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New Vice-Chair of ICC Commission on Taxation appointed

ICC is pleased to announce the appointment of Susana Bokobo as the new Vice-Chair of the ICC Commission on Taxation. Ms Bokobo will take...

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...
International copyright

Copyright: don’t get it wrong

Legal protection of copyright in business is of national concern, says HAMID BAGHERZADEH WHILE businesses assume their copyright covers multiple territories, their creative works and...
Dame Helen Alexander

CBI remembers Dame Helen Alexander DBE

The CBI is sad to learn of the death of its former President Dame Helen Alexander DBE. CBI President, Paul Drechsler CBE, said: “Dame Helen was...
Internet sales

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 —...

PwC: Nigeria – Prosperity Beyond Oil

PwC recently published a report in conjunction with the Lagos State Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) on the key macro-economic challenges in Nigeria....
Online banking

Online shift has banks shutting shop

HIGH street bank branches are shutting as people turn to online services and money management. Which? magazine reports that 5,355 bank and building society branches...
London Tech Week 2023

£9tn Indo-Pacific partnership ‘boost to UK tech’

ASIA Pacific investors are said to be set to inject millions of pounds into the UK tech industry. Investment opportunities worth £100bn are being presented...

UNCTAD: A Policy Recipe to Get Investment Flowing Again

James Zhan suggests world leaders make a joint effort to harmonise and formulate appropriate investment policies to help build investment firepower to face 21st...
Oleg Tinkov

Russian banker gives up citizenship over war

BILLIONAIRE Russian banker Oleg Tinkov has renounced his Russian citizenship in protest at the war in Ukraine. Tinkov, the founder of online Tinkoff Bank, said...