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Alisher Usmanov: Uzbek eyes a prize listing

The billionaire businessman reflects the new style of oligarch that puts a premium on loyalty and predictability

The A-List

The latest minutes are a cautionary note for all who believe central banks can engineer good economic outcomes
– Mohamed El-Erian
The country’s change of leadership comes at a precarious time for the world economy
– Yao Yang
The whole ethos and mission of the corporation must be different from that of commercial broadcasters
– Richard Lambert
OPINION 7:13pm

US energy is changing the world again

America will maintain its global role even as its oil output rises, writes Daniel Yergin

©J. McHugh Gavyn Davies from COLUMNISTS 7:15pm

Cameron and Osborne must pursue growth

Rebalancing, if left to itself, will mean very subdued output,

Christopher Caldwell from COLUMNISTS 7:06pm

It’s right to test learning by heart

To forget that sense and memory are allies would be a big mistake

Janan Ganesh Janan Ganesh from COLUMNISTS 6:56pm

Green Tories were never sustainable

Economic gloom has encouraged the government to shelve environmental concerns

FT Editorial
Undercover Economist from COLUMNISTS Nov 16, 2012

How Adam Smith could help the Church

In Justin Welby, we’ve fallen for the myth of the brilliant businessman, writes Tim Harford

An illustration by Luis Grañena depicting the burden of India ©Luis Grañena From LIFE & ARTS Nov 16, 2012

The road ahead

India needs to be more than a match for its peers because the existential challenges it faces are more severe

OPINION Nov 15, 2012

Why Republicans lost – but can win again

The party needs a new road back to competitiveness, writes David Frum

Comment page Philip Stephens from COLUMNISTS Nov 15, 2012

Merkel has decided to pay up for the euro

The German chancellor will need assurances that she will not have to tap the voters later on

OPINION Nov 16, 2012

Britain awaits an inevitable referendum

Burying the subject of Europe is no longer an option for any party, says Peter Mandelson