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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...
DNA gene

Sweet gene victory around the corner? Therapeutic advances come rolling in

As the UK Government opens its new ‘Catapult’ centre devoted to gene therapy manufacturing, could 2018 be the year of its mainstream commercialisation? BV’s...
Trade War US vs EU

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...
Brendan Dunn, Holdun Family Office

Holdun Family Office CEO Brendan Holt Dunn: ‘Clients should know everything...

The word ‘family’ is not only integral to the title of the Holdun Family Office, it encompasses an ethos ­— and a literal lineage HOLDUN...
Flights Cancelled

MONARCH LATEST: Where did it all go wrong?

Private equity firm which owned the popular airline says the total cost of its collapse will take years to calculate as it stares into...
Yemeni Military Shibam

Drug cartels, weapons, banks and the Greenback — illicit trade continues,...

Major banks are unwittingly laundering drug money to fund international arms deals, a former US Senate candidate tells BV editor HAL WILLIAMS US BUSINESS intelligence...

William Hill write-down slashes value of bookie’s Australian operation

The first rule of gambling: ‘The house always wins.’ So how has William Hill managed to veer so far off-course with its Australian operations? THREE...
Notes Brazilian Real Notes in Hand

Brazil: Eternal Country of the Future

Can the South American giant emerge stronger from its latest crisis? By Jason Agnew “Brazil é o pais do futuro e sempre será.” It was a...
Oil Palm Fruit

Balance Between the Need For Palm Oil and Environmental Concerns is...

South east Asia’s palm oil industry is facing tough criticism as many producers refuse to comply with sustainability targets, but are the farmers getting...
Brandenburg Gate

The fail of Berlin?

After months of quiet anxiety about trade conditions for the country, the voices of Germany’s business leaders are becoming louder as they believe they...