Global Finance

Amazon

Amazon Overflowing Into New Premises

As if Amazon’s current HQ wasn’t colossal enough, the internet-based retailer is in the market for a second mega-HQ big enough for 50,000 staff....
CBD Gaborone Botswana

Barclays’ African odyssey over the years: always with people as primary...

IN 1950, the British bank Barclays (Dominion, Colonial and Overseas – DCO) was the dominant financial institution on the African continent. Its presence was entrenched...

3 reasons why consistent implementation is critical for the EU’s GDPR

A particularly momentous year in the world of privacy, 2018 will see the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (EU GDPR) move from policy...
DVDs and CDs

Plunge in disc sales seems to prove that future is virtual...

THE NEWS that sales of DVDs, CDs and video games has plunged by almost a fifth should come as no surprise. After all, consumers...

WEF: Mission Impossible Accomplished

Credit the World Economic Forum with saving South Africa from communism. Invited to attend the 1992 World Economic Forum, Nelson Mandela arrived in Davos armed...
Archer Aviation air taxi

Blade Runner, move over: flying taxis are on the way

A UNITED States airline is buying flying electric taxis to ferry passengers to airports — a futuristic plan that it hopes to implement within...

IFC: Climate Change – Threat and Opportunity for Private Sector

As world leaders met at the 21st Session of the Conference of the Parties to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP21) in...

Patrick Awuah: Educating the Future Leaders of Africa

The prestigious and pioneering Ashesi University in Ghana is on a mission to educate a new generation of business leaders. Built on a hilltop...
Global Services Location Index: talent regeneration matrix

UK lands top five ranking in global services list

BRITAIN has entered the top five rank of the Global Services Location Index (GSLI), rising from eighth place last year. Management consultancy Kearney has published...
Aldi trollies

Rise and rise of the budget supermarket

Aldi looks to replicate its monumental success across Europe by opening hundreds of new stores across America, while its almost identical rival Lidl is...