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COVER STORY
DUBAI EXPRESS
Dubai’s businesses are investing in Asia, making CFOs in the booming Middle Eastern city a growing influence in the region.
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FEATURE
UNTANGLING THE NET
Faced with an uphill battle in its market, China Netcom has chosen a rigorous program of internal reform as its best defense.
 
TOPLINE

SUBMERGED IN SEA AND SMOG
Hong Kong’s pollution woes intensify

SOME DISTANCE TO GO YET
Asia’s proxy voting score: is fair-to-poor good enough?

 
BY THE NUMBERS
HAPPIER IN ASIA
Asia’s CFOs are, pound for pound, more optimistic than their North American and European counterparts. But how realistic are the good tidings?
 
IN TECH
CORE VALUES
IBM unveils a new pricing plan for its software to mixed reviews.
 
INSIGHT
WHAT LIES BEHIND THOSE “RATIONAL” DECISIONS?
A pioneering book applies behavioral finance to the CFO’s world.
 
ON THE RECORD
XU LING-LING OF LIANHUA SUPERMARKET
 
IN PRACTICE: CASH MANAGEMENT
GOLDEN HOARDS
There’s more cash than ever in the world’s companies. Why?
 
IN PRACTICE: PROCUREMENT
WAR OF THE NERDS
More and more newcomers vie with incumbents for a slice of Asia’s exploding IT market.
 
IN PRACTICE: REPORTING
WILL FAIR VALUE FLY?
Fair value reporting could change the basis of corporate finance.
 
GRAPEVINE
SINGTEL CONNECTS
Hail to the chief: Chua Sock Koong gets the top job at SingTel; CFOs on the move
 

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