Reducing Risks in Developing Countries is Key to Spur Investment and...
A stable business environment, effective regulations, and political stability are among the key drivers of foreign direct investment (FDI) into developing countries, according to...
ILO Global Commission homes in on key opportunities and challenges surrounding...
The Global Commission on the Future of Work wrapped up its first meeting on Sunday 22 October following an in-depth discussion of the main forces shaping...
Chinese whispers, pints of bitter and… the dawn of a new...
Over the centuries, trade deals between the UK and China have ebbed and flowed with success and unwitting insult. Some meetings have been resolved...
Camel racing hits its stride as robot jockeys take the saddle
The sport is making a massive comeback in the UAE thanks to some new technology that’s proving to be big business
PEOPLE have been racing...
Commodity prices likely to rise further in 2018: World Bank
Oil prices to average $56 a barrel in 2018, up from 2017 average of $53/bbl
Oil prices are forecast to rise to $56 a barrel...
Kwon Oh-joon named VP of World Steel Association
Posco chief being lined up to lead steelmaking through potentially turbulent years ahead…
By Darren Parkin
KWON Oh-joon, CEO of South Korean steel manufacturer Posco, has...
The booming business of war and the slim spectre of hope
When American writer PJ O’Rourke spent the autumn of 1984 in Lebanon as the country’s civil war began to heat up, the hotel receptionist...
ICC and WTO announce second successful proposal under ‘Small Business Champions’...
ICC and the World Trade Organisation (WTO) announced today (17 October) that a proposal submitted by the Union of Chambers of Commerce of the...
Cork industry pulls out all the stops to stay afloat
It’s found in bottles, shoes, crypt floors and space ships: JASON AGNEW raises his glass to toast a natural wonder
When many of us think...
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 –...