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...WEALTH $38 billion Fortune of steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal, the richest man in Britain according to the Sunday Times list of the country's wealthiest people. Born in India, Mittal has made his home in the U.K. since 1995 4 Number of the five richest people in Britain who were not born in the U.K.; the Duke of Westminster, with an estimated worth of $12 billion on the 2006 list, comes in fifth behind foreign-born residents such as Mittal and Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich...
...Crawford argues that voters are increasingly looking to Europe. He points to a trio of well-to-do neighbors. "There are three countries around Scotland's shores: Ireland, Iceland and Norway - all small countries, all in the top six wealthiest nations on earth in terms of gdp per head," he says. "Small nations like Malta and Slovenia sit at the top table in the E.U., and Scotland is in the side room while the U.K. government negotiates...
...With foreign banks entering the market and Vietnam's biggest banks cleaning up their acts, the smallest private banks are likely to feel the squeeze. Foreign institutions will skim the cream of the wealthiest customers and least-risky loans, while the restructured state banks will be going after smaller accounts, issuing credit cards and loaning money to small- and medium-sized Vietnamese companies. Cany predicts the number of private banks in Vietnam will fall by at least half to less than 20 within five years due to failure or merger. Their only hope is to expand their reach and sophistication...
...Before Norway became one of the world's wealthiest nations on the strength of its North Sea oil reserves, it was a tough and hardy place, with a population relying on cured and salted foods in order to survive the long winters. Indeed, food preservation defined the national cooking style, and Valle was brought aboard by Pingvinen's owners to resurrect some of the techniques learned from her childhood on a local farm. With its exposed brick walls and vintage furnishings, Pingvinen is an appropriately domestic setting for Valle's homemade classics. Think hearty, comforting dishes like salted-lamb stew...
Finally, the third perspective, leadership for Harvard in the 21st century: Harvard stands out among other major American universities because it is the oldest, wealthiest, and most decentralized. I once remarked to a new Harvard president, “You have only two powers—the ability to select deans, and the bully pulpit. And you have the bully pulpit because Harvard may or may not be the greatest university in America, but it is certainly the greatest in the world. And the world will be watching what...