and acquisitions is the focus of the fall issue of The Bottom Line magazine.

The feature article takes a look at the reasons behind the sector's recent flu rry of activity as companies cast a wider net in their strategy of global expansion.

Other articles profile Finance Minister Grant Gibbons, technology guru James Martin, the growth of Gibbons Financial Services, and insurance giant American International Group. Bottom Line also contains a host of vital statistics on the state of the local economy, plus regular opinion columns.

The quarterly business magazine is available free of charge at many grocery, pharmacy and magazine outlets. Bottom Line is published by Crown Communications, a division of The Royal Gazette Ltd.

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