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...
The quiet influence over European business
From the factory floor of her father’s steel business, to some of the biggest boardrooms in Europe, the rise and rise of Emma Marcegaglia...
Boundary change plan revives controversy in Costa del Sol
Proposals to shift borders within Spain’s Marbella council area are raising land values – and eyebrows. BV’s man-on-the-ground JASON AGNEW has a sniff around.
MARBELLA,...
Black Friday… welcome to the ugly side of the American sales...
By HEATHER LEAH SMITH
BEFORE the sentiments of gratitude expressed over Thanksgiving dinner have had time to fade, throngs of Americans begin queuing up and...
Steel Merger Looks To Create Industry Giant
Two behemoths of the industrial world look to tie the knot and save thousands of jobs as they create one of the world’s largest...
The crypto balloon is rising again, with new player Ethereum hanging...
By HAL WILLIAMS
BITCOIN’S value will more than double by the end of 2018. Buy, buy, buy! But, um, not Bitcoin.
And hey, relax your shoulders:...
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...
Electric car production has shocks in store for ‘super-entrepreneur’ Musk
ACCORDING to Bloomberg, Tesla – which, whoa, has been in business for 15 years – is burning $6,500 each and every minute. Someone do...
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...
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...





































