The European Commission has unlocked €1 billion from the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) that will serve as a guarantee to the European Investment Fund (EIF), part of the European Investment Bank Group. This will allow the EIF to issue special guarantees to incentivise banks and other lenders to provide liquidity to at least 100,000 European SMEs and small mid-cap companies hit by t...

Klarna, a leading global payments and shopping provider, has released new data that indicate consumers in the US are shifting their share of e-commerce spending toward apparel, footwear and accessories as the COVID-19 outbreak continues. The company, which is used by 7 million shoppers and which has 4,000 retail partners in the US, analyzed all the transactions made through its retail partners as ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced organisations around the globe to “go virtual” with literally no preparation. However, according to analysis from Associate Professor of Management Petros Chamakiotis at ESCP Business School, if we follow these tips, we have the best chance at keeping productive.

1.The importance of keeping social. Workers transitioning from the “traditional” to the “virtual” have...

Boomi™, a Dell Technologies™ business, has revealed the findings from its ERP Innovator’s Dilemma survey. The independent research of 825 EMEA-based Enterprise Architects revealed how EMEA organizations are tackling ERP application modernization and revealing how they will overcome barriers posed by the complex hybrid IT environments they operate in.

The research reveals EMEA organizations have b...

Many small and medium sized businesses will have been reassured to hear about the steps that the Government is taking to ensure firms can survive the current coronavirus crisis, and will have welcomed the news of the introduction of the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan scheme (known as CIBLS).

The following piece is by KIS Finance.

Companies struggle to access financial support

But as com...

According to new research from Globalization Partners Inc., more than 90 percent of employees who work for a global organization describe their companies as diverse. However, a lack of understanding by the organizations themselves around how to manage this growing disparate and diverse workforce means that three out of ten respondents don't feel a sense of inclusion or belonging. This negativ...

Severe economic problems across Europe as a result of the Corona Virus are now unavoidable – states economics expert Gabriel A. Giménez Roche from NEOMA Business School – and will plunge us into a recession.

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in an extreme halt in productive activity within the operations of companies, already leading to real economic consequences such as tumbling markets, r...

Bitcoin IRA, the digital asset IRA technology platform that allows clients to purchase cryptocurrencies and other digital assets for their retirement accounts, has released the results of its recent Investor Sentiment Poll to its customer base.

The company's poll results show that a vast majority of respondents believe now is the best time to invest in the market and that Bitcoin will rebound...

The Covid-19 pandemic has seen retail clients urgently looking at new and inventive ways to launch their products as more and more people are going into self isolation and high street giants including Apple have closed their stores around the world. Product launches which have been in the diary for over 18 months are now being cancelled across the globe and precautions are being put in place to ke...