Tag «profit»

UNODC Chief: organized crime groups profit from asymmetric globalization

At high-level meeting on security, head of UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) says transnational crime evolving, warns on ransomware and its ability to expose vulnerabilities ZAVIDOVO/VIENNA, 24 May (UN Information Service) – Transnational organized crime groups are exploiting gaps in law enforcement to create new markets and expand their operations, the UNODC Executive …

A-Z of 2012 in the business world – Umesh Shanmugam

A is for arithmetic – a skill that deserted two of our listed companies, retailer SuperGroup and taxi manufacturer Manganese Bronze. Both companies had to restate accounts after their numbers failed to add up; both companies saw their share price punished for their failings. Things weren’t so bad for SuperGroup but the wheels really came …