The pressure to put green development and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) criteria at the heart of corporate decision-making has led to the creation of two new types of loans, Green Loans and Sustainability Linked Loans. The basic principles of both types of loans were created by the EU Loan Market Association. More specifically: In
What is certain is that 2020 was disastrous for both the macro-economy (country economies, country bloc economies and the global economy) and the micro-economy (businesses, companies, groups of companies, etc.). No one can accuse the Chief-Executive-Officers (CEOs) and general managers of companies and businesses in general of failing to anticipate this mess caused by the
What is certain is that 2020 was disastrous for both the macro-economy (country economies, country bloc economies and the global economy) and the micro-economy (businesses, companies, groups of companies, etc.). No one can accuse the Chief-Executive-Officers (CEOs) and general managers of companies and businesses in general of failing to anticipate this mess caused by the
The announcement in 2009 of a person under the pseudonym Satashi Nakamoto that he successfully created the first digital electronic money transfer platform was the dawn of a new world of transaction implementation between natural and legal persons. Blockchain technology (for more information-analysis about the blockchain technology please read the analysis titled «Blockchain and STO’s
Since in the service sector 50% of employees in both the public and private sectors work under the distance work (teleworking) regime, companies are invited to redesign their workplaces for the post-Covid-19 era. Teleworking is a mainstream trend that will continue to exist after the end of the Covid-19 pandemic in companies operating in the
At the end of the Covid-19 era consumption will, to an exceptionally large extent, take place through online platforms for e-shops that will replace shopping streets and department stores through internet browsing. Essentially the consumption will be transferred in the context of satisfying the online purchases of this pleasant walk to the commercial department store.
As the application of artificial intelligence expands to support more and more critical decisions about the economy and society, the more concerns will grow as to whether the predictions of such systems are valid, impartial, and socially acceptable. The basis for the validity, reliability and acceptance of decisions based on artificial intelligence systems by Trust
As all sectors of the economy rapidly adapt to the digital future to gain a comparative advantage over their competitors, so the Shipping industry has slowly but steadily begun to adopt digital solutions and cutting-edge technology. This is evident in the construction of new ships, cyber security and the use of block chain technology to
Factoring is a financial tool used by companies primarily to improve their liquidity, as it provides direct financing based on the volume of sales made by a business. Factoring is a relatively low-risk form of financing for both banks and businesses providing these services. In the UK factoring has another name i.e. receivable finance, invoice
To a significant extent, businesses have taken the right steps to limit as much as possible the negative effects during the Covid-19 pandemic in order to be able to cope with a changing and fluid environment of intense uncertainty that was occurring in front of them. These steps include: Accelerate the digital transformation of the
