Oil price hits negative territory, Virgin ailing, firms need wage aid
CORONAVIRUS infections are dropping in many countries, but corporate and financial impacts are increasingly being felt.
Virgin Australia is going into administration, the US oil...
A crazed new world: coronavirus, paranoia, and Zombie Apocalypse shopping tips
By Hal Williams
YOU WALK into the supermarket, intending to just pick up a few things, and wha…. ? The place is swarming. Shelves are...
SDG10: Finding equality in an unequal world is never easy
The UN’s sustainable development goal SDG10 — to reduce inequality within and among countries — is a particular challenge, as BV’s JASON AGNEW reports
SDG10:...
Fintech funding key to keeping SMEs strong after end of loans
ONE OF Europe’s largest business lenders says the fintech industry must be strengthened to support SMEs after the Bounce Back Loan scheme closes at...
Cybercrime is costing UK companies millions as hackers ramp-up attacks
Studies reveal worrying trends as platforms go out-of-date and cyber attacks increase. HAL WILLIAMS reports.
SMALL businesses in the UK are targeted by up to...
Internal auditors ‘strategic advisers’ on online fraud
DATA AND tech company Kroll has issued a report on the changing role of internal audit in fraud risk-management since the start of the...
Shipping data points to a rebound in world trade: UNCTAD report
THE NUMBER of ships pulling into ports to unload and load containers rebounded in many parts of the world in the third quarter of...
The birth of the travel subscription model
By DANA DUNNE
THE SIGNIFICANT increase in subscription spending during the pandemic has caught the attention of businesses across the globe. In fact, according to...
TGIF, right? Hybrid- and home-working add flavour to Fridays
FRIDAYS may be everyone’s favourite weekday, but the last day of the working week sees 15 percent less business activity than Mondays to Thursdays.
As...
Boutique offices are the new trend
By JOHN DROVER
THE JLL Future of Work survey found that 75 percent of commercial real estate leaders believe that flexible working patterns are critical...
