Intra-Bric bonding leaves Goans irked

I remember you well in the Waldorf Hotel… If Leonard Cohen had lived in another generation, in another Canadian city, he might have penned these words. For the Waldorf was — as they used to say about the al-Rashid in Baghdad — so much more than a hotel. Vancouver’s answer to the Chelsea Hotel — currently yet another of the city’s endangered arts species that will close Jan. 20 unless a deal with its new owner can be arranged by the mayor’s office — was part cultural emporium, neighbourhood hang out and hipster shrine

Emerging Money submits:A mixed week for the BRIC countries left Russian and Indian stocks surging. Brazil gained ground as well, but China -- considered a bellwether for the entire asset class -- is now in correction territory.

Launched for the first time two years ago, the national competition is a chance for 12 new businesses to demonstrate their ideas or designs during the four day conference running from Sunday, September 29th to Wednesday, October 2nd.

The multiple award-winning website’s swelling client base includes local firms UK Fast, Bruntwood and TBWA Manchester, as well as national brands including Dyson, Innocent Drinks, Giraffe Restaurants and Wonga. The business, led by founders Simon Swan and Sara Jones recently secured private equity investment in excess of £500,000 and is ahead of its target to turnover £1.4m this year, increasing to £4.7m in 2014 and £10m before the end of 2015. The website boasts over 600 employer users accessing 1000 approved recruitment agencies across all sectors, nationwide.

One side effect of India’s rapid development over the past decade is the exponential growth of traditional urban centers like Mumbai or Delhi and the transformation of towns into cities.