Merger brings gene therapy aid for infants closer to production
FDA approves ‘breakthrough therapy’ designation for novel treatment
NOVARTIS has announced a multi-billion dollar agreement and plan of merger with AveXis to acquire the US-based...
Reports of Viacom’s Death Are Greatly Exaggerated
Time was when Viacom’s infamous booming audio logo trumpeted the sound of success. And in the risk-ridden world of TV entertainment shows it held...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Workplace savants bringing magic to the daily grind
The Corporate Rebels travel the world to brighten up your working day and take a challenge to management. HAL WILLIAMS reports
EVER felt overlooked and...
Swede Electric Dreams
Is Volvo’s bid to become all-electric the shrewdest business move of the year, or a cynical ploy to capitalise on the world’s mounting affection...
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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The Big Fail: South Sudan
Where did it all go wrong?
Designed as place where new business could survive and prosper, South Sudan’s devastating collapse into corruption has driven away...
