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As a parent, what should you do if your adult child chooses not to take a normal job after finally getting a diploma? Sure, the job market is tough for new grads, but your friends’ recent graduates are finding jobs. And your child has interviewed for a few jobs you...

Investcorp Holdings, the Middle East’s largest alternative asset manager, is set to lose one of its most senior executives amid a broad leadership restructuring that will see the co-chief executive officer position abolished. Chairman Mohammed Alardhi will assume greater responsibilities as part of this shift. Hazem Ben-Gacem, who has been...

Brazil, home to the world's fifth-largest internet user base, has banned the social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter). The ban, which took effect over the weekend, follows a protracted conflict between X's owner, Elon Musk, and Brazil's Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes. De Moraes had previously ordered...

Professionals feeling unfulfilled in their corporate jobs are increasingly considering entrepreneurship as a viable path to personal satisfaction and financial independence. Before making the leap, it's crucial to assess personal and financial readiness, and ensure a solid business plan is in place. Identifying a clear market opportunity and understanding the...

Australia has become the latest nation to grant employees the "right to disconnect" from work, joining a growing list of countries, primarily in Europe, that have implemented similar measures. As of Monday, new legislation prohibits organizations from penalizing employees who choose not to answer calls or respond to emails outside...

Colin Huang, the founder and former chairman of Chinese e-commerce giant PDD Holdings, experienced a significant drop in his net worth on Monday, losing approximately $14 billion. He managed to keep the title of China's richest person for only 18 days. This sharp decline came as the company's stock tumbled...

What you believe is what you get. What you believe about your business becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. You act toward what you believe. You don’t act on or ignore what you don’t believe. What do you believe about your business? Do you believe the party will go on? Do you...

The Big Question: How can start-ups leverage on VUCA to anticipate future trends and develop dynamic skills in a technology-driven world?  Do you know that every entrepreneur, founder and CEO’s primary concern is to investigate and analyse the VUCA taxonomy in the start-ups they are engaged in to predict what...

As Environmental Finance reported in late July, European Central Bank (ECB) researchers have recently found that the organisation’s climate-related supervision is reducing EU banks' climate risk and has spurred green finance. According to these conclusions, ECB measures including its 2022 climate risk stress test have triggered major improvements in green...

Letsile Tebogo’s meteoric rise in the world of athletics has not only earned him a place in the history books but also an impressive array of rewards that now make him arguably the youngest and richest person in Botswana. The 21-year-old sprinter made history at the Paris Olympics by becoming...