Winnie Byanyima: From the Bush to the Global Stage
Oxfam International’s dynamic director Winnie Byanyima possesses a most extraordinary CV. Her career includes working as Uganda’s first female aeronautical engineer, living in the...
Strategy&: Gaining a Competitive Edge in Africa
Worldwide, companies have begun to make expansion across Africa a priority, recognising that – despite many problems – the continent is amongst the fastest-growing...
Boutique offices are the new trend
By JOHN DROVER
THE JLL Future of Work survey found that 75 percent of commercial real estate leaders believe that flexible working patterns are critical...
Latin America: Emulating the Success of a Few
At this year’s gathering of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Latin America is expected to claim centre stage.
With some of the region’s...
AI and machine learning bolster pharma data-analysis
A SPECIALIST in social intelligence for the pharmaceutical industry has developed a systematic way of measuring patients’ experience of taking medicines.
Glasgow-based Talking Medicines was...
Out with the Old: Pope Francis
At an age when most people would gratefully embrace retirement, Jorge Mario Bergoglio became the CEO of a high-profile global organisation facing major challenges....
Howard Hughes, a man of mystery and millions
Business magnate, visionary, philanthropist, investor, adventurer, film-maker, inventor and all-round eccentric: the man who did everything differently
ECCENTRICITY defined the life of business tycoon Howard...
North America: New Canadian Realities and Assorted Trans-Oceanic Rivalries
Canadian voters have been in a rather rebellious mood since the early 2010s when voters in Saskatchewan ousted the long-ruling and progressive New Democratic...
Grant Thornton UAE: Islamic Finance Oil Prices Impact
Modern banks started offering Islamic finance in the mid-1970s. At the time, there were major developments in the Muslim world such as the oil...
New Tool Maps the Potential for Solar Energy in the Pacific
APIA, Samoa, July 31, 2017 –A new tool facilitated by the World Bank will enable Pacific Island countries to map areas for solar power generation...
