More evidence that the UK's Labour Party, under the stewardship of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, has squandered the health economy gifted to them in 1997 comes with a rash of economic data that shows that despite years of good-news stories,...
Outsourcing: Scottish Icon heads for the hills
If you are a golfer, there's a good chance you have a Pringle sweater, or sleeveless pullover, somewhere in your past. Unfortunately for Pringle, that's where too many of its products repose.
Malaysia reduces fuel subsidy
Faced with an impossible burden, the Malaysian government has been forced to reduce petrol subsidies. The population doesn't understand and thinks the government is raising prices. In reality, what is needed is a change in motoring habits to rap...
Malaysia: action to prevent fuel subsidy abuse
Malaysia provides heavy fuel subsidy for its population, and it's costing the country ever more as the price of oil skyrockets. But fuel stations on the borders with Thailand and Singapore are doing a roaring trade as cars from those countries p...
Outsourcing: UK regulator fines insurance company for compliance failings
A UK subsidiary of US insurance giant American International Group has been fined GBP640,000 for failing to effectively supervise outsourced call centres.
... unless you are a low repayment risk and can offer excellent security. A report published by the USA's Federal Reserve Bank shows that home lo...
Economies: AUS inflation upsets predictions
Australia's facing the risk of recession combined with inflation. And that's not good news.
Economies: The US battens down the hatches
If you have to use more shoe leather next year to walk between Foot Locker shops, it's because there will be 140 less of them than there are now,...
Business Strategies: staff costs rising rapidly, says survey
A survey by accountants Grant Thornton says that businesses are seeing rapidly rising staff costs, particularly in emerging economies.
Economies: 96% of Emirates workforce to be foreign within 12 years - report
A report in ArabianBusiness.Com quotes a Dubai official as saying that only 4% of the Emirates workforce will be UAE nationals by 2020, if action...
