Over at Terra Sigillata, David Kroll (you may also know him by his old nom-de-blog, Abel Pharmboy), wrote a nice blog post about my profile of research outsourcer Quintiles and its founder and chief executive, Dennis Gillings, in the current issue of Forbes.

FORBES: More On Quintiles' Pharmaceutical Investments

In a nice twist, post-apartheid South Africa's new fiscal conservatism has begun to shame its neighbours into more responsible behaviour.

ECONOMIST: An African success story

Early in his scientific career he landed a research post in Nice, close to the great perfume center of Grasse.

FORBES: Magazine Article

Have a nice weekend, and post your comments below.

FORBES: Random Friday Thoughts

Indeed, with a nice irony, apart from the post office, the best retail bank in Japan is Citigroup.

ECONOMIST: Buttonwood

Sarah Kliff had a nice follow-on piece in the Washington Post that elaborates on my chart and some possible explanations for why consumers are so much less cost conscious in health care.

FORBES: The Cost of Health Care: 1958 vs. 2012