Paul Polman is to step down as chief executive of consumer giant Unilever after a decade at the top.

Ripples from the US-China trade war across Asia will disrupt the region in the short term but bring benefits in the long term, finds an Economist report. 

Following 2017’s record high, foreign investment into Poland is on track for another strong performance this year. 

Iraq has the world’s second-fastest growing travel and tourism industry, in percentage terms over the past seven years, according to the World Travel & Tourism Council.

Perceptions of top business risks vary by region, but cyber-attacks rank as the top worry for executives in three world regions

Central and eastern Europe's 'digital challenger' countries could close the digital gap with the rest of Europe and add €200bn to regional GDP by 2025, says a McKinsey report

More than 80% of the world’s 100 fastest growing cities, mainly located in Africa, face ‘extreme’ climate change risks, according to the Climate Change Vulnerability Index 

Residence by investment programmes from the US, Greece and Malaysia are the most popular in the world, based on number of applicants

Amsterdam, London, Copenhagen and Paris have been ranked as the top global centres for green finance, according to the second edition of the Global Green Finance Index.