Could seizing Russian assets help rebuild Ukraine?
In 2011 viktor vekselberg, a metals tycoon and Kremlin insider, visited the team designing the Tango, a $90m yacht he had ordered, to oversee its construction. His attention to detail proved his undoing. When Mr Vekselberg came under American sanctions in 2018, his foreign assets were frozen—but not the Tango, which was held via a…
Important Information about SAFe 5.1 Certification Training that You Should Know
If you’ve always been interested in leadership roles and project management, especially in a Lean-Agile enterprise, then the SAFe Agilist Training is the most suitable course. Training in SAFe Agile is like an introductory foundation course about SAFe principles, methodologies, and constructs. To attain the SAFe 5.1 Certification to validate your expertise in SAFe Agile, you need…
Europe’s economy grapples with an acute energy shock
For the best part of a decade, rock-bottom interest rates seemed like a fact of life in the euro zone—as did low inflation. Now consumer prices are rising at an annual rate exceeding 8%, well above the European Central Bank’s target of 2%. Members of the bank’s governing council have begun signalling their intent to…
14 Travel Job Ideas: How To Make Money While Traveling
There is no better way to see the world than by traveling. Seeing new places and experiencing different cultures can be an incredibly enriching experience. Travel can also be a great opportunity to learn more about yourself and the world around you. However, traveling can also be expensive, and it is important to plan your…
50+ Free Sports Live Streaming (and Third-Party) Sites
People love to play their favorite sport with their friends. But they even love to stream their game online as they relax with their buddies. Some of these free sports include football, NBA, NFL, UFC, and more. However, people don’t want to sit in front of their TV to enjoy their favorite sports. As a…
Kazakhstani voters may revoke their ex-president’s vast privileges
When kassym-zhomart tokayev became president of Kazakhstan in 2019, he promised his people a “listening state”. But even a deaf one would have heard the clamour in January, when Kazakhstanis took to the streets to register their displeasure at rising fuel prices. As the protests spread, the demand morphed into one for broad political change.…
The luxury of Asia’s malls is no substitute for genuine public spaces
The shopping mall was invented, nearly 70 years ago, in America. It was then copied in Europe. Yet Asia has inarguably made the shopping mall its own. Eight of the world’s ten biggest malls are in the region; exclude China and five still remain, all in South-East Asia.Listen to this story.Enjoy more audio and podcasts…
Six Ways to Expand a Successful Business
Attaining success in a business is difficult but what’s even more complicated is maintaining the success and expanding it further. Stellar management, exceptional customer experience, tracking of cash flow, organized processing, passion, resourcefulness, willingness to improvise and listen to others, strong determination and so much more is required to make a small business successful. Capital…
8 Tips for Managing Stakeholder Expectations
Why Stakeholder Management? As the name suggests, Project Management involves everything that is required to manage a project and drive it towards successful completion of a project in hand. There are several aspects concerning Project Management that one ought to follow if they really want to succeed in their job. However, one of the most…
Should China spend more on infrastructure?
Rarely can so much have been used by so few. During Shanghai’s long lockdown, which mercifully eased this week, the city’s impressive infrastructure stood in splendid isolation from most of the citizens it is meant to serve. The metro (all 831km of it) was eerily quiet. The two airports, which handled 120m passengers in 2019,…