Spring Budget sets BV phones and email buzzing
Pundits and experts were quick off the mark to comment on Jeremy Hunt’s first offering...
By HAL WILLIAMS
BRITISH Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Spring Budget has prompted...
Bright idea to combat flying foes
By HAL WILLIAMS
WAGENINGEN University in the Netherlands has found a hi-tech means of virus-prevention. And no, this has nothing to do with Covid.
The virus...
Boundary change plan revives controversy in Costa del Sol
Proposals to shift borders within Spain’s Marbella council area are raising land values – and eyebrows. BV’s man-on-the-ground JASON AGNEW has a sniff around.
MARBELLA,...
The takeaway from UK govt’s chip order
THE UK government will spend £100m of taxpayer money to accelerate the production of computer chips.
The aim is to build a national AI resource...
Amazon Overflowing Into New Premises
As if Amazon’s current HQ wasn’t colossal enough, the internet-based retailer is in the market for a second mega-HQ big enough for 50,000 staff....
Majid Al Futtaim making tracks across MENA
UAE billionaire announces a raft of fresh investments to revitalise dozens of projects in the region…
By Darren Parkin
WHEN the Majid Al Futtaim Group –...
Uber über alles? Ride-hailing firm damaged by leaked files
By HEATHER LEAH SMITH
DISTURBING details have surfaced surrounding ride-hailing service Uber’s chaotic global expansion period.
Uber was founded in the US in 2009; within three...
Indian Summer On The Horizon
Investors had been keeping their distance from India this last 12 months as New Delhi's business hubs looked like being on the brink of...
AI summit hears of widespread fear surrounding tech
THOSE attending last week’s AI Safety Summit at Bletchley Park witnessed the high level of fear surrounding the technology.
The event was touted as a...
Statement on Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative (We-Fi)
WASHINGTON, October 12, 2017 ‒ The Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative (We-Fi) donor countries today issued the following statement:
It is with great pleasure that we officially launch...





































