Why Forecasts Fail
The field of forecasting has advanced significantly in recent years. But managers need to learn from history about what they can and cannot predict, and develop plans that are sensitive to surprisesIt seems like a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. But in reality it was 2006, on this very planet. The entire world was booming, partly on the back of triple-A investment innovations devised by...
Angola economy to rebound in 2010
Angola, once one of the world's fastest-growing economies, is expected to expand between 6.5 and 7.5 percent in 2010 due to higher oil prices from around zero last year, the World Bank said.
Kenya lenders unlikely to cut rates until 2011
23/08/2010
Kenyan banks are unlikely to cut lending rates further, despite pressure from businesses and officials, till 2011 when economic recovery takes hold, expensive deposits mature and n...
We're from Wall Street and we're here to help
21/07/2010 | Matthew Goldstein
Jason Ader, a former hot-shot casino industry analyst turned wealthy hedge fund manager, is rolling the dice, hoping to become a community banker in Las Vegas...
Swiss banks stay wary
19/07/2010 | Chris Vellacott and Lisa Jucca
Rich bank customers are showing a growing interest in Anglo-Saxon trusts as a way to structure their wealth, but Swiss private banks are reluctant to up their offer as internationa...
Southern Europe readies for more pain, then gain
13/07/2010
Europe's southern rim has the potential to become an engine of growth for the region, but only after several more years in the economic doldrums, weighed down by brutal austerity p...
ECB independence, succession in question
12/05/2010
The European Central Bank's role in a $1trn emergency plan to stabilise the euro has raised doubts about its prized independence from political influence and cast uncertainty over ...
Safe crossing
01/06/2009
It's rough out there. In fact, Michael Fayhee of McDermott Will & Emery's Tax Department thinks the current economic downturn could last till 2010. Meanwhile for companies with...
Anatomy of a financial meltdown
27/01/2009 | Nouriel Roubini
A vicious circle is currently underway in the United States, and its reach could broaden to the global economy...
Hope in a few
19/11/2008 | William Henry
William Henry previews this years World Economic Forum General Meeting Davos Switzerland...
A global imperative
19/11/2008 | Liv Monica Bargem Stubholt
Climate change is one of the most severe challenges facing the world...
The traditional approach... a lesson for us all?
19/11/2008 | Selwyn Parker
Europe Arab Bank provides a financial bridge for companies in Europe who have business opportunities in the Middle East and North Africa...
Building on success
19/11/2008 | Osama Bishai
In the Middle East the construction industry remains largely buoyant, especially for home-grown players...
Great expectations
19/11/2008 | Selwyn Parker
In size and scope, North Rhine-Westphalia competes with the Greater London Area and Ile de France. Yet it wants to get bigger...
A marriage that works
19/11/2008 | Roger St. Pierre
Two of South Africa's leading business law firms have amalgamated...
A growing territory
19/11/2008 | Stephen Neale
The intellectual property law firm, Adams & Adams is transforming the workplace in South Africa...
Feeling the benefit
19/11/2008
The Swiss Life Network, now more than 45 years old, is part of Swiss Life Group, and has its headquarters in Zurich...
Small but perfectly formed
18/11/2008
Itís not hard to see why the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg ñ one of the smallest countries in Europe with a total population 451,600, of whom only 277,400 are citizens and has become k...
Improving economics
17/11/2008 | Alf Temme
Below follow a number of suggestions that would, according to Alf Temme, vastly improve the economics of entire countries...
Sixty years of KPMG in Cyprus
18/11/2008 | George Markides
KPMG is one of the largest audit and advisory firms in the world, with more than 1,200 offices in 160 countries. George Markides discusses some of the services the firm offers...
Weathering the storm
18/11/2008 | Martyn Cornell
Martyn Cornell speaks with Michel Nader of Jauregui, Navarrete y Nader about why when it comes to choosing a law firm, experience and expertise are everything...
Crisis or opportunity
17/11/2008 | Stephen Neale
Salans - one the world's largest law firms - is monitoring the development of tax laws that could provide beneficial returns...
Whose life is it anyway?
18/11/2008 | The New Economy
Nick Laurance speaks with the Liberal Democrat MP Phil Willis about a recent cross-party review of current UK legislation on the controversial issue of abortion...
In safe hands
28/11/2008 | The New Economy
Kubas Kos Gaertner, a leading Polish law firm, has been at the sharp end of Polandís recent transformation. Partners Rafal Kos and Dominik Galkowski talk to The New Economy...
Economic powerhouse
18/11/2008 | Dr. Johann Niggl
The State of Bavaria is continuing its fast-track course when it comes to growth. Above all, this growth can be attributed to the regionís dynamic people and innovative companies...
India's taxing times
18/11/2008 | Lyndon Driver
Lyndon Driver speaks with top Indian tax advisor Bansi S. Mehta about recent changes to the country's tax reform system...
Lessons learned
18/11/2008 | Harold James
Worried investors and policymakers are becoming obsessed with Great Depression analogies. But the lesson of 1931 is only in part financial or economic...
Tax cuts and tax traps
18/11/2008
Recent fiscal reforms in Germany have had far-reaching implications for businesses of all sizes, especially those looking for acquisitions or make corporate divestments. Dieter End...
Growing pains
19/08/2008 | TNE
The collapse of the US sub-prime mortgage market last year has slowed the flow of money to a trickle...
Primed for growth
18/08/2008 | Christopher Rodrigues and John Harnett
International Personal Finance has progressed in leaps and bounds to be recognised by the World Economic Forum as a Global Growth Company. Executive Chairman Christopher Rodrigues ...
Engage your enemy
08/06/2007 | TNE
As regulators around the world get tougher on money laundering, banks are increasingly looking for software solutions to spot criminal transactions...
Looking for a more tangible future
08/06/2007 | TNE
Europe's financial markets are about to be transformed by a directive from Brussels, but is anyone ready, and will anyone benefit?...
Afghanistan and America's troubled backyard
09/08/2010 | Bernd Debusmann
The US is spending around $6.5bn a month on the war in faraway Afghanistan, where a large part of it...
Is immigration a desert mirage for the GOP?
27/07/2010
US Republican state Senator Russell Pearce, a long-time fixture in Arizona politics but until recent...
UN lists Kyoto plan B options if no climate deal
21/07/2010
The UN's climate agency has for the first time detailed contingency options if the world cannot agre...
Legalising pot may kill buzz in California enclave
19/07/2010 | Alexandria Sage
Below the perpetual fog that shrouds the redwood groves, green hills and rocky coastline of remote H...
