Finland – In a world were capitalism is often shown as dirty, due to the immense greed and tax dodging practises of the owners of large corporations, it is refreshing to come across those who are wealthy and have a social conscience.
Tackling the crisis head-on
November 26, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Estonia, across the Baltic, with close linguistic, historical and economic ties with Finland and Sweden, is a nation of just 1.3 million. After it regained its independence in 1991, it opted for free trade, flat taxes, fiscal and monetary restraint and stable exchange rates. Its economy grew fast, and Estonia sought close ties with its […]
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Microsoft to acquire Nokia business services
September 3, 2013 By 2 Comments
Nokia – Microsoft
REDMOND, Washington and ESPOO, Finland – Microsoft Corporation and Nokia Corporation today announced that the Boards of Directors for both companies have decided to enter into a transaction whereby Microsoft will purchase substantially all of Nokia’s Devices & Services business, license Nokia’s patents, and license and use Nokia’s mapping services. [Read more…]
After disaster, bounce-back momentum
December 28, 2012 By Leave a Comment
After disaster, the bounce-back gathers momentum Unlike Eurozone member-nations, Iceland had freedom to manoeuvre because it controlled its own currency, monetary and fiscal policies. It could set its own rules, change its laws, and make independent decisions. Now, recovery is under way. Devaluation has promoted exports, including tourism, and shielded the domestic economy. Foreign trade […]
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Fiskars Scissors Celebrate 45th Anniversary
July 14, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Fiskars Orange Scissors
It’s likely that scissors were first used around 1500 BC in ancient Egypt with a middle age makeover by Leonardo Da Vinci. However, it was in 1967 that the clever team at Fiskars invented the world’s first plastic handled scissors. Fiskars orange-handled scissors have since become a design classic and 45 years later, over 1 billion pairs have been sold worldwide. [Read more…]
Lessons from the Sauna Club
June 28, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Investor attention now is focused on the “Pigs” – the member-nations on the periphery of the Eurozone whose debt bubbles threaten to explode and fragment the currency union. In lost jobs, destroyed businesses and higher taxes, the peoples of those temperate lands on the coasts of the Med and the Atlantic are starting to pay […]
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