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May 9, 2012
Akate Farms

The expression ‘chicken feed’ normally implies something cheap and insignificant, but this is far from the truth when half a million chickens are involved, as Abdul Salam Akate tells Alan Swaby.

The expression ‘chicken feed’ normally implies something cheap and insignificant, but this is far from the truth when half a million chickens are involved, as Abdul Salam Akate tells Alan Swaby.

March 28, 2012
Greek bailout is a Pyrrhic victory

The latest bailout package brings a new round of harsh austerity measures that will further undermine Greece’s economy, Levy study says.

March 7, 2012
Greek bail out will lead to Eurozone exit

Latest EU/IMF bailout for Greece makes reducing living standards and increasing poverty the price for increasing competitiveness, new Levy study says.

February 12, 2012—the day Greek lawmakers from the nation’s two major political parties agreed on more austerity measures in exchange for a new European Union/International Monetary Fund (EU/IMF) bailout—is a day that will live in infamy, says a new policy paper from the Levy Economics Institute of Bard College.

February 16, 2012
Estrella Gold

Estrella Gold is a prospect generator company, focused on gold in Latin America and growing its inventory of gold resource ounces. CEO Keith Laskowski tells John O’Hanlon why he placed his 30 years’ experience in gold exploration at the service of a junior company.

Estrella Gold is a prospect generator company, focused on gold in Latin America and growing its inventory of gold resource ounces. CEO Keith Laskowski tells John O’Hanlon why he placed his 30 years’ experience in gold exploration at the service of a junior company.

October 18, 2011
Kraft Foods: Sub-Saharan Africa

The growth potential of Sub-Saharan Africa may be enormous, but unlocking it requires a sound grasp of a very different set of business drivers and challenges.

The growth potential of Sub-Saharan Africa may be enormous, but unlocking it requires a sound grasp of a very different set of business drivers and challenges. Johan Van Zyl, manufacturing director of Kraft Foods Sub-Saharan Africa, talks to Jane Alverca.

 

October 7, 2011
Supply chain: Operations management

Alan Braithwaite, chairman of LCP Consulting and visiting professor at Cranfield, outlines what challenges he foresees within operations management for the coming decade.

Alan Braithwaite, chairman of LCP Consulting and visiting professor at Cranfield, outlines what challenges he foresees within operations management for the coming decade.

 

September 19, 2011
Marriott International

Marriott International has identified enormous growth potential in the Middle East and Africa. Ed Fuller, president and managing director of International Lodging in the region, talks to Jayne Flannery.

Marriott International has identified enormous growth potential in the Middle East and Africa. Ed Fuller, president and managing director of International Lodging in the region, talks to Jayne Flannery about the rationale and strategy that underpins the expansion.

 

July 11, 2011
Vale

Vale, the world’s second largest mining company, is about to open a new coal mine in Mozambique. Ben Sansom lifts the veil on corporate social responsibility and discovers the efforts Vale is making to ensure the benefits percolate through to the local community.

Vale, the world’s second largest mining company, is about to open a new coal mine in Mozambique. Ben Sansom lifts the veil on corporate social responsibility and discovers the efforts Vale is making to ensure the benefits percolate through to the local community.

 

 

 

April 6, 2011
Botswana Power Corporation

The tiny African nation of Botswana is a shining example of how a country can use its natural resources wisely to reverse its fortunes.

The African nation of Botswana is a shining example of how a country can use its natural resources wisely to reverse its fortunes, as Alan Swaby learns.

 

February 20, 2011
Banks should get back to the boring

Economic expert Rex Ghosh urges the financial sector to change its culture and go back to basics in 2011.

As we approach the third anniversary of the beginning of the global financial crisis, one expert believes that it’s not enough to rely on new regulations to prevent future disasters—a fundamental change in mindset is required.

Rex Ghosh, a Harvard PhD economist who has worked in the financial markets for more than 20 years, currently with the International Monetary Fund, believes that the very culture of the financial sector needs to shift back to basics as the economy limps out of recession.

March 1, 2010
Vale

Sharing the wealth
Vale, the world’s second largest mining company, will be opening a new coal mine in Mozambique next year. Ben Sansom lifts the veil on corporate social responsibility and discovers the efforts Vale is making to ensure the benefits percolate through to the local community.
Mozambique is one of the poorest nations on earth. It was ravaged by a brutal civil war for 15 years after its independence from Portugal; but the country has made huge efforts since peace was achieved in 1992 to improve the national economy and boost its productivity. Among the many successful strategies for economic development has been the privatisation of a large swathe of state owned businesses and the attraction of considerable foreign investment into the country. As a result, Mozambique has enjoyed what the World Bank described as a “blistering pace of economic growth”, averaging around eight per cent increase in GDP per annum between 1994 and 2006.