Ha Noi to Get Seven-Star Hotel

A seven-star hotel, expected to be one of the world’s biggest hotels, will be built in Ha noi by Israel’s El-Ad Group."The project includes a luxury hotel, an area for conferences, apartments, and an office building equipped modern facilities. The project is being...

Protest over Pakistan share slump

Recession in global economy is affetcting equity markets all over the world . Worst victims are the share holders in the developing countries. Indian & Pakistani share market were zooming in last few months. But lately it has started sliding.  After reaching the peak...

Foreign investment in US

" Foreign investment Love me, love me not Jul 10th 2008 | MOBILE AND NEW YORKFrom The Economist print edition America’s confused, and sometimes scared, relationship with foreign investors Illustration by Claudio Munoz EIGHTY-FIVE Alabamians will descend on Britain on July...

Saudi investors ready to invest $2 B in RI`s Agroindustry

"Jakarta, (ANTARA News) - Eight Saudi large companies have set aside US$2 billion to develop Indonesia`s agroindustry, a Saudi executive said."Saudi Arabia has allocated huge funds for investment in the agroindustry. Eight Saudi companies are ready to cooperate with...

Bored With Web 2.0? Demand Change

Some interesting thoughts on the role of technology in making the world better. I disagree with a couple of Haque's contentions. Alot of money has been going into green technologies. According to Goldman Sachs investment increased from $400 billion in 2003 to $3 trillion in...

Free Wi-Fi Comes to Philadelphia

Free Wi-Fi in Philly as of today. To be honest, I did not think this project would ever come to fruition. I'm glad that it did: it's a 21st-Century quality-of-life boost."Although details are still being worked out, free wireless access will be available to Philadelphians as...

RBS Shareholders Take 95.1% of Stock in Rights Offer

In the biggest European share sale and the first one in the UK sinc ethe economic turmoil began, RBS has seen shareholders buy 95 percent of stock, giving it an additional 11.6 billion pounds."Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc saidshareholders bought 95.1 percent, or 11.6...

Agriculture minister offers opportunities to invest in agribusiness

""Some countries like Malaysia, South Korea and Middle East countries are interested in investment in the sector," he said when explaining the result of the summit in Rome he and other Indonesian delegates had attended from June 3 to 5, 2008.According to him, Malaysia was...

Gold heading quickly back above $1,000 and silver $22 « Peter J. Cooper’s ...

" Depressed gold and silver junior exploration stocks are the best buy but anything linked to precious metals will gain in price as the metals rise in value. Gold is a safe haven for investors and a hedge against inflation but silver generally has the better performance in a...

Three foreign investors ready to build biofuel plants in Gorontalo

"Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Three foreign investors from the United States, Australia and South Korea have expressed interest in building a biofuel plant with a capacity of two million kiloliters worth US$500 million in Gorontalo province, Gorontalo Governor Fadel Muhammad...