ECB launches new aid package to soothe effects of pandemic
By HAL WILLIAMS
THE EUROPEAN Central Bank has launched a €750bn emergency package to buy government and company debt across the eurozone.
The temporary purchasing scheme...
Evolution of Holdun Family Office over generations
‘As the CEO of a fifth-generation family office,’ writes Brendan Holt-Dunn of the Holdun Family Office, ‘my inspiration is from my father, who has...
Disruption in Politics: Be Careful What You Wish For
Political disruptors have, once again, become fashionable – and popular. They always do when societies grow tired of business as usual and politicians that...
SCORE-ing big! How a cooperative approach to improved work conditions in...
Improving SMEs workplace practices can help them achieve better productivity. The ILO’s SCORE Training programme is helping companies in China improve work conditions, and...
Bezos’ billion-dollar bid to boost India’s SME business
AMAZON founder and CEO Jeff Bezos is launching a £770m bid to bring India’s SMEs online.
Bezos said his firm will invest the sum —...
Tepid growth forecast in World Bank’s 2020 report
THE WORLD Bank forecasts a slight increase in global economic growth for 2020.
But the operative word is “slight”: the bank’s prediction is for expansion...
New World Bank Project to Give Impetus to India’s Skill’s Agenda...
The World Bank will support the Government of India’s efforts to better equip its young workforce with employable skills so that youth who enter...
A century after the flames, desire for justice smoulders
HEATHER LEAH SMITH looks at ‘Black Wall Street’, the Tulsa Massacre, and ongoing economic inequality in the US
EXAMPLES of systemic racism abound in American...
Middle East: Kuwait – Silver Cloud with Dark Lining
There isn’t an Arabic equivalent to the saying: Fix the roof while the sun is shining. The sun almost always shines in Kuwait –...
Inefficient supply chains ‘cost UK businesses £1.5bn a year’
The processing of shipments ties up 50,000 jobs in procurement and freight administration – and Brexit could make matters worse, report says
SUPPLY chain inefficiencies...
