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...Banking has been dominated by five state-owned institutions-including the largest, the Agriculture and Rural Development Bank (Agribank)-which traditionally focused on financing large, government-owned factories and other enterprises. The country's burgeoning private businesses were virtually ignored. Because of these factors, "You have a pent-up demand for very basic banking services," says Patrick Winsbury, senior vice president for Moody's Investors Services. "This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity...
...enough. The problem isn't the supply of news. The problem is the demand for news. The news maw is expanding exponentially, and the news just can't keep up. It used to be almost a law of nature that a political story would expand to fill the media space available for its exposure. But that was before a couple of recent developments. One is the endless campaign. The day after every presidential election, the media take the pledge. They say, O.K., that's it. People deserve a break. Next time we are not going to let the presidential campaign...
Nonaka's failed turnaround shows that while going green may save the world, it may not save your business. With climate change and high oil prices in the headlines, corporations everywhere are rushing to show off their green credentials. But the demand for environmentally friendly products--niche-market successes such as the Toyota Prius hybrid car notwithstanding--has yet to reach critical mass...
...women who hire wet nurses--mostly because they have adopted, have had breast implants or reductions or have high-powered careers--keep it a secret, for fear of being judged bad mothers. Still, Robert Feinstock, who owns CertifiedHouseholdStaffing.com a Los Angeles--based agency that supplies wet nurses nationwide, says demand has steadily risen in the past four years, even though the standard fee of $1,000 a week is more than the average nanny gets...
...turned downtown Toronto into a hot real estate market. Once affordable middle-class neighborhoods such as family-friendly High Park and artsy Annex are suddenly seeing homes sold for as much as $900,000, while new condos sprout almost weekly from former downtown parking lots, barely staying ahead of demand. Even Donald Trump has been drawn to the party: In the financial district, condos at Trump Toronto start at $1.6 million...