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CFI.co Meets the Vice President of Global Trust: Andreas Thanos
At a time when Greece was descending into the depths of a financial crisis without equal in the country’s history, one firm was doing just fine, abiding by a simple, yet highly effective, corporate philosophy that puts clients’ interest ahead
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From Germany to South Africa – The Oppenheimers: Diamonds Are Not Forever
“I’m a philistine.” Nicholas F Oppenheimer, worth some $6.5bn, is not likely to be spotted at a theatre or opera house anytime soon. The vast library of rare antique tomes his grandfather Ernest (1880-1957) lovingly accumulated over a lifetime remains
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Bracing for Climate Change: Managing the Unavoidable and Avoiding the Unmanageable
Climate change is already happening: 900 extreme events were registered across the world last year and in Bulgaria, the frequency of natural disasters has increased significantly in the new millennium – with 10 major natural occurrences recorded between 2004 and
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Achieving Green Growth in FYR Macedonia
World Bank presents its FYR Macedonia Green Growth Country Assessment The World Bank today presented its FYR Macedonia Green Growth Country Assessment, a report that aims to define the outlines of a green growth path and the initial steps for the country along
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Measuring Wealth to Track Sustainability
The new edition of the World Bank’s Little Green Data Book, released on World Environment Day 2014, includes a new indicator called change in wealth per capita for more than 200 countries. The World Bank Group has adopted change in
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World Bank Supports SME Development with Focus on Financial Reporting in Europe and Central Asia
Ministers of Finance, business leaders, accounting professionals, and academics from Europe and Central Asia, together with representatives of the World Bank and key EU and international institutions in financial reporting and auditing, met today in Vienna for the 5th Ministerial Conference of
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Turkey’s Public Finances: Time for a Fiscal Policy Pivot?
New World Bank report recommends shift to more sustainable growth model. The World Bank today launched a new report, Turkey in Transition: Time for a Fiscal Policy Pivot?, at a conference held in Ankara in partnership with the Ministry of Finance and
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UN Labour Report Shows Solid Return for National Investments in Quality Jobs
Developing countries that invested in quality jobs from the early 2000s grew nearly one percentage point faster every year since 2007 and were better able to weather the economic crisis than comparable economies, according to a new report by the
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Nicholas Brady: Soccer Finance and the Pragmatist Who Fixed a Debt Crisis
Back in the days when a top-scoring soccer player could be enticed for a few million, Brazilian attacker Romario set a record when PSV put down all of six million dollars to have him play for the club in Eindhoven,
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John Maynard Keynes – Keynesianism to the Rescue: It Still Works Wonders
When Steve Forbes rallies against someone, as he often does, the world takes (some) note: Libertarians and conservatives are apt to make noises of approval while all others suspect the object of Mr Forbes’ ire to be a person of
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