Let’s talk about Gibraltar: tobacco, land-reclamation and environment are in focus for Spain...
BREXIT has induced the UK and Spain to talk, once again, about Gibraltar.
The two nations will negotiate the largest bilateral agreement on the Rock...
Balkan Trade War Heating Up
Fruit and vegetables have become the unlikely weapons as bad neighbours sharing borders feel the discord of strained relations…
By Darren Parkin
SINCE a fragile peace...
Glue-shoe syndrome for Brexit: a step forward… or sideways?
An analysis of the latest Brexit developments shows that just beneath the surface of the mud… is more mud. BV’s Jason Agnew reports.
THE Eagles’...
Brazil: Eternal Country of the Future
Can the South American giant emerge stronger from its latest crisis?
By Jason Agnew
“Brazil é o pais do futuro e sempre será.” It was a...
Amazon Overflowing Into New Premises
As if Amazon’s current HQ wasn’t colossal enough, the internet-based retailer is in the market for a second mega-HQ big enough for 50,000 staff....
Born under a bad sign? Libra seems set to face opposition
THE TRUMP administration’s all-encompassing “national security concerns” have been invoked once more, this time in relation to Facebook’s plans to launch its own cryptocurrency,...
How Adam Smith became a (surprising) hero to conservative economists
By Glory M Liu*
PEOPLE like to fight over Adam Smith. To some, the Scottish philosopher is the patron saint of capitalism who wrote that...
New ICC business guide demystifies international trade agreements
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the world business organisation, has released the first volume of Business Guide to Trade and Investment, a nuts...
World Bank Visits Slavonia to Identify Growth Constraints
Zagreb, September 7-9, 2017– A World Bank team, led by the new Country Manager, Elisabetta Capannelli is undertaking a visit to Slavonia to discuss...
Consequences of trade tariffs can be far-reaching — and detrimental to all
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...
