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CEO optimism booms despite increasing anxiety over threats to growth

A record-breaking share of CEOs are optimistic about the economic environment worldwide, at least in the short term. That’s one of the key findings of PwC’s 21st survey of almost 1,300 CEOs around the world, launched today at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos

31 января 2018 7.6 мин. 8076

There Are Bigger Challenges Facing Starbucks

Investors dumped Starbucks shares on Friday, a day after the coffeehouse giant reported disappointing first-quarter results, with slowing growth in its home U.S. market. But the reasons Starbucks blamed for its shortfall may not cover all the challenges it faces

30 января 2018 3.3 мин. 6888

Can Ramaphosa Fix South Africa?

Cyril Ramaphosa’s victory in December’s contest to lead South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) was a resounding repudiation of President Jacob Zuma. Ramaphosa will now almost certainly be elected South Africa’s president in 2019 – if not before. He has promised to stimulate the country’s moribund economy and implement a wide-ranging anti-corruption agenda

29 января 2018 4.9 мин. 9111

Long arm of the law: the cross-territorial application of overseas legislation

Western governments are increasingly extending the territorial reach of their legislation, particularly in the anti-corruption sphere. Their aim is to fight corruption wherever it may be and create a level playing field for the businesses responsible for preventing it. A similar trend is also seen beyond the white-collar crime space, for example in tax and data protection legislation

26 января 2018 5.3 мин. 7390

Amazon Starts With Go. Where Will The Technology End Up?

Today for lunch, I stopped by a newly opened convenience store at the north end of Seattle’s downtown

25 января 2018 6.1 мин. 6265

A Year of Successes in Global Health

In the field of human development, the year that just ended was better than many predicted it would be. A decade after the Great Recession began, economic recovery continued in 2017, and progress was made on issues like poverty, education, and global warming

24 января 2018 4.3 мин. 37867

Emirates Airlines Order Saves Airbus A380 Superjumbo

John Leahy, the "trillion-dollar man" of Airbus sales, has done it again. Just a week before his (once-again) supposed retirement, the 67-year-old sales chief (his official title is Chief Operating Officer of Airbus Customer Services) and his allies at Airbus pulled another rabbit out of a hat

23 января 2018 3.5 мин. 6362

What Happens When Primary Health Care Is Universal?

Two years after the death of her husband, Valeria, a 67-year-old grandmother in San José, Costa Rica, lives alone. Last year, she was diagnosed with high blood pressure and diabetes, conditions that, while not immediately life threatening, require health care to manage. But, thanks to the quality of Costa Rica’s primary health-care system, Valeria has been able to maintain her independence and her health, even in the absence of family