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Elif Shafak: Exposing the Moralising Slappers
Born in 1971 to a diplomat mother and philosopher father, Elif Shafak was destined for intellectual greatness. She did not fail to heed the call and today is Turkey’s most widely read and celebrated female author with thirteen books to
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IREIS 2014 to Offer Unique Investment Opportunities
Event to Facilitate Real Transactions in Key Global Markets In Middle East, Europe and Asea Pacific Abu Dhabi-UAE: October, 2014 – The sixth edition of International Real Estate and Investment Show (IREIS 2014), the only dedicated real estate event that
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Nigerian Stock Exchange Becomes a Full Member of World Federation of Exchanges
October, 2014, Seoul, Korea: The Nigerian Stock Exchange (“the NSE”), today, announced that it received a unanimous vote for admission as a full member in the World Federation of Exchanges (the “WFE”), the global trade association for the operators of
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Sir Timothy Berners-Lee: Catching the World in a Web
He may not have invented the Internet, former US vice-president Al Gore did that (…), but British computer scientist Sir Timothy Berners-Lee made the World Wide Web (www) as we know it today possible by coming up with the HyperText
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Africa Awakening: A Continent on the Rise
The time for Africa is now. The continent is rising to unexpected heights as wars have ended and humanitarian crises subsided. Afro-pessimism – the deeply-rooted notion that Africa was essentially without hope – has suddenly been replaced with almost boundless
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CFI.co Meets the COO of National Petrochemical Industrial Company: Jamal Jamil Malaikah
Jamal Malaikah is the President and Chief Operating Officer of the National Petrochemical Industrial Company (NATPET). Mr Malaikah holds a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Management with a major in Business Economics from the King Fahad University of Petroleum and
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CFI.co Meets the CEO of Dunn Loren Merrifield: Sonnie Ayere
True leadership is often characterised by the capacity to translate strategic vision into reality and thus attain the positive impact desired. That is also the hallmark of Sonnie Ayere whose new thinking on investment and capital financing in Africa has
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CFI.co Meets the Founder and CEO of Optimum Asset Management: Alberto Matta
It is difficult to find top-tier service levels in a small firm. Indeed, Optimum Asset Management offers an excellent level of service with the added benefit of flexibility and customised solutions. Mr Alberto Matta, the firm’s founder and CEO, briefly
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CFI.co Meets the Executive Chairman of ISM Capital: Cliff Siegel
Cliff Siegel is executive chairman and co-founder of ISM Capital, a London-based investment bank that specialises in creating debt capital market-based funding solutions for mid-market companies around the world. Since its founding in 2008, ISM Capital has raised over $1.6
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UNCDF: Enabling Transformation – Investing in the Local Needs of Women
In 1990, in the first Human Development Report of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Pakistani economist Mahbub Ul Haq wrote, “The real wealth of a nation is its people. And the purpose of development is to create an enabling
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