war, blamed by authorities on rebels sheltering in Myanmese camps as well as a stream of drugs and guns seeping through the porous frontier. Picture taken January 23, 2012. To match INDIA-ELECTION/MANIPUR. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri (INDIA - Tags: POLITICS SOCIETY ELECTIONS)
(L-R): Spanish Confederation of Business Organisations (CEOE) ...
Wed, 25 Jan 2012 21:10:02 +0100 (Reuters) - (L-R): Spanish Confederation of Business Organisations (CEOE) Vice-president Arturo fernandez, Spanish Confederation of Small and Medium Enterprises (CEPYME) President Jesus Terciado, Spanish Confederation of Business Organisations (CEOE) President Juan Rosell, General Secretary of Spain's biggest labour union Comisiones Obreras (CCOO) Ignacio Fernandez Toxo and General Workers Union (UGT) leader Candido Mendez address the media after signing a wages pact and a collective bargaining agreement in Madrid January 25, 2012. REUTERS/Susana Vera (SPAIN - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS)
Turkish Cypriot businessman Asil Nadir arrives at the Old Bailey ...
Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:50:02 +0100 (Reuters) - Turkish Cypriot businessman Asil Nadir arrives at the Old Bailey courthouse in London January 23, 2012. Nadir appeared at court on Monday for the start of his trial on theft and fraud charges, linked to the failure of his Polly Peck fruit-to-electronics group, which folded in 1990 with debts of 1.3 billion pounds, one of Britain's biggest business failures. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth (BRITAIN - Tags: BUSINESS CRIME LAW)
Russian businessman Boris Berezovksy arrives at Commercial Court ...
Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:40:02 +0100 (Reuters) - Russian businessman Boris Berezovksy arrives at Commercial Court in London January 19, 2012. Berezovksy's $6 billion lawsuit against a rival Russian tycoon is doomed to fail because key witnesses are dead and no written records exist of crucial agreements at the heart of the case, London's Commercial Court was told on Wednesday. The trial, expected to end on Friday with a judgment due weeks later, has pitted former Kremlin insider Berezovsky against one-time ally Roman Abramovich, the billionaire owner of Chelsea soccer club. REUTERS/Olivia Harris (BRITAIN - Tags: BUSINESS CRIME LAW)
Children play near new apartment blocks in Jakarta's business ...
Thu, 19 Jan 2012 08:00:01 +0100 (Reuters) - Children play near new apartment blocks in Jakarta's business district in this June 1, 2009 file photo. Indonesia is getting major credit upgrades at a time when Western economies are getting downgrades. Moody's Investors Service on Wednesday returned the country to investment-grade level for the first time since the Asian financial crisis. To match Special Report INDONESIA-INFRASTRUCTURE REUTERS/Beawiharta/Files (INDONESIA - Tags: BUSINESS SOCIETY CONSTRUCTION)
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