Global Finance

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Will 2023 be a golden year…?

By STAVROS LAMBOURIS GOLD is a traditional safe haven, and many investors bank on it to protect their portfolios in a volatile market. The price has...
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Bridging the education comms gap

By SIMON HORTON EDUCATION institutions need competent communication systems to thrive. As schools, colleges and universities expand their hybrid learning packages, there has been a 90...

A Butterfly without Excuses: Progress Stalled

The ways of the world are quite often more straightforward than they at first glance appear to be. Whatever happens has a cause that...

William Hill write-down slashes value of bookie’s Australian operation

The first rule of gambling: ‘The house always wins.’ So how has William Hill managed to veer so far off-course with its Australian operations? THREE...
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Merchant bankers pitch in to help funding for apprentices

THE NEXT generation of engineers – hopefully brimming with energy and fresh ideas – is taking steps down the education path at Britain’s AMRC...

Eliot Higgins: Citizen Journalist Uncovering Inconvenient Truths

The Internet has become an essential part of modern life. A revised Hierarchy of Needs for the 21st century puts the right to a...
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China trade, investment and projects create 1.8 million jobs in Latin...

The first research carried out on the impact of economic relations with China on the volume and quality of employment in the region highlights...
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Sony Corp takes major stake in EMI to rule the music...

Sony is buying a controlling stake in EMI in a deal worth £1.7bn ($2.3bn), making it the world’s biggest music publisher SONY Corporation has announced...

Consequences of trade tariffs can be far-reaching — and detrimental to...

A report launched at the World Economic Forum in Davos provides global policymakers with an evidence-based overview of the far-reaching economic and social consequences...
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Rising energy prices worry SME owners — price-hikes coming

A SURVEY of 1,000 British SMEs indicates that rising fuel and energy costs are the greatest threats to survival in 2022. Half — 49 percent...