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.

Gambling on Russian economic forecasting

However, while the next decade could see continued economic growth for the increasingly rich few, the divisions in Russian society will continue to grow. That…

Developing enterprise and innovation in Surrey and Poland

The visitors met the staff of RES and, amongst others, Prof. Ian Kitchen, Prof. Susanna Hourani, Dr. Walter Wehrmayer, Prof. Colin Grant, Mr. Charles Croker…

Free business advice online

The new service, VentureNavigator funded by the UK government, aims to improve the success rate of British businesses. Kevin Cullen, Director of Research and…

French nanotechnology boosted by US and Japanese investment

France boasts several high-tech clusters dedicated to advancing excellence in nanotechnology, including the SCS cluster in Sophia Antipolis, the Systematic…

Learning from the customers

Developing employees’ skills and expertise is vital for knowledge-intensive enterprises. Much is written about the plethora of courses, training programmes and…

Consultancy firms more interested in billable hours than developing expertise

Knowledge is an increasingly important factor in competition. Companies must keep up to date and ensure their staff have the necessary knowledge to keep their…

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