Tag: Saudi Arabia
News round-up: this week in governance
Surveillance of home workers; Davos in Saudi Arabia; German ‘impact investors’; VW challenged on climate; HSBC’s ‘misleading’ adverts.
The Khashoggi crisis and the role of business
The boycott of this week’s “Davos in the Desert” conference in Saudi Arabia demonstrates the willingness of many CEOs to use their position to protest for human rights. Will it make a difference?
Governance in the Gulf still lags behind global peers, says S&P
Proliferation of government-backed organisations and family-owned enterprises in the Gulf create a governance risk that regulation can only slowly wear away, says a global ratings agency.
Opposition to listing rule changes continues to build
The FCA continues to meet with opposition to a rule change that would permit a state-owned company to list on the London Stock Exchange.