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MFI and Woolworths – websites on the brink

By On 28 November 2008 · Leave a Comment

On the day after the two emblematic retail groups Woolworths and MFI had gone under in the UK, their websites showed the signs of disaffected (and potentially jobless) web staff – and who can blame them.

At Woolies they couldn’t be asked, so the website simply reported that the site was “undergoing essential maintenance”, which [...]

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Rising food prices – How Do They Affect the World? – “Thoughts for Food”

By On 3 October 2008 · Leave a Comment

How do the credit crunch and rising food prices affect the world and especially poorer nations and developing countries?

Leading experts have come together to share their views at the headquarters of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).

This is my live reporting from the event, which was organised by the [...]

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