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Ten Top Tips: Sharpen up your sales in 2012

This year might not strike you as the most auspicious, says Shaun Thompson - but a little hard work and your sales team could be on fire.

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The Japanisation of the West: part 2

In part two of our look at the similarities between Japan's 'lost decade' and the eurozone crisis, Nick Boulter looks at the future of employment.

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Greek debt deal 'this weekend', reckons Rehn

EU Commissioner Olli Rehn has stuck his neck out, predicting an imminent conclusion to the turbulent Greek debt talks.

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MT Expert - Innovation: Staying innovative as you grow

Growing doesn't mean you have to give up on innovation, explains Peter Bauer.

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Thames Water cure for Chinese low returns

Chinese sovereign wealth fund CIC has bought an 8.68% stake in UK utility group Thames Water, for an undisclosed sum.

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Features:

Business of Sport Special: Two times a winner Sporting heroes can struggle to find a role that matches up to their glory days once they've hung up their boots. But the determination, focus and will to win they showed in their first careers can take them to the top in business too.

Business in developing economies: Enter the dragons' den As the most confident Chinese and Indian firms expand beyond their national borders, ambitious western high-flyers are realising that the fast-track of tomorrow will belong to those bold souls who dive in and join an Asian firm.

Can UK sport do the business? Many British sports are a financial basketcase - look at the Premier League. It's time organisers and owners worked out how to make money, without killing the spirit of their game.

The MT Interview: Rupert Soames From playing cowboys and Indians with Churchill to DJing at Annabel's, Aggreko's CEO has had a colourful past. And the present is no less dramatic.

You live and you learn: Sir David Tang The founder of luxury retailer Shanghai Tang on the perils of gambling, working with big corporations and the 'nonsense' of east versus west.

The MT Diary: Some of my best builders are Poles Howard Davies discusses his trip to Warsaw, the problems facing Sarkozy, and Europe in 2012.


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