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...with revenues from record-high oil prices, the Libyan leader is rebuilding his military virtually from scratch, since decades-long Western sanctions banned him from purchasing arms and replacing broken equipment. "Libya's military inventories during the embargoes degraded to the point of being useless," says Matthew Smith, economics analyst for Jane's, the London-based defense research group. The organization this week estimates Libya's military spending was about $620 million last year - small change for the gargantuan defense industry. And since Libya has few military factories, Gaddafi is also unlikely to demand "offsets" - a common practice in arms...
...political analyst Federico Estévez says Ebrard's ice rinks and beaches are camouflage for a mayor with no significant policies. "You can't fool the middle class that they are in Rockefeller Center," Estévez says. "Where is the policy here? How about trying to attract some investment." Being mayor of Mexico City is a traditional apprenticeship for presidential candidates of Ebrard's Democratic Revolution Party. But despite the entertainments he has introduced, Ebrard is constantly overshadowed by his mentor and predecessor Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who gained immense popularity through programs and projects for both...
PepsiCo's Middle East segment, which includes snack foods as well as soft drinks, "has experienced noteworthy growth and has developed into one of PepsiCo's key markets and engines for growth," notes Bear Stearns analyst Justin Todd Holt. It's led by Pepsi veteran Saad Abdul-Latif, who has skillfully and diplomatically steered the business in these complicated markets...
...political analyst Federico Estevez said that Ebrard's ice rinks and beaches are camouflage for a mayor with no significant policies. "You can't fool the middle class that they are in Rockefeller Center," Estevez said. "Where is the policy here? How about trying to attract some investment...
...Syrians are very happy," says Sami Moubayed, a Syrian political analyst. "I think this is what the Syrians always wanted - Suleiman." Parliament is scheduled to reconvene on December 7, when Suleiman is expected to be elected President...