Rooms for more: Pakistan's Byram Avari branches out

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Pakistani hotelier and businessman Byram Avari takes bold public stances as he forges new links in his growing international empire. His father launched a chain of hotels, which Byram continues to expand, but he is also diversifying to reduce his vulnerability to business cycles. Some critics say he uses political and personal connections for gain, while other charge that his actions have divided Pakistan's small, low-profile Parsi community. His holdings include Pakistan's third and newest whisky distillery.

Achievements and awards, Avari, Byram

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Good intentions: Central Asians agree to set up a bank, open roads

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The 10 member nations of the Economic Coordination Organization agreed at a mid-March meeting to establish a trade and development bank and open the Karakorum Highway to major trade. The members, including Pakistan, Turkey, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Iran, and Tajikistan, also displayed some of the internal rifts that could keep the group from growing into a Central Asian ASEAN.

Economic policy, International economic relations, Central Asia

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The reluctant tough guy

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The steps taken by Pakistan to curb Islamic extremism and nuclear proliferation are discussed. President Pervez Musharraf faces heckling from opposition political parties.

Strategy & planning, Government domestic functions, Pakistan, Planning, Control, Nuclear arms control, Company business planning, Domestic policy, Islamic militants

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