The most prominent reformer in the previous Russian government, Anatoly Chubais, has been made chief executive of the country's electricity monopoly, Unified Energy Systems.

BBC: Russia's top team gets down to work

Steve Ridgeway, chief executive of Virgin Atlantic, said British Airways' monopoly on the Heathrow links is causing "serious consumer harm" which his company intends to challenge.

BBC: A Virgin Atlantic plane landing at Heathrow

Sizwe Nxasana, Telkom's chief executive, says he is sure that the targets will be met, and the monopoly prolonged.

ECONOMIST: Telkom, the state telecoms monopoly, still has much to do

Orbanes' book suffers from disorganization, and he offers too much information about abstruse Monopoly tournaments: Not surprising, given that he's a game fanatic, a former Parker Brothers executive and president of a gaming company called Winning Moves.

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