Dependence on commodities leaves countries ‘vulnerable to shocks’ and ‘weakened’
THE NUMBER of countries dependent on commodities has reached its highest level in 20 years, according to a recent UNCTAD report.
UNCTAD (United Nations Conference...
EU citizens ‘need help from UK firms to resolve status issues’
WITH JUST 20 days for European citizens to apply for settled status in the UK, businesses should help with outstanding applications.
That advice comes from...
Economic growth steady through the summer – Growth Indicator
Private sector growth held broadly steady in the three months to August, according to the CBI’s latest Growth Indicator.
The survey of 716 respondents across...
World Bank Group: Development Finance Frontline – Strategic Investment Funds
This is the first of a series of occasional interviews with senior strategic investment fund (SIF) professionals. Tasked with attracting private investors to priority...
World Bank Supports the Dominican Republic to Better Prepare for Hurricanes...
First contingency line of credit in the Caribbean to secure access to US$150 million immediate financing in the aftermath of a disaster
WASHINGTON, September 28,...
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...
Ray Tomlinson – the alpha email
WHEN Ray Tomlinson inadvertently invented the email, he had no idea his coding and revolutionary use of the ‘@’ sign would change the world...
Micro Credit the American Way
Being short on cash is an expensive proposition: ask the Greeks or anyone whose luck has run out. The cash-strapped often spend more on...
Drug cartels, weapons, banks and the Greenback — illicit trade continues,...
Major banks are unwittingly laundering drug money to fund international arms deals, a former US Senate candidate tells BV editor HAL WILLIAMS
US BUSINESS intelligence...
In for the long haul: Qantas to experiment with non-stop trips...
QANTAS Airways is planning to run test flights between London and Sydney to discover how planes, crews and passengers will cope with the longest...
