Megan Clayton

Couples seeking a romantic weekend away somewhere this summer should look no further than the historic, beautiful city of Prague.

The Controller General of Patents Designs and Trademarks of India ("Controller") recently granted Natco Pharma Limited ("Natco"), an Indian drug manufacturer, a compulsory license for Bayer AG's ("Bayer") Nexavar (sorafenib), an oncology drug that extends the patient's life but does not cure the underlying condition.

The distinction of London's central business district (CBD) is undeniable - the Gherkin, Tower 42 and the collection of skyscrapers that characterise Canary Wharf are what make the capital what it is today. They glimmer in the day and define the skyline at night. The pace of the city is infectious; it's a fast-paced metropolis.

There's something very glamorous about the idea of global export. Maybe it's the name that suggests a jet-setting lifestyle, but whatever the reason, the international export business is attractive to many

The vast majority of us would never think of harming or hindering the welfare of our beloved pets at home, but what about the animals not under our roof or those used in the third world?

The term ‘global presence' is bandied around the business world more than most businessmen and women would like to admit but with the Internet, this worldwide existence is not just reserved for multinational corporations.

Though they may go by many different names – including fireplace, mantelpiece, chimneypiece, kamine, cheminee or chiminea – antique fireplaces are universally popular the world over.

It would seem that the definition of the work place is changing. It is debatable that the idea of the traditional sense of the work place is no longer as important as it has been previously due to a surge in new technologies. The relevance of workplace is in jeopardy as virtual offices have been integrated into business. The availability and advances in mobile devices systems, faster network access and collaboration tools mean that workers can be productive anywhere.

Taken from CFA's Annual Global Investment Standards Conference 2011: Running out of resource bandwidth to support critical business objectives is common problem for performance measurement teams

Cloud is increasingly becoming the basis for IT infrastructure, and that can fundamentally change the way that custodians do business, contends StatPro's CEO Andrew Peddar.