North America: Canada – Political Upset Ushers in New Era
Around this time last year, a Canadian TV station ran a poll and found that most of the population thought the country’s politics grey...
Balkan Trade War Heating Up
Fruit and vegetables have become the unlikely weapons as bad neighbours sharing borders feel the discord of strained relations…
By Darren Parkin
SINCE a fragile peace...
Three stripes and you’re not out: Adidas loses bid to be...
ADIDAS has failed to expand its trademark three-stripe design in Europe because it isn’t distinctive enough.
(Click here to see stock prices for the companies...
Autonomous drone tech ‘could add billions to UK economy’
THE UK government is considering a landmark national strategy for drone technology that could spawn jobs and drive economic growth.
A White Paper, A National...
Humanise tech … resistance is futile … beep
HUMANISE technology or digital transformation is doomed — that’s the message from one of the experts speaking at the Retail Technology Show being held...
SMEs and the wolf at the door
By LUCY TROTT and KATIE PHILIPSON
THROUGHOUT the pandemic, a steady stream of government support was made available to prop-up businesses.
As we move towards a...
The IP man cometh: China bows to international will
East is east and West is west, and our man in the middle, businessman LEO AUSTIN — UK-based but with decades of experience in...
World Bank Bonds to Provide $360 Million in Catastrophe Protection for...
Washington, DC, August 4, 2017 – The World Bank (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, or IBRD) issued catastrophe bonds that will provide Mexico with financial...
Cash still king, says author of COP26 report
AT COP26, Boris Johnson is asking world leaders to “take action on coal, cars, cash and trees” — but a new whitepaper says that...
The easy sell: retail is the best industry for start-ups
RETAIL is — statistically — the best industry in which to start a business in the UK.
Analysis by cloud accounting company Ember shows that...
