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Mauritius is Africa’s Easiest Place to do Business
Doing Business 2009 is the sixth in a series of annual reports investigating regulations that enhance business activity and those that constrain it. Doing Business presents quantitative indicators on business regulations and the protection of property rights across 181 economies.
Mauritius reached the 24th position out of 181 countries [...]

 1.               THE SOCIAL AND POLITICAL ORGANIZATION

 

The “Ayllu” was a fundamental social group in Peru. It exists before the Inca Empire. In the first times, the Ayllu have farming lands and a chief, to whom all of the community obey. The Ayllu was like a big family with a lot of parents and cousins. In the [...]

You can literally go in any direction from Detroit’s riverfront and see why this is such a major center for African American culture. From the world’s largest museum of African American history or Hitsville U.S.A., where all Motown stars were born, when it comes to African American culture and history, all roads eventually lead to [...]

It seems that over the course of the past decade an increasing number of far flung countries have began to tout their attributes as retirement destinations. Whats the real story behind the hype though and are these countries such as Belize really the prime retirement and real estate investment opportunities that they hold themselves out [...]

Thailand is the world’s 51st-largest country in terms of total area, roughly equal in size to Spain. The capital and largest city of Thailand is Bangkok. It is also the country’s center of political, commercial, industrial and cultural activities. Bangkok is known in Thai as “Krung Thep Mahanakorn,” or, more colloquially, “Krung Thep” with and [...]

World Heritage Sites in India

With the aim to restore and properly maintain the heritage (old) structures, properties of natural importance etc., UNESCO has designated a number of sites across the world as Heritage sites. An ancient land, India has a 5,000 years old history and has been ruled by various dynasties and rulers. Over the [...]

Cash needy investors are hitting the hedge fund industry hard and many managers are expecting significant redemptions, at least for the first half of 2009.  In exclusive interviews with Alternative Latin Investor, Brazilian fund managers have spoken about their concerns about surviving the current worldwide economic downturn. Otavio Vieira of Safdie Private Banking expects to [...]

Endless pristine beaches. Sunshine year-round. A take-it-slow lifestyle. And all just a short flight from the U.S. If you could find one place that offered all this and more, wouldn’t you love a vacation home there?

That’s what numerous developers are banking on. A massive wave of new development is taking [...]

Imagine a country of alpine peaks, rolling hills, beautiful coastline, valleys dotted with vineyards, strong flowing rivers and waterfalls – It could be California but its not – its one Europe’s undiscovered investment hot spots which was recently voted one of the top 10 investment countries.

Slovenia real estate is hot and savvy investors are [...]

No surprise – Monte Carlo is No 1 in the Global Property Guide’s list of World’s Most Expensive Residential Real Estate Markets 2009, more than twice as expensive, at US$45,000 per square metre, as the runner up. [www.globalpropertyguide.com]
Battling for the number 2 position are prime central Moscow and London. Prime central Moscow’s US$20,853 per square [...]