Government has ‘window of opportunity’ before firms trigger Brexit contingency plans
New survey reveals 57% of firms are looking at scenario and contingency planning related to Brexit, but only 11% have begun to implement...
UN recognises US$1.6 trillion trade finance gap
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has welcomed official recognition of the estimated US$1.6 trillion trade financing gap in the United Nations’ (UN) annual...
The quiet influence over European business
From the factory floor of her father’s steel business, to some of the biggest boardrooms in Europe, the rise and rise of Emma Marcegaglia...
The Big Win: Singapore
The ‘Lion City’ is roaring again
By Tony Lennox
IN the heart of downtown Singapore, Raffles Hotel, a stately symbol of colonial splendour, sits in the...
Latest trade statistics show sterling not yet narrowing deficit
Responding to the latest official statistics, showing that the UK trade deficit widened from £6.9bn to £8.9bn between February and May 2017, Allie Renison, Head of...
OECD: 21st Century Trade Agreements & Regulatory Coherence
In the past, services markets were largely local and countries mostly worked out their regulation without consideration for how other countries regulate. As a...
UNCTAD: A Policy Recipe to Get Investment Flowing Again
James Zhan suggests world leaders make a joint effort to harmonise and formulate appropriate investment policies to help build investment firepower to face 21st...
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...
UNCTAD Investment and Enterprise Division: Tax and Investment Policymaking: The Need...
The fiscal contribution of MNEs (multinational enterprises) has been at the centre of attention for some time. Numerous instances of well-known firms paying little...
Frontier Markets: Mongolia’s Great Leap Forward
An eleventh-hour deal to plough $4.4 billion into a gargantuan mine in Mongolia may have dragged the country’s hand away from the self-destruct button...