Tag Archives: Global agenda

South Africa leads as 17 African companies make Forbes list of world’s largest firms (BI)

For the 23rd consecutive year, Forbes has released its Global 2000 ranking, highlighting the world’s largest and most influential publicly traded companies, with South Africa accounting for the majority of Africa’s entries.Forbes released its 23rd Global 2000 ranking of the world’s largest publicly traded companies in 2025. A total of 17 African companies are on […]
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Wall Street’s new year hangover sends Big Tech stocks lower (FT)

Wall Street stocks have begun the year with a technology-led hangover after the rally that ended 2023 turned cautious, sending tech stocks to their worst day in more than two months. The Nasdaq Composite closed down 1.6 per cent for its weakest performance since October 26 while the blue-chip S&P 500 ended down 0.6 per […]
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14 training resources for regenerating the land through agriculture (GreenBiz)

Regenerative agriculture, holistic management and other nature-based solutions have become critical components of sustainability strategy for organizations with agricultural inputs. Walmart and PepsiCo recently announced their collaboration supporting the adoption of regenerative agricultural practices across 2 million acres of farmland in North America. Global agricultural supply chain leader ADM expects to cover 2 million acres in the […]
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FT business book of the year 2023 — the shortlist (FT)

Walter Isaacson’s newly published biography of Elon Musk is one of six finalists for the Financial Times and Schroders Business Book of the Year Award. The book joins titles about the pressure on the world’s natural resources, how to handle failure, and how to tackle the challenges of rapidly advancing technologies. FT editor and chair […]
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These are the cities where the fewest people drive to work

By: Bilal  Pervez July 27, 2016 Source: https://www.weforum.org