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...
Selfless gesture: world’s super rich calling for higher taxation
SOME of the richest people on the planet want higher taxes on themselves and their peers to aid economic recovery from the Covid-19 crisis.
A...
Tesla shuts showrooms and moves to online sales in bid to...
TESLA is cutting prices and closing showroom doors in a dramatic bid to remain viable.
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Mixed but generally positive responses to Sunak’s revised support package
By HAL WILLIAMS
THE UK government’s new package of measures to support businesses through to March 2021 has met with differing responses from the business...
Mahindra Group: Indian corporate giant proves that ethics and success ‘are...
In a world where the public at large is increasingly disenchanted and sceptical of corporate business models, the Mahindra Group proves that following business...
Helen Mirren: No Essex Girl
While female actors of a certain age bemoan the absence of suitable roles, the versatile septuagenarian Dame Helen goes from strength to strength. A...
Alexa von Tobel (CEO LearnVest): Smart move for a dropout
FINANCIAL planning is rarely considered an activity that attracts passion. Yet for one entrepreneur, it delivered enough fervour to warrant dropping out of Harvard...
Wage increases strongest in mining sector
By HAL WILLIAMS
ESG, THE environment, sustainability and renewable energy are modern business buzzwords — but workers in environmentally disruptive industries are still arguably better...
Nick Clegg: A Heart That Will Yet Be Sorely Missed
As David Cameron was celebrating his party’s astonishing victory at the polls on May 8, his former coalition partner Nick Clegg delivered a mournful...
Barclays’ African odyssey over the years: always with people as primary...
IN 1950, the British bank Barclays (Dominion, Colonial and Overseas – DCO) was the dominant financial institution on the African continent.
Its presence was entrenched...





































