By Gareth Jones From mortgage holders to travel agents, many East Europeans are feeling poorer this winter after their local currencies lost up to a quarter of their value against the euro
Paul Taylor The European Union is entering a lame duck year just as new challenges are mounting from Israel's assault on Gaza, Russia's gas cut-off to Ukraine and the impending inauguration of
By Koh Gui Qing Australia can no longer escape slipping into its first recession in 18 years this year as unemployment is set to rise more than expected following a surprisingly sharp
By Michael Wei China's office workers are tightening their belts, cutting back spending on everything from clothes to fast food, despite government efforts to boost consumption to stave off the worst effects
By Daria Sito-Sucic A flare at the top of a 50-metre high tower in the Balkans shows Russia building political capital in a notoriously fractured part of Europe. The flame in late
Bracing for a tough year ahead Among my readers, there will be some who remember war and the time leading up to it, when the future looked bleak and uncertain. Today, I
New term or old? An earnest debate took place around our table the other night about the term “New World”. It arose because we were trying the wine reviewed elsewhere in this
What’s so special? Many of us are now drinking the bright, fresh and fruity wines of New Zealand, from the fair selection now available here. They are modern in style and presentation,
From Lyrarakis Lyrarakis “Symbolo” 2005 €49.00 from Cava Nostra and Oinion Pnevmata, Nicosia and Botiggliera, Limassol. A limited edition red, produced by the energetic Cretan Lyrarakis family, one of whose passions is
Franchises at mercy of unions? December was the worst month in Greece’s recent economic history, with the culmination of financial scandals and street riots rocking the New Democracy government that is on
