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On the effects of Brexit on the EU e-commerce market, Mr Edwick felt that any current trade surplus that the UK enjoys in e-commerce could be lost. On top of the increased administrative costs that UK operations would be subjected to, there could be a loss of work to abroad.

Brexit and the e-commerce market in Europe

By: EBR | Thursday, June 30, 2016

The UK is currently the most mature e-commerce market in Europe and a front-runner in the digital economy

Huawei had made “great strides” in providing the platforms for the innovative new apps being developed in this area, saying it had installed “smart city solutions” in more than 100 cities in over 40 countries worldwide.

Huawei’s Tony Graziano: “InnoApps Challenge” is to contribute to a ‘more socially inclusive society’ in Europe

By: EBR | Friday, June 24, 2016

Nurturing young talent and fostering e-skills are two of the goals behind a competition to find some of Europe’s best young entrepreneurs.The winner of the “InnoApps” challenge will have the opportunity to market their winning entry

A flagship forum of Huawei, the European Huawei Innovation Day is an annual event that aims to create an industry communication platform in Europe. It has been successfully held in Stockholm, Milan, and Munich and, this year, this event is taking place in Paris.

Huawei’s Mathematics Research Center reflects France’s outstanding achievements in mathematics education

By: EBR | Friday, June 17, 2016

The 4th European Huawei Innovation Day was held in Paris.

While India’s growth has not been as strong as China’s over the past two decades, its growth rate is expected to outpace China’s in the coming decades

Can India surpass China’s economy by 2050?

By: EBR | Thursday, June 16, 2016

9 facts on the economic rise of India after a delayed start

Therefore, the third thing we must do by 2020 is redefine network capabilities. Carriers need to establish software-defined architecture, achieve agile operations and develop Big Data operation capabilities.

EU–China Joint 5G plans: From words to deeds

By: EBR | Monday, June 6, 2016

5G, the next generation of mobile communications technology, will offer dramatic improvements over its predecessors when it becomes standard in 2020

Action Diplomacy is a perfect example of how many private sector specialised enterprises have turned their attention to a growing market and it has engaged in an increasing number of EU-funded communication, awareness raising and information projects, for external relations in particular.

Diplomacy and the business world

By: EBR | Tuesday, May 24, 2016

Diplomacy is one of the oldest words we employ in international relations to describe negotiations and the meeting between humans rather than entities, to pursue a political agenda.

During the weak economic recovery, nearly half of new jobs created pay only a bit more than minimum wage. Even as corporate profits are at an all-time high – with much profit parked in overseas tax havens – three-fourths of Americans now live paycheck to paycheck, with little emergency savings.

Good jobs – threatened by the Internet

By: EBR | Friday, May 13, 2016

For decades, workers in Germany, Europe and the United States have been the wealthiest in the world. That is about to change for the worse as America heads towards a “freelance society”, writes Steven Hill.

Slowly, in an atmosphere of growing international financial tensions, the shock has spread to other European markets, embroiling larger establishments such as Deutsche Bank, Commerzbank, Credit Suisse, Standard Chartered and Barclays.

Banking crisis yet again and how to fix it

By: EBR | Monday, April 18, 2016

Almost out of the blue, a combination of diverse factors has elicited a run on bank stocks and junior and senior debt, raising the spectre of a renewed systemic bank crisis within the European Union

Over the past 20-plus years, Huawei has remained focused on ICT infrastructure, steadily investing in R&D. In 2015 alone, Huawei invested 15% of its annual revenue – US$9.2 billion – in research and development. Huawei’s total R&D investment over the past decade exceed US$37 billion.

Huawei 2015 revenue: US$ 60.8 billion

By: EBR | Monday, April 4, 2016

The Chinese ICT giant Huawei announced its financial results for 2015, reporting that its Carrier, Enterprise, and Consumer Business Groups (BGs) all achieved strong year-on-year growth.

“In the rapidly expanding e-commerce market, it is more important than ever that online traders are transparent about their obligations towards the consumer,” explains Marlene ten Ham, Secretary General of Ecommerce Europe.

