Global Finance

Électricité de France (EDF): Thinking Big and Outside the Box

Determined to become the world’s largest supplier of renewable energy, Électricité de France (EDF) in July took an 80% stake in Hong Kong-based wind...

The Funny German: Henning Wehn

Henning Wehn has carved out the most unlikely career as a stand-up comedian in the UK. Unlikely, because most British people are convinced that...
First Republic Bank

Banks, the Fed, and a short-term absence of fear

By GEORGE LAGARIAS ANOTHER week, another regional bank failure. First Republic, a 37-year-old San Francisco institution became the third US regional bank — and fourth...
Green apprenticeships: Heat pump installer

Hundreds of green apprenticeships backing net zero

MORE than 200 apprenticeships are supporting England’s drive for net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. The announcement was timed to coincide with Green Careers Week, which...
Gun Rights and Gun Control Protests

Armed, alarmed, and angry: US population divided over firearms

A nation devastated by more mass shootings, and at-odds over sales of a high-powered weapon being championed by the NRA as ‘America’s rifle’ By HAL...
Richer Sounds, Belfast

Employee share ownership: Richer joins his own workforce

By RICHARD THOMAS THE ISSUE of share ownership for employees recently hit the UK headlines when Julian Richer announced he was handing 60 percent of...
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Brazil: Eternal Country of the Future

Can the South American giant emerge stronger from its latest crisis? By Jason Agnew “Brazil é o pais do futuro e sempre será.” It was a...
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Corporate insolvencies as pandemic restrictions fade

By PATRICE CROSBOURNE THE UK Government Insolvency Service has released statistics for corporate insolvencies in England and Wales for May 2022. An increase in corporate insolvencies...
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New Vice-Chair of ICC Commission on Taxation appointed

ICC is pleased to announce the appointment of Susana Bokobo as the new Vice-Chair of the ICC Commission on Taxation. Ms Bokobo will take...
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Apple shares fall as China bans iPhone use

By HAL WILLIAMS ISAAC Newton would doubtless see the gravity of the situation: Apple's stock market valuation has fallen by more than six percent. That’s quite...