Oil giant’s massive profits — and legal woes
SHELL has seen record annual profits since Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
The oil giant’s profits hit £32.2bn last year: double the previous year’s tally, and...
Post-crisis restrictions on international banking can blunt growth prospects in developing...
Growing restrictions imposed on foreign banks operating in developing countries since the 2007/9 global financial crisis are hampering better growth prospects by limiting the...
Spotlight on Montenegro
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,...
More greenwashing comes to light in HSBC ads
THE UK's Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has taken its first action against a bank for greenwashing.
It has banned two HSBC ads for misleading claims...
Zaha Hadid (1950-2016): “I Don’t Design Nice Buildings”
Zaha Hadid orphaned this world on March 31 and left it waiting for great works that now will never be. Architects bloom late in...
North America: US Elections – Truth? How Stupid Is That?
One contrast between the UK and the US versions of the television show The Apprentice is that the British programme takes place in a...
Effective waste-management: a duty, not an option
A WELL-STRUCTURED waste management plan can affect the internal and external perspectives of a company.
It can also make a company more desirable to work...
Gender pay-gap: women undervalue their own contributions, study finds
Expectations play a part in unequal rewards system – and women appear less pushy when it comes to negotiating a salary
WOMEN often find themselves...
Brum beats the drum as Goldman Sachs comes to town
GOLDMAN Sachs is opening a new office in Birmingham — a move welcomed by Neil Rami, CEO of the West Midlands Growth Company.
Rami’s investment...
