Articles By Aidan Moore

Lauren is a beauty and fashion expert, who shares her knowledge and passion through various blogs and articles. She has a particular love of luxury Dior cosmetics, but realises they aren't with everyones budget. MAC cosmetics are also a favourite, for a more dramatic and versatile look.

In recent months, no one can ignore the financial and economic crisis which has been sweeping the world. There are various indexes you could use to monitor the crisis - currency exchange, debt, stock exchange, interest rates - but there have also been light-hearted reports of other indexes which reflect the time - such as the mini-skirt index (hems rise as times get tough) and the alligator index (alligator populations increase because people can't afford them as handbags and shoes).

The world’s largest emerging economies - Brazil, Russia, India and China – collectively known as BRIC, held their first summit in June in Yekaterinburg, Russia.

As someone with frequent migraines, I was a bit shocked to discover that the tiniest flaw in your eyewear, or low-quality eyewear, can cause irreparable damage not only to your eyes, but to your brain as well. Having switched from my high quality Prada glasses to a generic set, I soon learned the repercussions.

When setting up in China, foreign investors are confronted with a myriad of complex issues, from local regulatory variances, to confusing tax compliance issues and licensing procedures. With all the complexities over submitting business license applications, scant regard is often paid to one of the most important parts of overall business planning, the mechanism to facilitate the effective repatriation and maximization of profits. This is something that should be dealt with during the planning stages of setting up in China.

A recent survey reported that manufacturing activity in India grew for the second straight month in May; the highest expansion in the last eight months.

A Chinese investment group has bought minority stakes of a U.S. basketball franchise and its arena.

The Indian government is studying tax reforms that will sweep away part of the current VAT system, a variety of state level direct and indirect taxes, excise duties, service tax and luxury tax and replace them with a single Goods and Service Tax (GST).

The results of the recent Lok Sabha national elections in India are likely to have long lasting implications for the development of the country.

Creditmart.com.au has recently analysed 115 credit card offers within the Australian market to view how the interest rates have changed, if at all, between September 2008 and May 2009. Over the same period the RBA has reduced the official cash rate by 4.25%, so have credit cards followed suit?

The 1988 Trade Act by the Congress of the United States directed the U.S. Attorney General to provide guidance to potential exporters and small business regarding the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977.

Findings by the research team at the Spanish bank BBVA uncovered specific treatments by the Chinese government used solely for the benefit of its own state-owned enterprises (SOE's) that appear to show a disregard for China’s own generally accepted accounting principles in terms of transparency and fair competition.

As the world shifts its political positions and emerging countries flex new found muscles in the aftermath of the global financial crisis, how has China reacted to the situation? As always when it comes to this enigmatic nation, the signs are mixed, and are not consistent. It is also becoming apparent, at least, that U.S.-China comparisons are not really valid. Should a comparison be made with any country, surely it would have to be with India. Not only are the two nations neighbors, they also have massive populations, emerging domestic markets, and until recently, shared religious values. On the other hand, there is mutual mistrust, still simmering border disputes, and completely separate political systems. The similarities and differences between the two are far more aligned than those between China and America.

China will revise their Foreign Direct Investment approval procedures in a bid to make the process efficient and channel more investments to the western and central parts of the country.

The establishment of not-for-profit, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in China is becoming increasingly popular as the necessity of providing private alternatives to social, economic, political, and cultural issues becomes apparent.

Merger and acquisitions activity in Asia is expected to increase over last year as more companies said they were looking to expand in the face of healthy valuations.