Tag Archives: Globalisation
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Comparing standards is an interesting problem
Lack of standardisation in financial reporting, legal frameworks and Sharia supervision are all commonly blamed for stifling the growth of Islamic banking. Yet it is precisely the industry’s fast acceleration and increasing interconnectivity that has drawn attention to these discrepancies, writes Dan Alderson
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All aboard for a steady ride
Managing pension investments over the past decade has been the cause of many grey hairs and sleepless nights. But investment strategies have been developed to make the ride much smoother, as Gill Wadsworth reports
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Major and minor work in harmony
Large food companies rely on smallholders in their supply chain, so multinationals helping minnows to become more productive is good business, as Sarah Murray discovers
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‘To boldly go’ where few companies have gone before
Businesses will have to go beyond internal collaboration to a new frontier of wider joint ventures to drive efficiency in the chain, as Nick Allen reports
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Do present skills match future supply-chain needs?
More recruits and improved training are essential if UK logistics and UK PLC are to climb higher up the league tables of international competitiveness, says Mick Jackson
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Easing headache of going global with PLM panacea
Potentially inefficient and complex global business processes can be handled by product lifecycle management when the alternative could be costly chaos, writes John Pullin
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Financing exports to make UK business pay
Exporters are closing the UK’s trade gap, but to continue to grow overseas British businesses need finance, as Joe McGrath reports
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Overseas trade brings home wanted export business
While the global economic situation remains stormy, British companies are charting a course for new trading partners, as Kathryn Hopkins discovers