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 Sep 22, 2009
Pressure on to kick the crude habit
EDITOR'S NOTE

Pressure on to kick the crude habit

The global economy is certainly on the long and winding road to recovery. There is no doubt that there will be many potholes to navigate around. However, the biggest and toughest obstacle to overcome is the price of crude oil.
 
INTERVIEW

The people's champion

Love him or loathe him, shareholder activist David Webb is determined to clean up the sometimes shadowy world of corporate Hong Kong.
ENERGY

Black gold fights off green rivals

There appears to be no end in sight to oil addiction as the brakes are put on further developing eco-friendly technologies.
IPO

All eyes on developers

There is growing disquiet about the viability of Evergrande's fund-raising plans and what effects they will have on others.

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