Global Finance

THE ALTERNATIVE risk transfer market was relatively unknown when Juan Antonio Niño, CEO and founder of Active RE, began to advocate for its adoption...

By Hal Williams EVERY computer programme, algorithm and robot introduced to the workplace theoretically enhances efficiency and cuts the workload — but the real cut...

But sweeping transformations needed to unlock their potential to help feed and employ a younger, more crowded planet - new report 9 October 2017, Rome -...

CHRIS THOMPSON explains why small is beautiful for the future of Britain’s GDP CAPITALISM is under the microscope at the moment, largely because of the...

Inventors don’t always make the best entrepreneurs. The skills and attitudes needed to develop new ideas are not the same as those required to...

SCOTLAND’S Beta Bugs Ltd has secured a £1.72m investment to scale-up the production, sale and supply of black soldier fly eggs and larvae. Insect farming...

Can the double-edged sword of this tiny country be finally sheathed by a merger into the European Union? IT isn’t entirely certain that Milo Djukanovic,...

Even the world’s finest treasures collect a bit of grime once in a while. Business Vision’s Tony Lennox takes a look at the famous...

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...

FINTECH start-up Lightyear is offering Europe’s first commission-free investment platform. Set to start rolling out in Q3 2021, Lightyear marries multi-currency accounts with unlimited access...