Sustainable Stock Exchanges: Urgent Need for Simple Metrics

The 4th biennial Global Dialogue on the Sustainable Stock Exchanges (SSE) Initiative, concluded yesterday (10/14) at the United Nations Geneva…

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Sustainable Stock Exchanges: The Relevance of Green Indices

At the fourth Global Dialogue of Sustainable Stock Exchange (SSE) Initiative, last Tuesday in Geneva, Nasdaq OMX vice-chairman Meyer “Sandy”…

10 years ago

WIF: Start-Up Democracy Tunisia Steals the Show

Interim Prime-Minister Mehdi Jomâa of Tunisia has offered to host the next World Investment Forum (WIF), scheduled to take place…

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World Bank Group: Can Resource-Financed Infrastructure Fix the Natural Resource Curse?

By Håvard Halland, John Beardsworth, Bryan Land, and James Schmidt How can resource-rich countries ensure that a sufficiently large share…

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Graça Machel: The Only First Lady of Two Countries

She is the only known woman to have been the first lady of two countries. Graça Machel (68) is, however,…

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Zambia Set to Impress and Welcome Investors

Zambia has seen foreign direct investment (FDI) increase significantly to well over $1bn in 2013 – up 31% over the…

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James Zhan, UNCTAD: Investing in Sustainable Development Goals

The SDGs, which are being formulated by the United Nations together with the widest possible range of stakeholders, are intended…

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The Underrated Modesty of Executive Pay at the World Bank

There are moments in time when the proverbial storm in a teacup serves to underscore a point. The World Bank…

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Deutsche Börse and Thai Exchange Join Sustainable Stock Exchanges Initiative

The Deutsche Börse is the latest of a growing number of stock exchanges that have joined the United Nations-supported Sustainable…

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Angela Merkel: Managing Europe’s Manifest Destiny

The job of German chancellor is not one for the faint of heart. It all boils down to leading one…

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