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Workplace chaplaincy tackles key concerns raised by Casino staff study
A recent study, by Dr Guy Bohane and Professor Yvonne Guerrier, from the University of Roehampton Business School, has highlighted concerns about young people’s vulnerability to gambling addiction by participating in casino gambling. In addition, looking at those who work in the casino industry, the study also raises concerns about the impact of unsociable shifts; work/life [...]
East meets West for a future business partnership
India is investing heavily to help grow its entrepreneur base – and David Cameron wants to get in on the action If Britain wants more business, it must look beyond its neighbours. At the end of April, the European Commission’s latest European Sentiment Indicator (ESI) results showed that, while industry confidence rose slightly in the [...]
Brazil means big business for Britain
The 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympics is a chance for UK firms to link up and pitch for work. By Dave Baxter UK firms are drumming up further business from the Olympics by getting involved in Brazil’s 2016 preparations. Brazil, now the eighth largest economy in the world, is hosting both the 2014 World [...]
Managing growth is the key to a bright future for Liberia
After more than a decade of civil war, Liberia could be a country on the mend. Foreign aid and investments around natural resources have lifted its fortunes since the conflict ended in the early 2000s. And recent years have looked good. According to the World Bank, Liberia’s economy grew by 9.4 per cent in 2011, [...]
Ghana’s gold rush makes economy sparkle
Natural resources are playing such a dominant role in Ghana’s finances that they risk “crowding out” investment in other areas and unbalancing the country’s economy, according to one expert. The country enjoyed a whopping 14.4 per cent growth last year according to the World Bank, at least in part because of natural resources such as [...]
‘We need trade, not aid’
Dave Baxter hears from the CBI’s John Cridland and DFID’s Justine Greening on how UK firms can move further afield to make their mark The head of one of the UK’s top business organisations is urging British firms to trade with the emerging markets rather than “hanging on to the home market”. John Cridland, director-general [...]
Why irrational BRICS grouping is not helpful to other markets – René Carayol
The current economic downturn appears to be equally harsh to all nations but, if we examine just a little further, a much different picture appears. The USA is forecast to be growing at 1.9 per cent in 2013 and 3.0 per cent in 2014. The Euro area is forecast to be -0.3 per cent in [...]
The world is our oyster, but BRICS and PIIGS shouldn’t be cast aside
Take a few acronyms and they can tell stories. Eurozone troubles have had pundits fretting about the PIGS countries (Portugal, Ireland, Greece and Spain) and their resilience to economic headwinds. Occasionally these have morphed into PIIGS to reflect concerns about Italy. In 2001, the BRIC acronym (Brazil, Russia, India and China) was coined to reflect [...]
Employee engagement, debates and legalising marijuana – Part 4 of #SupplyFest
Joining us after the short break is Caroline Troit, supply chain director of the L’Oreal Lux division, to discuss how employee engagement can open doors for supply chain operations, including an influx of innovation and efficiency. Troit says the key is keeping the supply team at L’Oreal passionate, because if people love their jobs they [...]
Submarines, Scandals and Raspberry Pi – Part 3 of #SupplyFest
To kick off the third session of #SupplyFest, we start by hearing about locally sourcing strategies to accomplish a true “Made in Britain” label. With a very unique presentation on the sourcing of nuclear submarine material, we have Malcolm Dare, Supply Chain Director, BAE systems maritime. With some captivating short videos displaying the intensity of [...]
