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Strategy&: Meeting the Big Data Challenge
Recent research on Big Data should sound an alarm bell for companies. On the one hand, there is a link between usage of Big Data and the quality of corporate performance. On the other hand, very few companies are actually
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World Bank Reaffirms Commitment to the People of Egypt and the Country’s Development Priorities
World Bank Regional Vice President for the Middle East and North Africa, Inger Andersen, affirmed support to the people of Egypt and the country’s development priorities and underscored the Bank’s commitment to exploring new projects and scaling up existing ones.
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Professor Mary Beard: Every Inch a Fascinating Woman
Mary Beard, professor of Classics at Newham College, Cambridge, is quite unusual. She is one of very few academics to be highly regarded by their peers despite having taken a stroll down media lane. Her latest publication is entitled Laughter
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Mr Cameron Throws a Tantrum and Loses an Agenda
Politics must surely be one of the most fascinating of art forms. The levels of spin employed by artists to justify contradictory statements are at times mind-boggling. One of the current top-performers must be British Prime-Minister David Cameron. He has
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United Kingdom – Splitting Rage Takes Root
For all admiration the British nation inspires, anglophiles and others slightly less impressed are wondering what is wrong with the United Kingdom and its people. It’s not just that Scotland mulls independence, but also that the remainder of the UK
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Matteo Renzi to the Rescue? European Union – Looking for a Leader to Reassert Its Role
To the pundits and other talking heads who wrote off Europe as a spent force: You ain’t seen nothing yet! The hand-wringing is about to be cut short as the old world prepares for a makeover. Indeed, the exercise may
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Making Every Drop Count: Reducing Water Loss in the Middle East and North Africa Region
The problem of water loss has become an even greater challenge for public utilities throughout the Middle East and North Africa region due to climate change, which threatens natural water supplies and increases the cost of new waterresources. Malta, with
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Elon Musk: A Man on a Mission
Philanthropist, self-made multibillionaire, technological genius and indeed a dreamer: The list goes on. These are some of the marks and traits that best describe Elon Musk. According to Forbes Magazine, the 39-year Mr Musk has a net worth of $9.3bn.
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FACRA: How Investors Can Help Build SMEs in Angola – The Missing Middle
By any measure, small and medium sized enterprises (SME’s) form a crucial part of any nation’s economic success. Typically, SME’s range from sole proprietorships to mid-sized companies and ordinary partnerships. These businesses rarely make the headlines but they form the
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World Water Week Seeks Solutions to Water and Energy Challenges
Water is needed in almost all energy generation processes. At the same time, the water sector needs energy to extract, treat and transport water. These inextricable connections between water and energy – and how best to manage them for the
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