More greenwashing comes to light in HSBC ads
THE UK's Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has taken its first action against a bank for greenwashing.
It has banned two HSBC ads for misleading claims...
At the top of its game and on-target for future growth
VAKUFSKA Banka Sarajevo has been operating in the Bosnia-Herzegovina market for 26 years, and has gained an enviable reputation for professionalism.
The commercial bank has...
Banks, the Fed, and a short-term absence of fear
By GEORGE LAGARIAS
ANOTHER week, another regional bank failure. First Republic, a 37-year-old San Francisco institution became the third US regional bank — and fourth...
Security and gambling sector: ‘costly’ directive gains ground
OPERATORS in the gaming and gambling sector are on average 66 percent of the way through their fifth anti-money laundering directive (5MLD) implementation programmes.
That...
Times are tough, but recession next year ‘unlikely’
THESE are challenging times for the global economy. While activity expanded at a healthy pace in the first half of the year, growth appears...
Who to woo and how to wow when it comes to...
By Adam Gordon
A 2017 STUDY by LinkedIn found that tech and software were the fastest-growing industries for millennials, while sectors such as government, retail,...
Gender agenda and balance in new age of Davos Man
WEF founder Klaus Schwab, troubled by contradictions, ensures a level playing field, as JOHN STARR reports
THE WORLD Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting in Davos,...
Twitter hack targets billionaires in Bitcoin-related scam attempt
SOME of the world’s most prominent billionaires have been targets of a Bitcoin hacking scam on social media platform Twitter.
The US president’s favoured means...
Regulation and unity vital for food sustainability
By VIOLETA GEVORKJAN
THE WORLD is facing a sustainability crisis, climate change, and biodiversity loss — and the need for action is pressing.
Climate change and...
SMEs ‘turn to crowdfunding to fuel growth out of the pandemic’
SMEs ARE more likely to choose non-traditional ways of accessing capital, including crowdfunding (32 percent) or offering investment opportunities to employees (30 percent), than...
