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...global insurance-and-risk-management firm, which for the first time is offering its Global Credit and Political Risk map to the public, at aon.com/us/politicalrisk The 2-ft. by 3-ft. map assigns a color to each country that denotes its overall risk of economic downturn, political violence and government intervention in private business. The five levels of risk range from green (low risk) to orange (very high risk). AON considers, among other things, the experiences of its corporate clients and surveys of international trade insurers. Not surprisingly, the 2003 version shows the most risk since...
...into media by acquiring magazine group Hachette and today publishes 222 titles, including Paris Match, Car and Driver and Elle. A foray into TV almost bankrupted Matra, but it recovered, and the publicly traded firm--now called Lagardere Group--with $14 billion in annual sales is weathering the economic downturn. Through aggressive dealmaking, he has spun his stake in Matra into a 15% share of EADS, which makes Airbus jets. His son Arnaud, 41, is leading the growth of Lagardere's media division, with about $8 billion in annual sales. Last October Arnaud agreed to acquire the book-publishing...
...balance a deficit-ridden budget in the midst of an economic downturn without raising taxes or decimating state services? You can’t, and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts will soon pay the price for trying...
...timing of the report couldn’t be better,” Grogan said, referring to the recent economic downturn. “It shows that unlike businesses, universities have a permanent value and this value is significantly helping the region recover from the recession...
...maintain three-star luxury. He became a TV personality and started selling a line of soups, champagne and even fennel-scented perfume. "Personally, I would not want two stars, let alone three," says actress Leslie Caron (Gigi, Chocolat), owner of another Burgundy restaurant. Caron, who knew Loiseau, believes the downturn in the economy and the looming war in Iraq must have driven him to despair...