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Carlo Gabriel Simbajon

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Carlo is Assistant Editor and business writer. He is a former senior government economist and was a senior editor for a Bloomberg publication.
About:

Carlo Gabriel Simbajon

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Carlo is Assistant Editor and business writer. He is a former senior government economist and was a senior editor for a Bloomberg publication.

Has The G-8 Outlived Its Usefulness?

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The leaders of the Group of Eight Nations (G-8) had just concluded their 36th Summit at Huntsville, Ontario, Canada. They are expected to proceed to Toronto for the start of another conference, the G-20 Summit. The transfer of venue is for practical reasons – the G-20 requires a larger venue because of → Read More

101: What’s The Difference Between the G20 and G8?

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The G-8 and G-20 Summits are taking place in Ontario, Canada and these two superbodies are expected to tackle issues and make decisions that would impact everyone. Here is your guide in understanding the differences between both international forums. The G-8

Originally called as the Group of Six or G-6, the G-8 → Read More

Facebook Targets You: More Marketing Opportunities

Facebook Targets You: More Marketing Opportunities

Facebook, the fastest growing social-networking site, is on course to signing up it’s billionth member by next year proclaims its founder and CEO, Mark Zuckerberg.

Zuckerberg faced an audience of marketers at an advertising congress in Cannes, France and was quoted as saying that, while there is “no chance” of hitting the → Read More

Judge In Deepwater Over Ban Injunction

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Almost immediately after granting an injunction that prevented the Obama administration from implementing a six-month ban on deepwater oil and gas drilling, U.S. District Judge Martin Feldman found himself the subject of intense scrutiny.

Several news outlets and industry observers were able to establish a link between the federal judge and the → Read More

Corporate Ethics and the BP Oil Spill

Enron, Exxon, Barings Bank, Halliburton, MCI Inc. and now British Petroleum. The list of mega corporations that got embroiled in corporate scandals is long and endless. Corporate scandals appear to be a staple in online news, newspaper headlines and nightly telecasts. For every big business that finds itself under public scrutiny because → Read More