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Poland Votes: PiS Stranglehold on Power in the Balance
Clutching at straws. With the slimmest of margins, voters in Poland opened a narrow path for the pro-EU opposition to reclaim power after eight years in the proverbial wilderness. With fear and ill-disguised loathing, the European Union watched as the
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Embracing ESG Transformation: Turning Ambitions Into Action
Two PwC Luxembourg partners giving support and guidance to companies in their transformation journeys. This year brought with it the urgent need to dive deeper into the evolution of ESG and sustainability priorities. At PwC Luxembourg, two partners have been
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PwC: ‘When it Comes to Securing the Future, There’s No Time Like the Present’
ESG and sustainability priorities are increasingly important business considerations; PwC Luxembourg is on the case… Goodbye theory, hello action — PwC Luxembourg is empowering company leaders to execute successful ESG transformations. ESG is proving to be a bigger disruptor than
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When Environmental Considerations Are a Driving Force, Banking Needs a Keen Eye — and Unfailing Dedication
MBH Bank and its risk assessor have taken that message to heart. MBH Bank management firmly believes it has a responsibility towards sustainability — as a financial institution, in lending and investment practices, and in day-to-day operations. It has taken
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Trade: Engine Room of the United Kingdom
‘While economic issues might not be centre stage by many, there is a real need for there to be a bridge-building exercise to build on trust with the European Union’, declares Lord Waverley. Pragmatism should dictate at least listening to
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When Wheels Fall Off a Gender-Balance Bid by a Wall St Hedge Fund, It Turns to Woman vs Man
Fair Play, screening on streaming service Netflix, shows that entrenched, society-imposed values can be hard for individuals to shake off… Businesses are paying more attention to diversity in their senior teams, and things are gradually moving into positive territory. The
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Money, Munitions, Military Outlay, and EU’s Plight in War of ‘Catch-up’
There is no more enduring truth than that expressed by Roman statesman and philosopher Marcus Tullius Cicero: ‘The sinews of war are infinite money.’ The peace dividend, now exhausted, delivered European countries €4.2tn (£3.6tn) over the past 30 years —
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Binance Teeters as Regulators Close-in on Troubled Exchange
Crypto is having another ‘moment’. Wim Romeijn takes a look for CFI.co… Binance, the largest exchange for trading digital currency and its derivatives, is in distress. A dozen senior executives have left, and the company has fired 1,500 staff as
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Coal, Ja Bitte, Nuke, Nein Danke: Germany’s Other Sort of Nuclear ‘Disaster’ is Unfolding
Coal is a dirty source of fuel, and brown coal is the worst of the lot — yet, as Wim Romeijn reports, that’s what nuclear-shy Germans have opted for… Around the time Germany shuttered its last three nuclear power plants,
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Behind Schedule and Running Out of Ideas: Germany is On-Track for a Homegrown Infrastructure Crisis
A once-immaculate transport system is now underfunded and overstretched, reports Wim Romeijn. The trains in Germany no longer run on time. This is a big issue for a country that derives its national identity from punctuality, order, and Gründlichkeit —
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