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Infrastructure

Focus on: infrastructure for the future

Are large-scale infrastructure projects such as HS2 and “Boris Island” a waste of taxpayers’ money, or will they stimulate the British economy? Lucy Mair asks three students for their views

Business

Turning over a new leaf

Finbarr Bermingham on how the book publishing industry is dealing with the impact of decades of constant change

Investment banking

Why work at a universal bank?

Does a universal bank have an advantage over its more specialised competitors?

Politics & Economics

Economics

Voices of the eurozone

Lucy Mair chats to European students about the the debt crisis and its impact on young people

more politics and economics

Business

Administration

Rangers – hoping the grass is greener

Years of financial mismanagement has left Rangers Football Club on the brink of liquidation. Adam Bushby attempts to get to the bottom of an unholy mess

more business

Banking & Finance

Capital markets

From a “glorified IOU” to your back pocket: the story of debt capital markets

Finbarr Bermingham gets technical with Edward Stevenson, Head of the Financial Institutions Group, Debt Capital Markets, at BNP Paribas

Investment banking

The Game: How the City really works

The Gateway presents an exclusive extract from Alex Buchanan’s riveting description of the investment banking world

more banking and finance

Law

Commercial law

Are you an illegal intern?

Doing an internship? Ben Lyons, co-director of InternAware, explains your position in employment law

more law

Consulting & Professional Services

PwC clients benefit from employees’ local knowledge up and down the country

Professional services

Opportunities on your doorstep

A career at Big Four professional services firm PwC can take you in many different directions. Lucy Mair finds out about the firm’s regional offices across the UK, and what kind of graduates they’re looking for

more consulting and professional services

Careers & Education

Ali and Philippe’s idea could save students hundreds of pounds

Entrepreneurship

BookAdopter: coming to a university near you

Philippe Ducrest has come up with one of the best business ideas we’ve encountered for some time. Finbarr Bermingham finds out more.

more careers and education

Opinion

Africa

Book club: Unfair Trade

Finbarr Bermingham enjoys an eye-opening exposé of supposedly clean business practices

Entrepreneurship

The Apprentice: Episode 9

Hannah Langworth’s weekly take on The Gateway’s favourite business show

more opinion

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