Global Finance

Book Review: Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and...

There aren’t many contemporary works on global economics that pinpoint the Black Death as a major factor in the development of the modern world. Economist...

Latest trade statistics show sterling not yet narrowing deficit

Responding to the latest official statistics, showing that the UK trade deficit widened from £6.9bn to £8.9bn between February and May 2017, Allie Renison, Head of...
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Mahindra Group: Indian corporate giant proves that ethics and success ‘are...

In a world where the public at large is increasingly disenchanted and sceptical of corporate business models, the Mahindra Group proves that following business...
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An ill-wind for Visa quickly blows in Mastercard’s favour

AMAZON has told customers in the UK that it will stop accepting Visa credit cards early next year because of high transaction fees. The retail...
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Move over, Punxsutawney Phil, there’s a new rodent on the block

By HAL WILLIAMS RIGHT, here’s a story right up the BV alley. A German hamster named Mr Goxx — in solidarity with this exceptional rodent,...

Book Review: Niall Ferguson’s Civilization: Six Ways the West Beat the...

In much the same way Marxists internationalists held on to the belief that the workers’ revolution would sweep the world before it, today’s neoconservatives...
Climate Change

Green Alliance says £14bn needed each year to meet climate challenge

THE GREEN Alliance think-tank says Britain will need an extra £14bn each year to meet its climate commitments. It says £9bn that has been spent...
Emma Marcegaglia

The quiet influence over European business

From the factory floor of her father’s steel business, to some of the biggest boardrooms in Europe, the rise and rise of Emma Marcegaglia...

Book Review – Private Island: Why Britain Now Belongs to Someone...

It remains somewhat of a mystery how Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne manages the UK government’s financial affairs. Presiding over a buoyant economy,...
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A gender seeking lenders: Go, girls!

IT MAY once have been a man’s world, but the Department for Business and Trade and the Council for Investing in Female Entrepreneurs aim...