Category Archives: global

Foreign idioms: a fun look at the sayings of the world

By admin | Published: 21 August 2009
A fun new book out this summer takes a sideways look at the idioms and sayings of the world. “I’m Not Hanging Noodles on Your Ear and Other Intriguing Idioms from Around the World” takes its title from a Russian saying which is broadly similar in meaning to the English phrase “I’m not pulling your [...]
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Strategy for surviving recession?

By admin | Published: 11 September 2008
It seems like every day there are new headlines of doom, gloom and forthcoming recession. Whilst the American recession has perhaps had less of an impact on the global economy than it would have done in the past, the overwhelming evidence of global recession casts a grey cloud over small businesses. Earlier this month, an OECD [...]
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