February/March 2010
COVER FOCUS
The new age of the train
Full steam ahead for Spain's rail sector, plus planned international rail investment
REGIONS AND SECTORS
Silver lining in the clouds
The airline industry's problems are creating opportunities for cost-saving technology
Big in Europe
Sterling's erosion against the euro has put many Irish companies under pressure. In this issue, we look at the experiences of a food company successfully expanding in Europe.
Technology to help teachers teach
Trends at BETT 2010, the world's biggest education technology exhibition
A different kind of energy
Focus on Masdar City, a low-impact development in Abu Dhabi
Opportunities with the ADB
Opportunities from increasingly ambitious spending by the Asian Development Bank
PEOPLE
Always the real thing
Interview with Michael O'Neill, CEO of Coca-Cola Icecek, in Turkey
Switzerland's Irish family
Valerie Gurtler-Doyle, at Novartis, on the Swiss Irish Business Network
Looking to the Middle East and North Africa
Interview with Michael Looby, co-founder of construction services company Byrne Looby
BUSINESS
On the dollar
Raising venture captial in the United States
Remote collaboration made easy
How technology offers a real alternative to face-to-face meetings
REGULARS
Market intelligence
Updates on trade regulations and market research.
Travel news
Flights and travel update.
The Back Page
City break: Geneva
Good Reading
Light grazing