Jewel of the Nile loses its sparkle
Fears for a forsaken Egypt as Africa’s fourth largest economy mirrors a Greek tragedy, threatening trade and jeopardising foreign investment
By Darren Parkin
NERVOUS investors are...
China gives US a level glare over mooted extra tariffs
‘Precise’ response promised in escalating trade war
TARIFFS are back in the headlines as China threatens to impose more of its own taxes on US...
Bhutan: Sustainable Happiness
At around the time Abba were raising a glass of Babycham to toast their number one chart success with Waterloo, the good folk of...
Zoom meeting from a bomb shelter in Ukraine…
‘Yesterday afternoon,’ writes ANNABEL CLEMENTSON, who submitted the following media release to BV, ‘I joined a call with team members from Ukraine’s Diia.City programme...
Mega-merger of media giants brings stock moves and criticism
BROADCASTING giants CBS and Viacom are set to merge in a media deal that will see shared ownership of MTV, Comedy Central and Paramount...
Umberto Eco (1932-2016): The Model Author
A bespectacled Italian gentleman, with a girth suggesting a rich and sedentary lifestyle, Umberto Eco was – until 23rd of February this year –...
Move over, Punxsutawney Phil, there’s a new rodent on the block
By HAL WILLIAMS
RIGHT, here’s a story right up the BV alley. A German hamster named Mr Goxx — in solidarity with this exceptional rodent,...
Plant-based, and growing strong: vegan burger funding hits £2m
ON A MISSION to bring a vegan menu to the high street, plant-based pioneer Ready Burger has closed its first funding round with Crowdcube,...
Mo Ibrahim: Cleaning Up a Continent
Engineer, academic, expert, innovator, entrepreneur, and philanthropist: Mohammed Ibrahim is a rich and successful man who now applies his vast resources to fight corruption...
Brian Chesky: The Reason You Don’t Need to Find a Room...
Brian Chesky, CEO of AirBnB, is a champion of the global sharing economy. Proving that there’s no place like someone else’s home, AirBnB –...
