Business and Finance

This area provides up-to-date and interesting developments from the world of business, economics and finance.

A wealth of information is available on topics ranging from stock markets, consumer climate, labor market policies, bond markets, foreign trade and interest rate trends to stock exchange news and economic forecasts.

Bank Supervision May Actually Drive Corruption

Traditional approaches to bank supervision may actually hurt bank development and lead to greater corruption in lending, according to new research by Brown…

Universities UK report demonstrates economic benefits of a degree

The report shows that the gross additional lifetime earnings is now approximately £160,000 or between 20 and 25% more for individuals with a higher education…

One in seven private sector jobs disappear each year

Fortunately even more jobs are created. – 2.65m jobs lost each year, but 2.76m jobs created. – Small firms more important than many previously claimed —…

Customer services scare customers away

An increasing number of companies are contracting out their customer services (outsourcing) to firms that specialise in dealing with customer enquiries. When…

Majority of English homeowners keep all financial eggs in one basket

The researchers, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council and the Arts and Humanities Research Council, are reporting their findings to an…

Microcredit in Burkina Faso: a culture shock

The specificity of this mutual credit system is that the material guarantees (savings, mortgage, etc) required in the conventional banking system are replaced…

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