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...former prime minister of Finland, the ex-president of Ecuador, a former campaign manager for John McCain and a key government healthcare policy-maker are among the fellows at the Institute of Politics (IOP) this fall...
...been active in Norwegian politics since 1983 when he became a member of the Finnish parliament, and has, since 1990, led Finland's Centre Party...
...prime minister who led Finland into the European Union, Aho will lead a study group on the birth of the E.U. and its potential impact on global politics and the economy...
...paper and tires into a $20 billion global telecom powerhouse, what sticks with you is his charming knack for understatement. "We've done pretty well," Ollila says, kicking back in his chair inside Nokia's Espoo headquarters, a modern construct of glass and steel towering over the Gulf of Finland six miles west of Helsinki. You'd think he was talking about his tennis game...
Maybe that's another reason why Europe has been slower to enjoy the economic boom radiating from the U.S., where options are the common currency of the new capitalist elite. In Germany and Finland, it was illegal to pay executives in stock options until 1998, and in countries from Belgium to Britain, tax laws made option plans unappealing to corporate boards and executives alike. In the Netherlands, recipients have to pay income tax on options as soon as they are bestowed, which is often years before they are cashed in. But intense competition for employees from option-rich firms abroad...