The rapid expansion of mobile internet has provided better accessibility to a global market, sparking a start-up revolution. But while high-growth companies are appearing all over the world, they rely on local ecosystems that support entrepreneurial activities

Monica Gimre is President and CEO of Sidel, a leading global provider of packaging solutions for beverages, food, home and personal care products. The company is at the forefront of one of the world’s biggest sustainability challenges: packaging. How we safely package and transport our products, and how we dispose of our packaging, is central to our attitudes to energy, waste and recycling.

With the introduction of more robust regulation, Ireland has been busy building on the momentum of post-Brexit opportunities that has seen global firms set up base and employment thrive as the country attracts a mixture of home grown and international talent

Putting the right team of people together is crucial to the success of a company, but how can those charged with leading a company help to cultivate a productive, innovative and happy work environment?

The pandemic has had a catalytic effect on many of the cultural shifts that were taking place across many industries. Those looking to survive and thrive in the future must take charge and lead the change that a green-minded, digital native workforce demands

Special drawing rights issued by the IMF to help governments across the world tackle the pandemic disproportionately favour high-income countries. More needs to be done to ensure that those who need them most receive the funds

Amid all the talk of when and how to end or reverse quantitative easing (QE), one question is almost never discussed: Why have central banks’ massive doses of bond purchases in Europe and the United States since 2009 had so little effect on the general price level?

The financial difference between activities that serve the environment and those that harm it is startling. It will take a global collective effort to mitigate the effects of climate change and embrace a low-carbon economy

The global food system is unsustainable. While it is worth approximately $8trn annually, its negative impact is valued at roughly $12trn. And this is not the system’s only contradiction

At the start of 2020, Singapore introduced a new corporate entity structure, the Variable Capital Company (VCC), and by June the number of incorporated VCCs had grown to over 300. This has now sparked the interest of larger asset managers, and helped to further solidify Singapore’s reputation as a leading financial centre

The technological advancements during the last decade have been – quite simply – life changing, but at what price? Are we heading down a road where the big tech companies have too much power, money and influence?

The topic of climate change has emerged as a major challenge for central banks, although its extent and the immediate consequences remain highly uncertain

The lack of confidence in the Russian economy has stemmed from at least two major sources, the fall in the price of oil and the international economic sanctions imposed on the country – what now?

We are often given the impression that to be successful in business, leaders must be detached, cool and hyper-competitive.

First came a global pandemic, then national lockdowns, furloughing, redundancies and insolvencies. A vaccine roll-out and easing of restrictions pointed to better times, but could another problem be headed our way?