From what France calls “economic warfare” as it probes a Chinese link to industrial espionage at Renault to currency confrontation and commodity rivalry, economic conflict is increasingly impacting businesses. President Nicolas Sarkozy’s office has asked French intelligence to probe suspected industrial espionage at the car giant. Renault suspended three executives at the start of January […]

A new investment approach may help mobilise hundreds of billions
of dollars to complement public sector and philanthropic efforts and achieve globally sustainable development, writes Tim Radjy

Investment of patient capital can stimulate rapid growth of agriculture in Africa, writes Keith Palmer

There have been some big changes at Walmart de Mexico over the last eighteen months. Not only has the company acquired its near neighbour Walmart Central America, but also seen CEO, Eduardo Solorzano, step aside to become CEO of Walmart Latin America. World Finance speaks to the new CEO Scot Rank

Jane Bordenave speaks to Qatar Navigation, winner of the Best GCC Cargo Shipping Company award, 2010

In an exceptionally competitive market place, clients are demanding more and more from their providers

Prasert Bunsumpun strikes an intuitive balance between his pursuit of business success and a deep commitment to social and environmental sustainability. “We want to have at least 20 percent of our revenues coming from international operations within five years”, he tells World Finance

You don’t need to be an economist to know that China is a major global economic force. Is the long wait to access its potentially lucrative market finally coming to an end?

Bank clients want new opportunities, better products, better services. Institutions are now investing in online trading and a modern, fast-acting process than customers can connect with. Adrian Holliday speaks to Lars Seier Christensen

Even countries that escaped recession, such as China and Poland, have not escaped the global impact, writes Simon Groves

TDC’s office overlooks the South Harbour of Copenhagen. Across the water are Telenor’s buildings, a rival telecoms enterprise: “we operate in a very competitive market”. World Finance speaks to Henrik Poulsen, Telecoms CEO of the Year, about improving customer relations and plans to divest

The Italian Government’s 2010 Summer Tax Package contained a number of initiatives that have implications for both Italian companies and foreign firms that engage in business in Italy. Colin Jamieson, partner in the London office of Pirola Pennuto Zei & Associati, examines the consequences of two of these new measures

PTT is Thailand’s only fully-integrated oil, gas and petrochemical company, and has positive environmental goals

Innovation is continuing to drive and define FX Brokerage

Mexico is in need of a 21st century insolvency system,
writes Dario Oscos