Mental Health Awareness Week at GBS
GBS was proud to join the rest of the UK in promoting Mental Health Awareness Week between the 13th - 17th of May 2019 at its Bow Road Campus in London. ...
Trade Relief: Brexit Delay and U.S./China Trade Deal Agreed
With just 48 hours to go, Europe’s most senior politicians have decided to give Britain breathing space, extending the possible time for the UK to leave the EU until October 31, 2019. The UK’s leading economic newspaper, the Financial Times (FT), lukewarmly welcomed the move, whilst...
Brexit and the Hospitality Industry – Bookings, Visitor Numbers Up
Move aside British business pessimists! Brexit might not be bad for our £143bn-per-annum Hospitality Industry, after all. According to Eduard Elias, Managing Partner at Cycas Hospitality, “immediately after the Brexit vote, when the pound dropped in value, pre-paid bookings in our London hotels went through the...
Despite political rumblings, UK still a global business hub
Though the UK is currently undergoing its departure from the European Union, many sectors of British business are almost booming, seemingly impervious to the political turbulence. UK exports have risen by £14 billion in one year, showing that Britain is hardly stalling as we teeter uncertainly...
8th March, International Women’s Day: Pride in our Female Students and Staff
International Women’s Day is being celebrated by millions of women (and men) around the world today. At GBS, formerly the Global Banking School, some 500 female students, and staff are joining these celebrations too. More than a century old, the first national women’s observance day occurred in...
London is World’s Top City Finds Knight Frank Study
Finance News has reported that London has taken the crown back from New York in an annual ranking of the world’s top cities for the wealthy, despite concerns about Brexit affecting its attractiveness. The UK capital topped property agency Knight Frank’s City Wealth Index, published as...
Brexit – Why Firms Might Go Dutch
Brexit or no Brexit, the world is truly a global market place. Competition to attract inward investment into cities and countries has never been more frenetic for city mayors, business forums (such as Chambers of Commerce) and national business ministers. One of the starkest stories of...
Grim Headlines for Business in 2019?
Contrary to what doomsayers tell us, good business practices can mean that companies flourish in unstable business environments. Well-run oil majors, defence companies, tech firms, eco-car manufacturers, investment houses (not just those betting on shorts), have all extracted healthy profits, or sustainable capacity expansion from...
Students Give GBS High-Five for ‘Good Practice’
The Student Representative Committee for Undergraduate Programmes at GBS has identified five areas of ‘good practice’ during their recent review. Areas of good practice include: Support of dedicated Programme Managers for each course Allocation of Personal Tutors for each GBS student Formative (informal) assessment and...
UK PM Theresa May Delivers Speech to City of London ‘Lord Mayor’s Banquet’
Last night UK Prime Minister Theresa May delivered a crucial speech on the future of UK and global business environments to the traditional annual gathering of the City of London’s Lord Mayor. British Prime Ministers have given speeches before industry bosses at the ‘Lord Mayor’s Banquet’...