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,...
Clean? Check. Cool? Check. But e-vehicles have poke too
Hot new electric wheels offer more than just zero emissions – the latest offerings have some serious grunt, too
By HAL WILLIAMS
THE TIMES are changing,...
Majid Al Futtaim making tracks across MENA
UAE billionaire announces a raft of fresh investments to revitalise dozens of projects in the region…
By Darren Parkin
WHEN the Majid Al Futtaim Group –...
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...
Scottish Salmon – What’s the catch?
It’s one of the biggest businesses in Scotland, but ask ten different experts about the state of the salmon industry and you’ll get ten...
Patience and discipline will deliver family prosperity
The Holt-Dunn family has been managing investments and assets for generations
SIR HERBERT HOLT created a business empire that spanned three continents during one of...
The business of war
THE American writer and humourist, PJ O’Rourke, spent the autumn of 1984 in Lebanon as the country’s civil war began to heat up. The...
On a roll
All good things must come to an end, but just as the propulsion industry was preparing to write off the iconic brand of Rolls-Royce,...
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...
Is Samsung About To Leave The Mobile Market Wide Open?
Despite record sales and impressive forecasts, the tell-tale signs of a looming crisis within the mobile phone giant are there for all to see…
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