The developing world is displaying huge potential to take part in and influence the global market, and Rwanda is a key, growing economy in the East African area, evolving into a lucrative hub for energy-related ...
Brazil, a potential powerhouse with a once-booming economy, is plagued by political tensions and fiscal anxieties. Has the boom gone bust? Up until recently, the mood in Brazil was teeming with expectation. The economy was ...
Businesses that are able to create new and innovative products or services at the same time as responding to the demands and requirements of their consumers are working a winning recipe. Once purely a fancy ...
Global debt has increased by $57 trillion and no major economy has decreased its debt-to-GDP ratio since 2007, raising concerns about international economic stability and the very real possibility of another financial crisis. The International ...
UK commercial property had a strong run in 2014 and it led some investors to question whether valuations were nearing the top of the cycle. Earlier this year, we took a more contrarian view, believing ...
Making the grade British companies carry out more foreign direct investment (FDI) projects in Germany than in any other European country – and by far. Between 2008 and 2013, the latest reporting period, 402 FDI ...
With recreational marijuana use permitted in a number of US states, cannabis is moving from the margins to the mainstream of society. It’s rapidly shedding its image as the drug of choice for disillusioned, disenfranchised ...
There is extensive political agreement in Greenland that the country’s mineral sector should be developed into a principal industry contributing positively to economic development and the creation of new jobs. This objective is a vital ...
The relationship between large organisations and their suppliers, particularly in the retail sector, has become headline news in the UK media in recent months. At Board level, supplier relationships are moving up the agenda as ...
Demographic change means that companies today are facing a previously unknown challenge: the battle over the best employees. Only companies that are able to keep good employees are able to increase productivity, grow and survive ...
South African enterprises are moving toward multi-faceted power plans as the power crisis shows no sign of coming to an end in the foreseeable future, say power sector experts on the POWER-GEN Africa Advisory Board. ...
We believe that a lower oil price is a clear positive for the US economy because of its impact on the consumer, while lower input costs should be supportive to companies. In US dollar terms, ...
Following recent wave of $1bn valuations, the founder of the $2.7bn commerce specialist believes the global investment spotlight has fallen on the UK London, 29 January 2015: As the UK shows signs of establishing its ...
Time will tell whether the European Central Bank’s (ECB) €1.1 trillion quantitative easing (QE) package will have the desired impact on the real economy. Beating deflation is the paramount objective – how many times does ...
Market abuse is expected to be one of the primary focuses of regulators in the coming year, according to a recent survey of nearly 300 finance professionals worldwide conducted by Kinetic Partners, a Division of ...
London is the most attractive hotel investment destination in Europe, according to a new survey of senior hospitality industry figures by Deloitte ahead of the 26th Deloitte European Hotel Investment Conference.Over half (51%) of respondents ...
European officials have expressed unconcealed relief at Scotland’s vote against independence from Britain. In Brussels, the European Commission said the Scottish vote was good for a “united, open and stronger Europe”. EU Commission President Jose ...
OANDA: With its launch of fxTrade in 2001, OANDA was one of the first companies to offer fully automated online currency trading. OANDA was founded on the belief that technology and the Internet would globalise ...