Swede Electric Dreams
Is Volvo’s bid to become all-electric the shrewdest business move of the year, or a cynical ploy to capitalise on the world’s mounting affection...
World Bank boosts financial aid to countries fighting climate change
Plan includes better-adapted homes, schools and infrastructure, plus investment in “climate-smart” agriculture and water management
THE World Bank Group has announced a new set of...
Jan Pronk: It Takes More than Good Intentions
The government of Sudan declared Jan Pronk persona non grata in October 2006, summoning the UN special envoy to pack his bags and leave...
The King and III
As Johannesburg’s Stock Exchange awaits the next incarnation of its ground-breaking code of corporate governance, Business Vision’s NAOMI MAJID examines the legacy of the...
North America: Canada – Political Upset Ushers in New Era
Around this time last year, a Canadian TV station ran a poll and found that most of the population thought the country’s politics grey...
Starting a business? It’s about location, location, and location
NATIONAL performance indicators for 28 European countries, including GDP, unemployment rate, and practicality have revealed the best places to start a business.
The UK’s strong...
Margaret Hodge: The Scourge of Tax Dodgers
The pinnacle of Margaret Hodge’s four decades in public life has arguably been the five years spent as the very high profile scourge of...
Juan Valdez: Marketing Coffee and a Country for Nearly 60 Years
Juan Valdez, a moustachioed campesino has been featured in advertisements for Colombian coffee since 1958. He is a familiar face throughout the Americas and...
The most precious resource of them all in short supply for...
Resource-rich country is plagued by shortage of safe water supplies
INDIA — the world’s seventh biggest economy — boasts impressive reserves of 87 natural resources, but one...
Say it with flowers — or a green greeting card…
IT’S ALL about electronic communication nowadays, but the UK still produces 200 million greeting cards each year. And as with almost everything else, that...
