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Wednesday 30 January 2013

Princeton TV; Bangladesh on the Asian Times TV show

We recorded this full half hour show live from Dhaka when I was there and it airs tonight 9.30pm US Eastern time. It plays five more times after tonight over the coming fortnight; see site for times www.PrincetonTV.org. The formidable Dinesh Sharma anchors, as always.

Thursday 24 January 2013

London for Ultra High Net Worth individuals; Bizjet Advisor

Here are some ideas for what to do in London at the moment. I pen these pieces on request in my capacity as a BizJet contributing writer, not as a representative of a large international television network.

Dubai for Ultra High Net Worth individuals; BizJet

It was quite fun writing about Dubai and looking at latest developments there for BizJet magazine, one of the premier journals for the private aviation industry. Most of the publishing team in the USA and the UK are either pilots or mad about aviation!

Friday 18 January 2013

Forbes India; my colleague's article on what you need to know to survive the modern age

Deputy Editor Forbes India and excellent colleague Shishir Prasad -he edited my Sir Richard Branson thought piece last year - has written this list of what you need to survive the modern age. Read it-it's good.

Wednesday 16 January 2013

UK Government on Algeria hostage crisis

FCO STATEMENT ON ALGERIAN TERRORIST INCIDENT “There is in an ongoing terrorist incident near the town of Ain Amenas at an oil installation near the Algerian border with Libya. “We can confirm that British nationals are caught up in this incident. “The FCO has political and consular crisis teams working on this incident. The British Embassy in Algiers is liaising with the local authorities.”

Tuesday 15 January 2013

Ten Most Expensive Shopping Streets in the World

Good to know that Cushman and Wakefield, who compile this list each year, agree with me (New Bond Street) as far as London is concerned. In at no. One; can you guess? Fifth Avenue, New York.