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Full Steam Ahead: MTR Boss Jacob Kam Chak-pui Puts Company Right on Track
When Jacob Kam Chak-pui joined MTR Corporation in 1995, the company operated three railway lines serving the major population centres of Hong Kong. The total length of the route was around 40 km. Over the course of his career, Kam
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Cambodia’s Wing Bank: Art of Becoming ‘Necessary’ — and Creating a Bank for Every Cambodian
Bill Gates once said, “Banking is necessary, but banks are not.” Those words struck a chord with the CEO of Cambodia’s Wing Bank, Han Peng Kwang — who resolved to make his financial institution “necessary”. Banking started with the Medici
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Sri Lanka: Recovery, Redemption & Re-Birth
Ranil Wickremesinghe, Sri Lanka’s most resilient and experienced politician, was gifted his country’s presidency by his political opponents, just as his nation had been declared bankrupt. Although critics question his legitimacy to be Head of State as he lacks a
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Big Slowdown in Chinese Economy Calls for Tweaks to ‘Rebalancing’
Chinese economic figures released August 1 show a slowdown in growth. New Omicron outbreaks — in the context of the zero-Covid policy — the housing slump and heat waves have been decelerating the nation’s pace. This is another step in
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Jusan Bank’s Nurdaulet Aidossov: Deep Fintech and Telecom Collaboration
‘We have built a golden digital bridge between business and retail client,’ says Jusan Bank CEO Nurdaulet Aidossov. Banking and financial services came early into every Kazakhstani’s life. No wonder, then, that the sector there is advancing by leaps and
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Thai Life’s Immodest Aim: To be the Best (and Most Sustainable) Company in the Insurance Sector
Building strength for the firm, and all Thai society. Thai Life Insurance Public Company keeps its focus where CEO Chai Chaiyawan has put it: on building strength and sustainability. That aim is not just for the company; it’s something that
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Lord Waverley: PM Should Appoint Envoys If UK is Serious About Free Trade Agreement with India
Every community in both countries stands to benefit from an accord that will stand the test of time and be mutually advantageous. Free, independent, and democratic, India is a powerhouse that will play a pivotal role in world affairs, and
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A Winner, All the Way: Gautam Adani, Businessman, Negotiator, and Survivor of Two Kidnappings and a Terror Attack
Infrastructure tycoon Gautam Adani, founder of the Adani Group, has created ports, infrastructure, and thousands of jobs. He’s also been kidnapped by bandits and twice held for ransom; it hasn’t slowed him down… By HAL WILLIAMS Life at the top
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Climate change denier, Mining Champion, Sworn Enemy of Green Policies — Gina Rinehart’s Lonely, Determined Path
The Thatcher fan and chair of Hancock Prospecting has little sympathy for the Left, green policies, or the Channel Nine TV station… By TONY LENNOX Gina Rinehart has the power to move mountains — literally — and the chair of
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UNCDF: Growth Capital Plan to Assist the World’s Least-Developed Nations
The International Municipal Investment Fund and allied initiatives will support entities with the potential to make a real difference in frontier markets. The International Municipal Investment Fund (IMIF) UNCDF and Meridiam signed an agreement to collaborate on the International Municipal
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