Best of Global Business

01 Oct 2025

Resilience and opportunity: the path ahead for global trade

In the face of ongoing conflicts and geopolitical strains, global connectivity has still shown impressive strength and expansion over the past few years. Trade flows have been tested by geopolitical tension, shifting alliances and unpredictable policy landscapes. Yet, amid this turbulence, global trade is evolving, adapting and, in many cases, still thriving.

Africa’s economic rise

25 Jul 2025

For UK businesses, success in Africa will rest on genuine, long-term partnerships grounded in mutual benefit and sustainable value creation

Move fast and stay flexible at the speed of retail

17 Jul 2025

With new technologies such as AI-powered insights, omnichannel journeys that join online, mobile and instore purchasing, and digital payments proving potentially transformative, the speed of this innovation has brought both opportunities and risk.

Ontic: the company keeping planes in the sky

12 Jun 2025

Air travel is a critical part of our global infrastructure – supporting everything from international business and leisure travel to national defence.

Foxconn wants to work with Nissan on EVs, strategy chief tells Nikkei

09 Apr 2025

Foxconn wants to cooperate with Nissan but is currently not engaging with the Japanese automaker, an executive in charge of the Taiwan company’s electric vehicle business told the Nikkei newspaper in an interview published on Wednesday.

31 Mar 2025

Scale AI seeking valuation as high as $25 billion in potential tender offer, Business Insider reports

Artificial intelligence startup Scale AI is seeking a valuation as high as $25 billion in a potential tender offer as it looks to capitalize on the booming demand for the technology, Business Insider reported on Friday, citing multiple sources.

Ubisoft jumps 10% after Tencent invests in new subsidiary

28 Mar 2025

Ubisoft shares rose more than 10% on Friday after the French video game maker announced plans to set up a subsidiary in which Tencent will invest 1.16 billion euros.

Scenario-planning: the crystal ball of the digital era

27 Mar 2025

How what-if tools can help businesses cope with volatility – and make sure they’re prepared for the worst

Grab eyes upto $2 billion loan to support possible GoTo acquisition, Bloomberg News reports

26 Mar 2025

Singapore-headquartered Grab is seeking a loan of up to $2 billion to support its potential takeover of Indonesia’s GoTo, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday citing people familiar with the matter.

Firefly Aerospace selects Blue Origin unit to explore volcanic formations on moon

25 Mar 2025

Firefly Aerospace has partnered with Blue Origin’s Honeybee Robotics to supply a rover for its third lunar mission in 2028 to study the Gruithuisen Domes, the Texas-based rocket maker said on Monday.

Germany's SAP overtakes Novo Nordisk as Europe's largest company

24 Mar 2025