Audley Intelligence
On global business, politics and culture
Category
Weekend Box #108: All At Sea in Solomon Islands & more
In this week’s Box: China vies for influence of the Solomon Islands in a tumultuous election, Microsoft and G42 on cloud nine with $1.5bn deal, who was in the limelight and the lowlights at the Olivier Awards? & more
Weekend Box #107: #FreeKara-Murza, Tik-Scholz & more
In this week’s Box: Two years since the imprisonment of Vladimir Kara-Murza, Mexico calls for Ecuador to be kicked from UN, will K-pop’s stock flop? & more
Enhancing Board Resilience: Boards and Crisis Communications
Audley recently delivered an educational session for Women On Boards looking at the critical need to address crisis communications and the pivotal role boards play in navigating turbulent times. Read on for crisis management insights from the session…
Weekend Box #106: WCK, RedX Crosses Out AIM & more
In this week’s Box: International outcry at WCK worker killings, PASTEF pushes past obstacles to victory in Senegal, RedX exits London’s AIM stock exchange & more
Weekend Box #105: Cuba’s Civil Crisis, Reasons to Be Cheerful? & more
In this week’s Box: Rare protests erupt in Cuba, Tusk takes pole position as the Weimar Triangle returns, a pro-doping alternative to the Olympics & more
Weekend Box #104: Centre-Right Takes Centre Stage & more
In this week’s Box: Democratic Alliance win Portugal's elections, Standard Chartered's leadership overhaul, EU members back legislation to improve gig workers' rights & more
Weekend Box #103: Germany Makes the Wrong Call, Mongolia Goes Orbit-Owl & more
In this week’s Box: German-French tensions rise over a leaked call, Mongolia takes one giant leap with the help of SpaceX, France enshrines abortion rights in its constitution & more
Bankruptcy: Coming to a town hall near you?
What’s behind the epidemic of bankruptcies at Britain’s councils? How do we stop it? Audley Director Rolf Merchant investigates.
Weekend Box #102: China Tests Pacific Waters, St David’s Day & more
In this week’s Box: US on the alert at China’s presence in the Pacific, trouble brews at UK universities post-government reform, miners from the ‘Land of their Fathers’ help out “mining brothers” in Kyiv & more
Tradespotting: WTO Ministerial Conference - stasis or progress?
Chris Maitland, Policy Director at Audley, former diplomat, and trade negotiator, gives a flavour of what to expect at this week’s WTO meeting in Abu Dhabi.
Weekend Box #101: Share Buybacks, ‘Just Stop Hoyle’ & more
In this week’s Box: HSBC and Barclays embark on ambitious buyback strategies, a call to seize the moment and seize Russian assets, a new chapter for BT Tower & more
Weekend Box #100: Arm’s Race to #1, A Body (Shop) Blow & more
In this week’s Box: A special newsletter as the Audley team mark 100 editions of The Weekend Box! Tories in trouble in rural constituencies, Arm races to the top of the FTSE100 & more
Weekend Box: Pakistan Elections, Facebook Reaps Dividends & more
In this week’s Box: A tight race and turmoil as Pakistan goes to the polls, Meta issues its first ever dividend, a booming gaming industry & more
Weekend Box: Aggro-Culture, UK and What Army? & more
In this week’s Box: Agriculture gets aggro with farmers’ protests in Europe, a conscription debate kicks off in the UK, a week of ups and downs for Elon Musk & more
Weekend Box: UN Disunited, Tea Science a Mug’s Game & More
In this week’s Box: A challenger to Vladimir Putin takes a stand, the UN is disunited over China, US-UK relations hit a rough patch over tea & more
Weekend Box: Davos ‘24, Donald Comes Up Trumps & more
In this week’s Box: Our colleagues share dispatches from 'on the ground' in Davos, Iran strikes escalate tensions further in the Middle East, Boeing hits reputational turbulence & more
2024 look ahead: 5 sink or swim issues for Rishi Sunak
With an election earmarked for later this year, Lucy Thompson dives into the top 5 ‘sink or swim’ issues for the Prime Minister.
Weekend Box: Diplomatic Push & Pull, OpenAI Season & more
In this week’s Box: Escalating tensions in the Middle East, a rocky start to the year for OpenAI, one of Taiwan’s most closely contested elections since 1996 & more
Audley’s Unconventionally Wise Person of the Year 2023
Audley’s ‘Unconventionally Wise’ award recognises a leader in 2023 who thought or acted in a different way to achieve their goals.
Audley’s Cultural Highlights of 2023
As we come to the end of the year, the team at Audley select their cultural highlights from another great year of literature, film, podcasts, music and television.