Lessons in leadership, from Bihar to Buckingham Palace
RAFAAT RAHMANI recounts the life journey that took him from poverty to a top job — and a King’s Award for Enterprise
ALL START-ups face...
Thames Estuary plan for green development and jobs in south-east UK
THE UK government is backing the Thames Estuary as Britain’s biggest growth opportunity.
With the claimed potential to create 1.5m jobs and add value of...
Dramatic fall in half-year profits strikes to heart of John Lewis
JOHN Lewis Partnership’s June predictions of low-to-zero profits for the first half of 2018 have proven precise, rather than pessimistic: a plunge of 99...
KLRCA and ICC sign MoU to boost dispute resolution
The Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for Arbitration (KLRCA) and the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) have signed a...
Former Tata chairman dies in Indian road accident
BILLIONAIRE businessman Cyrus Mistry, 54, died in a single-vehicle accident in India at the weekend.
Another passenger in the car was killed, and two, including...
Job fears as UK’s Carillion collapses
UK construction giant Carillion is heading into liquidation, putting thousands of jobs under threat.
Talks between the firm, its lenders and the government failed to...
Obituary: Noblesse Oblige – Last of True Monarchs
In his early years as a king, back when he wore a younger man’s clothes, Brajraj Khyatriya Birabara Champati Singh Mohapatra, was a picture...
Dependence on commodities leaves countries ‘vulnerable to shocks’ and ‘weakened’
THE NUMBER of countries dependent on commodities has reached its highest level in 20 years, according to a recent UNCTAD report.
UNCTAD (United Nations Conference...
John and Patrick Collison: Two Lads in Silicon Valley
Deciding to drop out of Yale University half-way through the curriculum requires a good reason. A privileged Ivy League education is not dispensed with...
Sophie in ‘t Veld: Calling the European Council to Order
Dutch MEP Sophie in ‘t Veld believes that the freedom of every person to hold their own thoughts and opinions is a cornerstone of...
