Development

Ged Parton is the CEO of Maru Group, the technology-enabled market research and customer insights company. The Group provides their clients with targeted, relevant insights at speed enabling them to adapt their corporate strategy, then…

The private sector’s role in sustainable development has come a very long way since the Brundtland Commission defined the concept back in the 1980s. Back then just the notion of corporate social responsibility was a novel, and not widely…

With more than 201 million workers unemployed in 2017 – an increase of 3.4 million compared to 2016 – enterprises, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), play a crucial role in creating decent jobs around the globe.…

You don’t need to be an expert in the business world to understand that resting on your laurels can be detrimental to your success and profitability. While it’s an achievement to get a company off the ground, by then going through…

This month, Katina Hristova had the honour of interviewing Cormac Whelan, who became the CEO of Nokia UK and Ireland in 2016, following the integration of Nokia and Alcatel-Lucent. Previously, Cormac was the CEO of Alcatel Lucent UK and…

By Kathryn Moran, Partner and Head of Outsourcing at haysmacintyre Outsourcing is now a mainstream agenda item for key decision makers to consider in businesses of all sizes. It encompasses a broad range of services, business, production…

A few weeks back, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund concluded the Article IV consultation with South Africa. Living conditions have ameliorated substantially for the bulk of South Africa's population during the past…