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Dirty rotten plastic? Biodegradable film cuts pollution and costs

A new Spanish firm hopes to end agricultural plastic waste with an environmentally friendly product. HAL WILLIAMS speaks to the founders… PLASTIC is pretty much...

UNCTAD: A Policy Recipe to Get Investment Flowing Again

James Zhan suggests world leaders make a joint effort to harmonise and formulate appropriate investment policies to help build investment firepower to face 21st...
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UK food chains biting off more than they can chew

The Jamie Oliver Restaurant Group, KFC and Byron burger chains are all finding themselves in dire straits IT’S BEEN a rough few days in the...

Rich Man, Poor Man: A Clash Foretold

In November, a Chinese billionaire – one not yet clipped and cuffed at the order of President Xi Ping – acquired Amedeo Modigliani’s Reclining...
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IPOs for the people! Investors change tack, but public access is...

Venture capital may be flavour of the month, but there is still a place for stock market launches, as BRENDAN FILIPOVSKI reports ARE THE halcyon...
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Exploring the ways to trade surprise economic data

By GILES COGHLAN MAY’S inflation data surprised the financial markets. Initially predicted to fall to 8.4 percent, the figures came in far hotter than expected...

Six highlights from the final day of #10WCC

The 10th World Chambers Congress concluded in Sydney today. The last day featured plenary sessions on leadership, the world of tomorrow and the 4th...

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...
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Italy and Pakistan forge bilateral trade alliance

Business ties between Rome and Islamabad continue to strengthen as the two nations look to capitalise on their respective talents By Darren Parkin A TRADE deal...
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Contactless payments boost for Big Issue sellers

THE BIG Issue Group (TBIG) has equipped 1,000 of its vendors with contactless technology. It is fast-tracking to its goal of enabling all 1,500 vendors...