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Back to homepageThe Changing Face of Business Travel (and How Best to Reap the Benefits)
Some major changes are impacting business travel — and one of the most noteworthy is the new digital ID system. The move was recently proposed as a way to close the technological gap between the UK and other countries. The
Read MorePoland 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
Read MoreEmbracing 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
Read MorePwC: ‘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
Read MoreWhen 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
Read MoreTrade: 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
Read MoreWhen 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
Read MoreMoney, 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 —
Read MoreBinance 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
Read MoreCoal, 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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