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  • Atlantica Monitor seeks to review and comment on global business, political and social trends that impact business decisions and opportunities. Scanning news sources and commentary in key markets, we offer observations, and welcome dialogue and discussion, on issues of importance here and abroad.

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  • Perry B. Newman is founder and director of Atlantica Group, an international business consulting firm based in Portland, Maine. A columnist, consultant and resource to business and government in North America, Israel and Europe, Newman's full bio can be accessed here.

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April 2009

April 30, 2009

Canada Tops Global Capital Access Index ...

For the first time, Canada has been rated first in the Milken Institute's annual Capital Access Index (CAI), jumping from third last year to take the top spot from Hong Kong. The CAI tracks the ability of business and entrepreneurs to access capital around the world, assessing the performance of capital markets in 122 nations (Courtesy of Connect2Canada.com).

Click here for the full Milken Institute report.


 

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April 09, 2009

Is the "Celtic Tiger" Dead?

Is the Celtic Tiger dead?  What goes up, must come down .... particularly when things go up too far, too fast and perhaps too foolish.

This sobering report from Al-Jazeera, of all sources, paints a rather grim picture of once vibrant Dublin and Ireland's prospects for economic rebound.

Click here for the short video report.

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April 07, 2009

Did Schindler Really Have a "List"?

Was there really a "Schindler's List?"

Not merely a movie, but an actual list on which German industrialist Oskar Schindler noted the names of the hundreds of Jews, otherwise doomed to extermination, whom he endeavored to save?

The answer is ...  

Read about (in French) here.

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