Jan Pronk: It Takes More than Good Intentions
The government of Sudan declared Jan Pronk persona non grata in October 2006, summoning the UN special envoy to pack his bags and leave...
When debt can be an asset…
FACTORING could be simplified and summed-up as buying debt.
Along with wider bank support and government initiatives, it is seen as a route to liquidity...
Electric car production has shocks in store for ‘super-entrepreneur’ Musk
ACCORDING to Bloomberg, Tesla – which, whoa, has been in business for 15 years – is burning $6,500 each and every minute. Someone do...
Jewel of the Nile loses its sparkle
Fears for a forsaken Egypt as Africa’s fourth largest economy mirrors a Greek tragedy, threatening trade and jeopardising foreign investment
By Darren Parkin
NERVOUS investors are...
£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...
Britain and Poland sign deal to develop ambitious travel hub
THE UK and Poland have signed an agreement to co-operate on the development of an international airport and railway interchange.
The decision to press on...
World’s richest woman dies
Obituary: Liliane Bettencourt: 1922 - 2017
Controversy and questionable politics were never far away to divert attention from some remarkable skill at leading an industry...
WEF: Setting Bright Minds to Work
As a concept, the idea of gathering together the world’s leading thinkers in a Swiss playground for a few days of eating, drinking, and...
Sharia banking weaves moral fibre into the West’s oft-flawed system
No pork, no porn, no booze: this traditional Islamic take on finance and funding relies on ancient ethical codes — and ensures lender and...
The desolation of a South American giant
VENEZUELAN social media is a curious thing. There are few pictures of parents proudly showing off their kids, or people buzzing with their hazy...
