Masayoshi Son: Great Business Visionary, or Deluded Dreamer?
He’s won, lost, then won a fortune again. Now he has amassed the gigantic ‘Vision Fund’ from which to spread investment around the world’s...
Status symbols in and out of the boardroom
From cufflinks to cars, Blackberries to dog breeds: status symbols are evolving. BV’s RICHARD THOMAS cranes his neck to get a glimpse of the...
Time to talk about crypto – and its effects on the...
The Spanish town of Marbella will host the seventh annual InterEcoForum next month, dedicated to sustainable development and applied blockchain technologies.
The charming Andalusian town...
Trade war ‘almost inevitable’ as Trump’s steel tariffs start to bite
Countries line-up to target US products with their own retaliatory taxes. HAL WILLIAMS reports
EUROPE, Canada and Mexico are girding their loins for a trade...
Sharia banking weaves moral fibre into the West’s oft-flawed system
No pork, no porn, no booze: this traditional Islamic take on finance and funding relies on ancient ethical codes — and ensures lender and...
Rio Tinto Paying Dividends
Handsome pay-outs for mining shareholders as strong underlying earnings deliver record interims for investors…
By Darren Parkin
A SURGE in commodity prices and a rush in...
Case Study: Samsung: Learning a lesson in customer response
By Tony Lennox
UNTIL the moment Gerald Ratner stood up to deliver an after-dinner speech to the Institute of Directors at the Albert Hall in...
Jewel of the Nile loses its sparkle
Fears for a forsaken Egypt as Africa’s fourth largest economy mirrors a Greek tragedy, threatening trade and jeopardising foreign investment
By Darren Parkin
NERVOUS investors are...
Corporate Punishment
The UK government has pledged to crack down on ‘bad’ boardroom behaviour. But how far can it go? And will the corporate world fall...
Macron’s Man is Sniffing Out Europe’s Business Opportunities
France’s Benjamin Griveaux is rising up the ranks of the French president’s inner circle, and he’s been handed a special mission by Emmanuel Macron...
