Messe Frankfurt has held its first trade fairs since the multi-month global lockdown – with great success. Taking place from 15 to 17 July, Intertextile Shenzhen Apparel Fabrics and the Yarn Expo demonstrated just how important personal encounters are, highlighting the increased need for face-to-face meetings in the current situation.
Global Briefing
Global Private Wealth Surged by 80% in the Last Decade
Global private wealth has been growing fast in recent years, exceeding economic growth worldwide. With the number of millionaires reaching 24 million in 2019, and the Fintech industry offering new services to people with more limited amounts of disposable income, the value of assets held by the private wealth managers…
Facing Uncertainty after Wirecard Collapse: An Insider’s View on Mitigating Situation and Third-Party Necessity
On June 25th, payment processing company Wirecard filed for insolvency, leaving numerous companies in uncharted territory. ConnectPay, an online banking service provider, has shared their view on the matter and raised the question of third-party involvement in digital payments. Just recently, the payments market was struck by surprise, when Wirecard…
How Biotech and Med-Tech SMEs Can Take Action During COVID-19 Crisis
Global SME Adviser RWTGrowth offers advice to firms looking to grow or scale Coronavirus and the associated lockdown and social distancing measures have been incredibly damaging for most businesses in the past month. The UK stock market is down 25% and many thousands of businesses are having to…
Management Program for Experienced Professionals
The programme objectives, who it is aimed at, the profile of the participants, what distinguishes it and its partnerships The ISEG MBA is a management program for experienced professionals. It aims to strengthen their management and behavioural skills so that they can be leaders with…
OECD: Portugal is the Country With the Most “Innovative” Projects to Combat COVID-19
The OECD has identified 148 differentiating projects worldwide which aim to tackle the pandemic and Portugal is the country with the largest number of solutions, with 17 individual projects representing 11% of the total global amount. The top three is also made up of the United Kingdom and Ireland. With…