Europe: Hiccups on the Iberian Peninsula
While Europe lurches from one crisis to the next, Spain and Portugal have been quietly going about their business, steering themselves back to stability...
World Bank prices Sustainable Development Bonds for investors
THE WORLD Bank’s International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IRBD) recently priced two Sustainable Development Bonds – a $3bn, two-year bond maturing in April...
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...
Faltering Libra project is losing more traction
FACEBOOK’S Libra currency project appears to be close to dead in the water, with five major payments providers pulling out.
The founding companies in the...
California dreaming with Google’s HR policy
IT IS said that you are more likely to win a place at Harvard or Yale than land a job with Google. The company’s...
Firms merge to fill IT skills gap — with gender parity
TWO CENTRAL European ed-tech companies are merging to create a giant digital skilling and sourcing powerhouse.
Codecool and Software Development Academy (SDA) have a presence...
UNCTAD: Africa Rising
Africa needs investment to advance sustainable development and see the continent prosper. James Zhan, Astrit Sulstarova and Mathabo le Roux argue that the nature...
UK MPs look into SME funding challenges
A CROSS-PARTY committee of UK MPs is to examine the key challenges SMEs face when seeking finance.
(Click here to see stock prices for the...
At Home Where Her Heart Is: Genevieve Nnaji
Genevieve Nnaji is used to being in the public eye. Her career took off at the age of eight when she appeared in Ripples,...
Seeking innovators with a hunger for sustainability
By HEATHER LEAH SMITH
DRINKS and snacks maker The Wonderful Company has a biomass problem — and it’s offering a massive payday to the team...
