Global Finance

Social enterprise hair and beauty salon

Scotland, brave and bonny: beauty salon’s social mission

SCOTLAND’S first hair and beauty salon operating as a social enterprise has opened a second outlet in Edinburgh. Founder Kerry Anderson is behind the Brave,...
Oil tanker at sea, platform in background

Oil price hits negative territory, Virgin ailing, firms need wage aid

CORONAVIRUS infections are dropping in many countries, but corporate and financial impacts are increasingly being felt. Virgin Australia is going into administration, the US oil...
Sleep Cogni device

Dreaming, perchance, of sleep? A UK firm has found a solution

A UK-DESIGNED sleep therapy solution is a step closer to capturing a share of an $80bn global market. SleepCogni, a data-supported device for people suffering...
Shrimp

Shrimps, time bombs — and need for study of wartime economies

By William Roman PICK a word starting with “C”… no, not coronavirus; not yet, anyway. The C here stands for crustaceans. The humble shrimp, for instance....
Cyrus Mistry

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...
Zoom conference call on laptop

SMEs head online to counter lockdown — and find surprise benefits

SMALL UK businesses are moving the bulk of their services online as the sector takes tentative steps towards recovery. Small Business Britain and BT Skills...
Brandenburg Gate

The fail of Berlin?

After months of quiet anxiety about trade conditions for the country, the voices of Germany’s business leaders are becoming louder as they believe they...
Steel Trade

EU steels itself for trade battle as 25 percent US tariffs...

THE EU – the world's second-largest steel producer after China – is preparing to confront US tariffs on steel imports due to come into...

Middle East: Iran – Open for Business

Mention Iran to a stamp collector, and it’s quite possible you’ll witness a human being salivate like a dog being teased with a bone....
Kris Canekeratne, CEO of Virtusa

From a software ‘player’ to a leader in his field: a...

A company joining the elite billion-dollar revenue group has mastered the art of turning a vision into reality KRIS Canekeratne loves to win — and...