Keir Starmer sets out his foreign policy agenda
Could this be the week that Sir Keir Starmer gets a grip on his agenda? He starts with an excellent opportunity, giving the annual Mansion House speech on foreign affairs in the gilded surroundings of ...
How an internationally minded MBA led to a bold move
With an MBA, you really touch on everything. I had an operational background, international experience and an entrepreneurial mindset. But, with the MBA I was getting visibility of things that were ...
Cultural differences: where to study business in Europe
Cultural differences shape the academic environment, says Guillaume Blaess, vice-director of international partnerships at Audencia, in France. “Some countries, such as Germany and the Netherlands, ...
How a cousin’s disability inspired a drive for inclusive housing
Micaela Connery was just three months old when her cousin, Kelsey Flynn O’Connor, was born with multiple and severe disabilities. Growing up together, Connery “understood the world through a lens of ...
Insead tops FT European Business Schools Ranking for the first time
Insead has topped the FT’s European Business Schools Ranking for the first time, jumping sharply from its position last year. The French school, which has campuses near Paris and in Singapore, rose ...
TikTok layoff videos pose risks for posters and employers
An unexpected online meeting appeared in Heather Haynes’ calendar last April, raising suspicions that she was at risk of redundancy. In response, she propped up her phone and pressed record, capturing ...
The perfectly judged interiors of Ellie Peugeot
We’re seated in the spacious salon of her new Parisian home, where she lives with her husband Edouard – managing director at ...
‘Nothing can be built’: Northern Ireland sewage crisis hits housing construction
Worsening supply problems, largely caused by the sewage shortages, are driving up house prices in the region at the fastest ...
The EU’s commitment phobia holds it back
Commitment phobia, in other words, undermines confidence in future demand for the new goods and services Europe hopes to produce. It was precisely by creating expectations of lucrative markets that ...
Optimising supply chain costs with AI: strategies for resilience
Organisations are deploying multiple strategies ways to manage supply chain expenses, from improving warehouse management to ...
Elon Musk is attacking Britain. Former PMs are building ties
A London-based VC has connected Boris Johnson and the Tesla chief, who Tony Blair has praised as ‘an extraordinary innovator’ ...
Pharma deals fall to lowest level in almost a decade
By late November, pharma groups such as Eli Lilly, Novartis and Vertex Pharmaceuticals had completed a total of 558 deals globally, worth a combined value of $67.2bn, the lowest level for that stage ...