Business Times, Singapore China banks warned about risks of foreign acquisitions China’s banks risk overextending themselves in their rush to expand abroad, said Howard Davies, former deputy governor of the Bank of England and an adviser to the Chinese banking regulator. He said that he's 'nervous' that lenders may make the same mistakes Japanese banks did in the 1980s and undermine profitability.
USA Today Bush Gathers Support of European Leaders "There's been a rapprochement across the Atlantic since 2004 at the elite level of policymakers," said Michael Cox, professor of international relations at the London School of Economics. http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2008-06-16-bush_N.htm
Indian Express Delhi Traffic at Saturation Level Report The already dramatic rise in car ownership and use, as a result of overcrowding and lack of reliability of public transport, has led to the cities reaching saturation point, note the findings of recently-released report Integrated City Making by London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)-based think tank, Urban Age. http://www.indianexpress.com/story/323616.html
BBC Radio 4 All in the mind New research by Dr Ilina Singh, associate director of BIOS at LSE, will feature on tonight’s programme. http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/science/allinthemind.shtml 9-9.30pm
