UK sows seeds for farming breakthroughs
INNOVATIVE agricultural projects are in line for £30m in UK government funding.
In a push for sustainable food production, a fund has been set up...
British business leaders have their say about the Budget
YESTERDAY’S Budget announcement by Chancellor Rishi Sunak has opened the floodgates: comment is flooding in to BV.
Here we list some of the most recent...
The Local Climate Adaptive Living Facility (LoCAL) of UNCDF: Climate Change...
“For women, the road was crucial. It was hard to deliver babies because of access: we had to go to the hospital by boat...
From Russia, with very little love
For all its new-found wealth, has the Russian bear suddenly become cornered by a volatile oil market and a damaged economy?
RUSSIAN business is fighting...
Of Two Minds in the Public Eye: Charlotte Church
At age of eleven, Welsh schoolgirl Charlotte Church’s fabulous voice and classical song repertoire catapulted her onto the global stage and into the headlines....
John and Patrick Collison: Two Lads in Silicon Valley
Deciding to drop out of Yale University half-way through the curriculum requires a good reason. A privileged Ivy League education is not dispensed with...
Ha-Joon Chang: Guerrilla Economist
After living in the UK for nearly thirty years, Ha-Joon Chang is not overly impressed by the weather or the national preoccupation with cricket....
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Naif: Pragmatism as a Driver of Change
In April, the rising star in the House of Saud, Mohammed bin Naif bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (55) was named first in line for...
Masayoshi Son: Great Business Visionary, or Deluded Dreamer?
He’s won, lost, then won a fortune again. Now he has amassed the gigantic ‘Vision Fund’ from which to spread investment around the world’s...
Umberto Eco (1932-2016): The Model Author
A bespectacled Italian gentleman, with a girth suggesting a rich and sedentary lifestyle, Umberto Eco was – until 23rd of February this year –...
