World Bank Report Finds Rise in Global Wealth, but Inequality Persists
Report goes beyond GDP to assess the economic progress of nations
Global wealth grew significantly over the past two decades but per capita wealth declined...
Grit and gumption are key to ‘innovation nation’
‘Innovative’ is the word that binds together some of the UK’s greats, from James Dyson to George Bernard Shaw. JULIAN BIRKINSHAW, of the London Business School,...
Down-under dream sours for backpackers and migrants
Exploitation of international students and backpackers in Australia is endemic, a study by two universities has found. Fiona McGill and Wendy Frew report
One third of...
ICC partners with Argentina for 11th WTO Ministerial Conference Business Forum
Alongside World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations in Buenos Aires this December, the government of Argentina is officially partnering with ICC on the event’s Business...
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...
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...
Business voice has been heard – reaction to PM speech in...
The CBI has responded to the Prime Minister’s speech in Florence ahead of the next round of EU negotiations.
Carolyn Fairbairn, CBI Director-General, said:
“The Prime...
Research report analyses ransomware attack patterns
AN IT security company has released a threat research report on ransomware between August 2021 and July 2022.
Ransomware attacks on educational institutions more than...
Rising investment in UK climate tech development
INTERNATIONAL investment into UK climate tech companies risen from $4m in 2021 to $7.5bn this year — and the figure could rise to £20bn...
Murdoch Takeover Stalls
Sky buy out delayed as UK Government intervenes amid calls for investigation over White House ‘fake news’ story…
THE drawn-out takeover of broadcaster Sky by...




































