Sir Richard Jolly: Development with a Human Face
In May 2012, a distinguished group of international economists and social scientists published Be Outraged: There Are Alternatives, an impassioned critique of austerity economics....
Structured Deal
Massive conglomerate in China takes an unusual step by revealing the complex details of its ownership, internal make-up, and investments. In an age of...
Glue-shoe syndrome for Brexit: a step forward… or sideways?
An analysis of the latest Brexit developments shows that just beneath the surface of the mud… is more mud. BV’s Jason Agnew reports.
THE Eagles’...
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...
Amazon Overflowing Into New Premises
As if Amazon’s current HQ wasn’t colossal enough, the internet-based retailer is in the market for a second mega-HQ big enough for 50,000 staff....
The Big Win: Singapore
The ‘Lion City’ is roaring again
By Tony Lennox
IN the heart of downtown Singapore, Raffles Hotel, a stately symbol of colonial splendour, sits in the...
Slaves to the algorithm: does it all add up?
Can the advanced functional process of stringing optional commands together really have a successful business application? DARREN PARKIN finds out
THE image of Greek mathematician...
Paul Allen – The Forgotten Man Of Microsoft
When two school friends set up their own software business, one of them didn’t expect it to become one of the most successful companies...
Airbus strikes a deal with Bombardier
Just as the Canadian firm looked like it was being grounded by massive US tariffs, a European saviour with a long-term plan comes to...
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...
