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...Middle East and Africa, the drinks appeal to a different demographic: young Muslims who want to copy Western trends but can't drink alcohol. "They can consume brands that appear in TV shows from the other side of the world," says Spiros Malandrakis, a drinks analyst with Euromonitor, "and at the same time not indulge in something haram [forbidden...
...agreed on last year with Rio Tinto. But with the negotiations stretching long past their original June 30 deadline, steadily climbing prices for iron ore have steelmakers sweating. "Clearly the Chinese insistence that the price be cut further no longer can be sustained," says Jim Lennon, a Macquarie Bank analyst, who notes that talks "have gotten increasingly acrimonious...
...India has always been Russia's traditional South Asian ally. Now Pakistani defense officials have mooted possible deals for Russian military hardware, moving away from the tacit understandings of a Cold War past. "Russia is trying to find a foothold in the region," says Brahma Chellaney, a strategic affairs analyst at the New Delhi-based Centre for Policy Research. "There's no reason why it shouldn't start selling arms to Pakistan to gain some influence." (See pictures of Russia celebrating Victory...
...year ago. GM, hot on Toyota's heels as the U.S. car maker emerges from bankruptcy, sold 3.55 million vehicles worldwide, down 22%. "VW is in a very strong position and has managed to ride out the economic crisis much better than the other manufacturers," says Tim Urquhart, automotive analyst at IHS Global Insight in London...
...Communist Party accepted defeat in a national election. Four pro-Western opposition parties must now scrabble together a coalition which they say will distance the country from Moscow, more fully embrace democracy and integrate with Europe. "This is definitely the beginning of something new," says Viorel Ursu, Moldovan analyst with the Open Society Institute in Brussels. "The difference between the Communists and the incoming government is huge, even just in terms of mentality. They are Western-educated, a lot more open and more transparent...