November 2011 – Page 2

Ireland’s NIB sees recovery late in 2010

National Irish Bank (NIB) said it expects no upturn in trading until late 2010, with bad loan rates that soared when Ireland’s lenders hit bottom last year set to remain high for several months.

IMF chief says could leave early for French politics

Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the French politician who heads the IMF, said recently he could think about leaving his position early to run for the 2012 presidential elections. Socialist Strauss-Kahn’s term as the head of the lender runs until October 2012. The French elections will be held in the spring of that year. Asked on France’s RTL […]

BA braced for legal battle as Q3 loss looms

The Unite union is taking British Airways back to the high court in a bid to overturn changes made to cabin crews’ working arrangements, as the carrier prepares to report a large quarterly loss. BA wants three quarters of its crew to accept a pay freeze this year, and for 3,000 staff to switch to […]

Toyota suffers as recall grows; rivals benefit

Toyota Motor Corp could face an unprecedented recall of eight million cars over problems with sticking acclerators in the biggest ever blow to the reputation of the world’s largest auto maker. The recall and related sales suspension in North America have dented Toyota’s once unshakeable record for safety and reliability and come as its grapples […]

GM’s Whitacre to stay on as CEO

General Motors Co Chairman Ed Whitacre has said he would stay on as chief executive indefinitely, ending an eight-week search for his successor in a move intended to bring stability to the automaker’s turnaround plans. The announcement confirmed what many analysts and GM insiders had expected after Whitacre, 68, announced on December 1 that he […]

EU faces years more wrangling over car emissions

Europe’s incoming climate chief is determined to crack down on emissions from cars, but any new goals are at least a decade away. Connie Hedegaard will struggle against political inertia, the complexities of electric vehicles and the power of big auto, making a rigid 2020 target her best possible outcome. Hedegaard is widely expected to […]

The new monetary disorder

Currency chaos is back, highlighting demands for a revised international monetary order, writes Harold James

Flight bound for the history books

Aviation is one of mankind’s greatest technological achievements, and every milestone has required a skilled and courageous aviator. Adam Hay-Nicholls talks to private jet pilot Riccardo Mortara who is attempting to break the mightiest record of all

Reading club

Whether business related or purely for enjoyment, our book selection will have something that every European CEO can get their teeth into

Investment strategy after the crisis

Investors have been hit hard by the current crisis. Lessons are being learned and investment strategies revised

Behold Budapest

Budapest delights and enchants. It’s also a conundrum city: old baroque Europe fused with twenty-first century energy and dynamism. Cheap, exotic and home to the winding River Danube, it’s a city break capital with style and substance

Innovation leadership

How to bring innovation to your leadership role and your organisation. By David Magellan Horth and Allan J. Calarco, Centre for Creative Leadership

Disruptive times

Survival and prosperity in today’s environment will demand brave decisions and radical thinking, says Chris Dedicoat, president of Cisco Europe

Open for business

A recent visit to Ireland’s capital city of Dublin convinces me that it is a city open for business

Integrated financial forecasting

As business environments become more cost constrained, complex and volatile, financial forecasting is becoming more than just an important part of project management

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