Digital technology is changing how we interact with each other or with society and how we trust one another. A new economic model is emerging: the sharing economy. We’ve gathered insights from world-renowned experts and in-house research to give you an overview of: the sharing economy’s dynamics, in the European …
Cyber crimes, money laundering, robbery, selling of controlled substances, and abuses of economic aid are all examples of economic crimes. New criminal trends have recently emerged in different business sectors and industries. We interviewed Robert Mazur, the former US federal agent who went undercover deep into Pablo Escobar’s Medellín Cartel and …
Economic crime continues to be a dominant item on the business agenda and no industry sector, region or size of business is immune. Instances of economic crimes continue to increase in frequency around the world and are a key concern for Luxembourg companies, which are particularly exposed. Here are three facts that …
Global predictions indicate the dawn of a new era for growth markets from 2017 onwards. As developed economies are experiencing uncertainty due to political events, developing ones are likely to resume their good performance. Countries such as Russia, China, Brazil or Nigeria start looking safer in the investors’ eyes. So, the …
Banks, asset and wealth managers, as well as insurers are scrambling to find new revenue sources and ways to grow: organically, by introducing new services, through acquisitions, or by developing strategic partnerships.
Blockchain is one of the most exciting—and more misunderstood—emerging technologies. It essentially offers a decentralised ledger of all transactions across a network. When a transaction occurs, everyone on the network knows about it. It’s tamper-proof and virtually instantaneous. This has real disruptive implications for the financial industry, which today uses …
Brexit was the first major sign of the developed world’s rebuke to globalisation, and the rest of Europe may well be next. With Donald Trump being the 45th president of the USA, a wind of change is blowing. Protectionism is on the rise and with it comes slower growth, because …
The result of the UK’s referendum has already led to considerable market turbulence with experts predicting more to come. The Brexit vote has presaged a period of sustained uncertainty as we are debating the political, legal and indeed business implications – with little hope for concrete answers in the near-term. …
President-elect Trump campaigned on an agenda of increased government spending, lower taxes and regulatory rollbacks, among other topics. At this point, it’s impossible to know which policies he’ll actually put forward, how they’ll change on their way to implementation, and – especially unclear – how they’ll fit together to collectively …
The EU General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation 2016/679) requires companies to act lawfully, fairly and transparently in their use of personal data and in how they deal with people whose data they process. Businesses have to be transparent and honest about what they’re doing and why. What does that mean?
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