Does Nanny know what’s best for us…?
By CHARLES WHITE-THOMSON
“NANNY finance” — excessive quantitative easing and rate-cutting by central banks — has dominated the world for many years. This overly soft...
Russian banker gives up citizenship over war
BILLIONAIRE Russian banker Oleg Tinkov has renounced his Russian citizenship in protest at the war in Ukraine.
Tinkov, the founder of online Tinkoff Bank, said...
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...
Armed, alarmed, and angry: US population divided over firearms
A nation devastated by more mass shootings, and at-odds over sales of a high-powered weapon being championed by the NRA as ‘America’s rifle’
By HAL...
Drone expert: Focus on supply chains to save Donbas
AS RUSSIA cuts supply lines to Ukrainians trapped in Donbas cities, the question of how to get necessities to where they’re most needed is...
Ukraine invasion submerges Russia under barrage of sanctions
By HEATHER LEAH SMITH
TENSIONS which had been building between Russia and Ukraine came to a head on February 24, when Vladimir Putin ordered a...
Boris out! UK SMEs voice drop of confidence in PM
THE MAJORITY of UK SMEs want Boris Johnson to step aside — with 63 percent saying they would like to see him forced out.
In...
SDG10: Finding equality in an unequal world is never easy
The UN’s sustainable development goal SDG10 — to reduce inequality within and among countries — is a particular challenge, as BV’s JASON AGNEW reports
SDG10:...
Israel ice cream row heats up
ICE CREAM maker Ben & Jerry's is to end sales in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.
The firm intends to construct a different distribution...
Relief for small firms as rent moratorium runs until 2022
THE FEDERATION of Small Businesses (FSB) has welcomed the extension to a moratorium on commercial tenant evictions in England until March 25 next year.
FSB...