Recycling Plastic: Is it Working, and are we Doing Enough…?

Once seen as a ‘wonder material’, this by-product of the oil industry has become a global environmental menace. Millions of tonnes of plastic garbage are dumped into landfills and oceans each year, wreaking havoc on marine life and ecosystems. We

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Esther Duflo: Reshaping the Fight Against Global Poverty

Esther Duflo’s name is well-known in the field of development economics. Her groundbreaking research and innovative approach to combating global poverty are the reason for her fame. Born in Paris, France, in 1972, Duflo’s intellectual journey was shaped by her

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The Most In-Demand Office Amenities Around Europe

Privacy appears to be front-of-mind for office workers globally, with conference rooms, private office space and lockers prioritised. Health and privacy are key concerns for workers in Europe — standing desks are this year’s surprise office amenity, with a search

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Wilhelm Celeda: Charting the Future — with Clients at the Very Centre of Our Universe

Wilhelm Celeda, chief executive of Kathrein Privatbank, on the forces and values galvanising change at the institution. In an era defined by digital transformation, staying ahead requires continuous innovation and a keen understanding of evolving customer needs. At Kathrein Privatbank,

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BBE’s CEO & MD Victor van der Kwast: AI is Certainly Coming to Banking Sector — It’s All About Integration

BBE’s CEO and managing director Victor van der Kwast initiated an all-encompassing, digitally focused transformation journey in 2020. It has been challenging and intense for BBE at times, but the trajectory has been marked by impressive impacts on efficiency and

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Byblos Bank Europe (BBE): A Niche Bank Getting Bigger and Better

Belgium’s BBE has old-school values and a modern take on operational excellence. In the global arena of international finance, always aspiring to broader reach, there exist beacons of expertise spreading the light of operational excellence, speed, convenience and availability. Founded

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ESG Leadership Trends, from ‘Woke Capitalism’ to ‘Quiet Sustainability’

This is no time to get distracted, argues Fabrizio Ferraro — sustainable impact will bring the lasting change we need… As world leaders and business titans gathered at Davos this year for the annual World Economic Forum, ESG was at

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Berenberg: Strategic Asset Allocation in a Higher Interest Rate Environment

For the first time in many years, interest rates have risen noticeably in 2022 and 2023, and as a result, conditions on bond markets have changed rapidly since then. What some are calling a regime change is, in fact, a

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The Women’s Brain Project Takes the World Economic Forum 2024 Stage

The Women’s Brain Project (WBP) announces the creation of its new Foundation to support the world’s first Research Institute for Sex and Gender Precision Medicine. It takes a global stage to discuss a major global research endeavour, and at the

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From Davos to Digital Transformation: The Key Trends that Will Define the Global Financial Services Sector in 2024

World leaders gathered at the Davos World Economic Forum in January and told us what we already know – that the global economy is still highly volatile. Geopolitical conflicts, disruption to Red Sea trade routes, high-profile elections, energy price hikes

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