Ecommerce Europe presents solutions to boost online consumer trust

By: EBR | Thursday, March 31, 2016

Lacking consumer trust in online transactions obstructs the growth of the European e-commerce market

Huawei second-largest Android brand in Europe

By: EBR | Wednesday, March 16, 2016

The Chinese technology giant Huawei, one of the world’s leading Information and Communication Technology (ICT) providers, is further growing in Europe through the success of its Consumer Business Group

The new European dream is the so-called digital-single market across the EU, a region with more than 60 languages and a population of more than 500 million. This digital single market involves a raft of new policies that would come into force by the end of the decade, if everything goes according to the plan.

EU-commissioner Oettinger (Digital Economy): ‘Europe is lagging behind’

By: N. Peter Kramer | Tuesday, March 1, 2016

During a WMC 16 roundtable with leaders from the telecom and automotive sector to discuss the future connectivity requirements for connected and autonomous driving, EU Commissioner Oettinger* (Digital Economy & Society) expressed concerns that Europe is lagging behind other regions in the world

WMC 2016 – Barcelona: Mobile is everything

By: EBR | Monday, February 29, 2016

From the moment you arrived at the World Mobile Congress 2016 in Barcelona you could read it everywhere: Mobile is everything. And maybe it is. It is now an intrinsic element in our everyday lives

Now there is a huge excitement around 5G that will offer enormous potential for both consumers and industry. To being considerably faster than existing technologies, 5G holds the promise of applications with high social and economic value, leading to a ‘hyper connected society’.

What to do before 5G is operational?

By: N. Peter Kramer | Thursday, February 25, 2016

‘It is hard to believe that 2016 marks 25 years since the launch of the first 2G network and the first mobile phone call. Now it’s nearly impossible to imagine our lives without mobile’, Mats Granryd, Director General of GSMA, said in his introduction to the Mobile World Congress

It looked like the cynical question ’isn’t internet.org just a way to get more people on Facebook so Zuckerberg can earn more money on ads?’ hurt him. He repeated that he really wants that everyone on earth has access to internet.

Zuckerberg warns mobile industry not to ignore the unconnected

By: N. Peter Kramer | Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Nobody can ignore Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive of Facebook, at the Mobile World Congress 2016 in Barcelona. He stole the show to appear all through unannounced on stage during the presentation of the new Samsung smartphones

The Internet of Things is one of the key disruptive forces in our economic lifetimes. By placing sensors into a product, it becomes a smart, connected product.

The digital transformation of our world

By: N. Peter Kramer | Thursday, February 11, 2016

The way we live, do things, study, earn a living, and run a business or organisation, has been transformed by digital technology

Athens Investment Summit 2016

By: EBR | Monday, February 8, 2016

We are pleased to announce that European Business Review has become a media sponsor of the Athens Investment Summit, which takes place at Grande Bretagne Hotel Athens on Friday, 26 February 2016

Speaking from Davos EIB President Werner Hoyer said, “If anyone wonders why Europe needs integration, the scale of the challenge ahead is the answer."

Put Europe on the frontier of global innovation and complete its single market, urges EIB at Davos

By: EBR | Thursday, January 21, 2016

Europe’s economic success lies in its ability to innovate and complete its single market – urgently, says a major study from EIB economists

To keep your tech-savvy marketing teams happy and productive, it’s important that you provide them with the technology they need. Not only are they open-minded when it comes to new tools, but they’re also unsatisfied with the technology they currently use. Become an early adopter to keep your best employees engaged. They want to be involved in the decision-making process.

Four things CEOs should know about marketers

By: EBR | Monday, January 18, 2016

CEOs typically operate with a high-level vision of the company, understanding the basics of each department without deep insight into day-to-day operations

The biggest risk for Europe in the year? "It′s the refugee crisis"

14 predictions for 2016 from the brightest minds in finance

By: EBR | Tuesday, January 12, 2016

Some of the top financial experts spoke to Bloomberg and warned of recessions and crisis, while others shared their tips for finding yield

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