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Studies reveal worrying trends as platforms go out-of-date and cyber attacks increase.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...
Fundraising innovation for charity shops during pandemic
BRITAIN’S charity shops are facing revenue losses of up to £28m for each month of lockdown, according to the Charity Retail Association.
Vintage Cash Cow...
A nation of shopkeepers? Entrepreneurs, more like!
ENTREPRENEURIAL Britain is a two-day initiative planned for 2021 and designed “to reignite the entrepreneurial spirit” of UK towns and cities.
The outbreak of Covid-19...
Covid mink stole the future of the despised fur industry
by Hal Williams
THE EUROPEAN fur industry is reeling — to the dismay of fashion victims and the relief of animal rights supporters.
Denmark's mass culling...
Banks ramp-up tech recruitment following pandemic — retail banking ‘may disappear’
The advance of digital currency is one thing, but the swiftness by banks to incorporate tech roles is another
ANALYSTS predict online banking penetration in...
ECB launches new aid package to soothe effects of pandemic
By HAL WILLIAMS
THE EUROPEAN Central Bank has launched a €750bn emergency package to buy government and company debt across the eurozone.
The temporary purchasing scheme...
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...
UK faces ‘productivity collapse’ as remote workers admit they do less
BRITAIN’S economy is on the brink of a productivity collapse, with homebound workers admitting they get away with an average of two hours and...
SDG9: What a difference a president makes: Biden clears way for...
BV’s JASON AGNEW continues his series examining the background, implementation and ambitions of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals with SDG9 — Industry, Innovation and...
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...
