UK businesses bracing for se...

October 10, 2011

According to latest figures released in polls across the UK, confidence is dropping fast in the UK’s ability to forestall a second recession and pessimism is gripping businesses and boardrooms throu...

Head of World Bank Warns of...

September 04, 2011

As if fears for the global economy weren’t bad enough, they are now soaring as the head of the World Bank, Robert Zoellick, warned that the world is entering into what he calls a “new danger zone....

EU Oil Embargo on Syria...

September 03, 2011

Jointly, the countries of the European Union have agreed to embargo oil from Syria in response to treatment of pro-democracy protestors in that country. It is their intention to step up pressure on th...

Mid-Sized Companies Hope for...

September 03, 2011

There has been a lot of press given recently to Mittelstand in Germany, a family owned mid-sized business that is quite well known for being able to dominate its niche worldwide. Surprisingly, the UK...