Five major business wins to celebrate in West Midlands
A STRING of international companies moving to the West Midlands has put the region top of the UK’s overseas investment chart — for five...
Mohamed A El-Erian: Is the Perfect Storm Over for Markets?
Earlier this year, financial markets around the world were forced to navigate a perfect storm – a violent disruption fuelled by an unusual amalgamation...
Think Big: Economic Diversification Drive Meets Future
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is the scene of undertakings on a massive scale – not quite appropriate for those accustomed to a more...
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...
Legs eleven: interest rate rises keep on striding
The 11th consecutive hike could affect business confidence, experts are telling BV...
THE BANK of England has raised interest rates by a quarter of a...
Nigeria: An Economic Upswing Foretold
Oil prices have rebounded from their recent lows and may yet provide temporary relief to Nigeria, allowing the incoming administration of President-elect Muhammadu Buhari...
IPOs for the people! Investors change tack, but public access is...
Venture capital may be flavour of the month, but there is still a place for stock market launches, as BRENDAN FILIPOVSKI reports
ARE THE halcyon...
SMEs and the wolf at the door
By LUCY TROTT and KATIE PHILIPSON
THROUGHOUT the pandemic, a steady stream of government support was made available to prop-up businesses.
As we move towards a...
Sir Richard Jolly: Development with a Human Face
In May 2012, a distinguished group of international economists and social scientists published Be Outraged: There Are Alternatives, an impassioned critique of austerity economics....
Starting a business? It’s about location, location, and location
NATIONAL performance indicators for 28 European countries, including GDP, unemployment rate, and practicality have revealed the best places to start a business.
The UK’s strong...
