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BY ROBERT STOKES

AMAZON’s arrival in Spain has lit a slow flame under the soles of Spanish booksellers, but the e-tailer faces obstacles to growth that do no afflict it in the UK and America. Amazon.es launched September 15 and will be hot gossip at the LIBER Madrid International Book Fair, the main platform for publishers of works in Spanish, which begins October 5.…

BY MJ DESCHAMPS

Given the recent developments both domestically and globally, though, said Dr Sam Richardson, a lecturer at New Zealand’s Massey University – "including the gloomy global economic climate, the global financial crisis, and at home, the Pike River mining disaster [where miners died underground] and the Christchurch earthquakes" – any stimulation is keenly anticipated.…

BY MARK ROWE

WANTED: experienced, international oil majors to overhaul overlooked and possibly underplayed reserves in the Caspian. Apply to the government of Turkmenistan. An announcement to that effect emerged over the summer by the Turkmenistan government, in a move that suggested that the gas-rich country was finally looking to establish the depth of its oil reserves.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

IT seems such an obvious idea – it is surprising that it has not been undertaken before: bringing the air industry’s great and good together to thrash out how improvements to air navigation should be made in a comprehensive but flexible plan.…

BY PAUL COCHRANE

THE WESTERN financial system is undergoing profound change, of weakened trust in the sector, heightened tax regulations, pressure to curb banking secrecy and tougher regulatory compliance. As a result, the owners of legal and extra-legal capital who are looking for a safe haven for their money are starting to consider destinations outside the established offshore jurisdictions – the less regulated financial centres of the Middle East and Asia.…

BY KARRYN MILLER

WHILE Australia may be the leading producer of wool in the world, very little of its output is knitted and sold in the local market; in fact, 90% of the country’s wool is actually consumed in the northern hemisphere, according to Marius Cuming, spokesperson for Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) – a not-for-profit company involved in the research, development, and promotion of Australia’s wool industry.…

BY MARK GODFREY

CHINA poses tricky challenges for personal care product packaging executives. While the country’s mass market is often influenced by fads – such as a current green-is-good phase – its consumers are suspicious of manufacturers and want to be reassured about quality.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE EUROPEAN Medicines Agency (EMA) is reviewing the European Union (EU) guidelines regarding the use of remote telephone and Internet systems in clinical trials. EMA wants input from the pharmaceutical sector about the management of medicine expiry dates in trials using these systems, as well as handling unblinding, dose change and other considerations.…

BY GEMMA HANDY

Endemic corruption in a British overseas territory, compounded by claims of bribery and fraud, saw its constitution suspended and it returned to direct UK rule.

The Turks & Caicos Islands are now being prepared for a return for responsible government, but are sufficient checks and balances in place to prevent a backslide to commercial crime?…

BY RAGHAVENDRA VERMA

WHILE business coaching is still in its nascent stage in India, it is increasingly becoming a practice that is very much sought after by talented professionals: "[Business coaching] is seen by executives as a perk and a leadership development initiative," said Dr Ajay Nangalia, managing director of Bangalore-based leadership firm Global Coach Trust.…