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.

Virtual consultancy to foster business innovation

“Innovate or die” has become the mantra of today’s fast-moving business world. However, the potential for innovation is underexploited in central and eastern…

New approach needed for high-tech entrepreneurs to build fast-growing businesses

This has little to do with ambition, according to Prof. Aard Groen. He proposes adopting a radical new approach to fresh business start-ups which will involve…

The intended effect of business parks is minimal

However, this certainly does not apply to the pharmaceutical industry, as Sandra Phlippen discovered. Physical proximity between organisations plays a much…

Don’t Increase the Federal Tax on Long-Term Capital Gains

What is a capital gain? A capital gain is the profit enjoyed when assets such as real estate, stock, bonds, etc., are purchased and later sold at a profit….

Nationalizing banks will not restore health to the banking sector

Beck sees the current crisis more as the result of the failure of government rather than the market. Central bankers and bank supervisors, especially in the…

The Great Crash of 2008: special issue of NIER explores evolution of the current financial crisis

THE GREAT CRASH OF 2008AT A GLANCE . . .The UK economy•The economy will contract in the second half of 2008 and GDP will fall by 0.9 per cent in 2009, the…

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