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...
Be wise and digitalise, report urges UK SMEs
A recent report has laid out a digital roadmap that could catalyse up to a £57bn productivity pay-out for UK SMEs over five years
The...
Lengthy bans for directors who fiddled Covid scheme
AN AVERAGE of 35 directors are being banned by the UK Insolvency Service each month for abusing the Covid Support Scheme.
That’s almost treble the...
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...
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...
