Tuesday, 31st January 20126:59pm
Carole Stone
Just back from Davos — and it took every bit of energy I could muster to do it justice. At every turn, there was a blizzard of choices: whether to go to another discussion about which
countries will drive global growth this year, or meet up with that economics expert you slid past on the icy roads between the Congress Centre and the Belvedere hotel. More than exhausting,
it’s extremely stressful.
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Friday, 27th January 201212:51pm
Carole Stone
Want to get by in Davos? Then technology is what you need. I only arrived yesterday, and have already realised how woefully short of technical nous I am. There are basic gaps in my understanding
all the way: from finding the right adaptor plugs in my bedroom to adding the Davos apps to my iPad. I had to engage the assistance of both the hotel porter and my longstanding friend Lindy just to
get by.
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Friday, 13th January 20122:50pm
Clarissa Tan
Poor Tesco. It wanted a Big Price Drop – just not in its shares. The giant grocer saw its stock price plummet 16 per cent yesterday, a £5 billion wipe-out in market value, after warning
that its UK profits may fall this year. If Tesco does eventually report a decrease in earnings, that would be its first time in three decades. It would also be tangible proof that the way we are
shopping is changing, perhaps irrevocably.
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Thursday, 12th January 20124:40pm
Clarissa Tan
Some time last year, China became a predominantly urbanised nation – more than 50 per cent of its people now live in towns and cities. The Middle Kingdom today, in fact, looks a lot like the
England of the 1890s, says Stephen Green of Standard Chartered. He’s issued a report saying the two entities are remarkably alike – except in China, it’s all happening on a far,
far bigger scale. One thing that China needs to emulate from England, though, is ‘market-friendly institutions’ free of political control.
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