Forbes list of Best Countries for Business!

Forbes latest list of ‘Best Countries for Business’ ranks 134 countries in order of best to worst on the same factors which included on percentage GDP Growth, GDP Capita, Trade balance as a percentage of GDP, Corruption, Tax, Population etc. These things are always subjective, but at least there is some “science” in this one. [...]

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Another bump in the road for CEOs!

Every year PwC conduct a survey with CEOs internationally, and this year was no different. The findings highlighted that the ‘lack of key skills’ was the biggest problem CEOs faced. As the world emerges from a global crisis, why is it that CEOs are now facing a ‘talent crisis’? Surely, after such a downturn the [...]

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Thought for the month

Is this the start of the changing of the guard?
According to economists and business leaders in Davos for the World Economic Forum, the global economy is growing, but the markets pushing that growth are China, India and Brazil and other “emerging” markets like them.
While the USA and Germany are predicted to grow this year, albeit [...]

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Change that follows a recession: A look back

McKinsey has produced a fascinating look at the financial crises of the past 250 years and the changes that they heralded.
For companies to understand what may come next (following the most recent financial crisis), the report’s author, Robert Wright, suggests that history has three lessons:

“Reforms followed every major US financial crisis that led to an [...]

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