Uni-supported innovators to pitch at showcase events
FOUNDERS of University of Edinburgh-supported start-ups will be able to showcase their companies to an audience of investors at two events taking in March.
Ten...
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...
Amazon Overflowing Into New Premises
As if Amazon’s current HQ wasn’t colossal enough, the internet-based retailer is in the market for a second mega-HQ big enough for 50,000 staff....
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...
Hybrid-working, the office … and the human factor
By JOE HARRIS
AN 83 PERCENT majority of office workers reportedly say they prefer the hybrid working model.
From a leadership perspective, crafting effective policies to...
Of Two Minds in the Public Eye: Charlotte Church
At age of eleven, Welsh schoolgirl Charlotte Church’s fabulous voice and classical song repertoire catapulted her onto the global stage and into the headlines....
Shipping data points to a rebound in world trade: UNCTAD report
THE NUMBER of ships pulling into ports to unload and load containers rebounded in many parts of the world in the third quarter of...
Beijing slams the brakes on Ma’s ‘record’ Ant Group market debut
THE HONG Kong stock exchange has announced that the market debut by Jack Ma’s tech giant Ant Group has been suspended.
The Ant Group listings...
Ex-snipers slot into cybersecurity roles
By TOM LARTER
THE CHIEF of Defence Intelligence, Adrian Bird, says Britain’s economic future depends on its stance on recruitment and staff retention.
Bird was speaking not to business...
Switcheroo ‘supercars’ draw heat in Brazilian swoop on chop-shop
By Hal Williams
YOU only get one chance to make a first impression, they say, and nothing makes a statement like pulling up to your...





































