Monthly Archives: October 2020

Is statistical ignorance choking us?

The Covid-19 pandemic has made it brutally clear that politicians struggle to understand simple statistics. But they are not alone – too many businesspeople are also ignorant of basic statistical methods, or accept the integrity of sources unquestioningly. Such misunderstandings can easily damage profits or growth prospects in your company, given the increasing reliance on

By |2023-12-21T12:41:45+00:00October 20th, 2020|Economics|Comments Off on Is statistical ignorance choking us?

Creditors must guard against a wave of dirty tricks in the pandemic

Investors and lenders risk being caught out by a wave of corporate dirty tricks as the Covid-19 pandemic continues to cause financial mayhem. You will see them in all sizes of companies – from Sheffield Wednesday suffering a 12-point penalty for reporting the sale of its ground in the wrong year, to Kraft Heinz restating

By |2023-12-21T12:41:46+00:00October 1st, 2020|Commercial Banking|Comments Off on Creditors must guard against a wave of dirty tricks in the pandemic
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