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Massaging Scalps, Not Taking Them: The Battle between Old and New Leadership in a Globalized Economy
Much of the literature published today
focuses on how to help young aspirants to climb the business ladder and become
those future titans of industry we...
Fast-Paced Reforms Lead to Improvements in Ease of Doing Business Across Kazakhstan
Regions of Kazakhstan have made doing business easier by improving
business regulation over the past two years, says the World Bank in a new
report released...
Businesses Double Down on Sustainability as Consumers Focus on Costs
While most businesses have intensified their sustainability
efforts, many residential consumers’ actions have stalled as cost and
complexity have slowed commitment to clean-energy solutions, according to
Deloitte’s...
Women in leadership bring better business performance
Businesses with genuine gender diversity,
particularly at senior level, perform better, including seeing significant
profit increases, according to a new report from the Bureau for Employers’...
Organisations that embed cybersecurity into their business strategy outperform their peers
Organisations that take a
business-driven cybersecurity approach to their digital initiatives achieve
better outcomes and outperform their peers, according to PwC’s May 2019 Digital Trust Insights...
Business in Need of Cyber Rules
For more than 20 years, countries have been struggling to introduce a
set of rules of conduct and liability requirements for digital space users.
Progress in...
As Marsha Lazareva languishes in jail, foreign businesses will “think twice” before investing in Kuwait
IF THERE IS one thing to glean from the case of Marsha
Lazareva, it’s that foreign businesses must now think very carefully before
investing in Kuwait.
For...
SMEs turning to alternative financing instruments as growth slows in bank lending
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are turning
to non-bank financing sources at a faster pace than in the past, as bank
lending to them has risen...
Business models worldwide face radical change
Global
business models are changing rapidly and radically, creating a need for
policy-makers, businesses and employers’ organizations to innovate, adjust and
become more flexible, according to new...
New Report Urges Action to Close Africa’s Gender Gaps in Business Performance
A new World Bank report published today proposes a
menu of evidence-based solutions to address wide gender gaps in the performance
and profitability of firms in...