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OECD: Advancing the Global Agenda on Blended Finance and Sustainable Development Impact

In its efforts to implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development[1] and the Addis Ababa Action Agenda[2], the international development…

5 years ago

Building the Bridge Between Non-financial and Mandatory Reporting

BP CEO Bernard Looney's courageous announcement that BP will transition to becoming a green energy pioneer shows the need for…

5 years ago

UniCredit’s Roberta Marracino: Banking with a Social Impact

Determined to help shape the post-pandemic ‘new normal’, UniCredit is stepping on the accelerator to redouble its efforts at sparking…

5 years ago

Appreciation of ESG Values Has Increased During Pandemic, says Asset Manager of Goldman Sachs Sheila Patel

As a keen angler, Sheila Patel knows that the secret to hooking a big trout is to deliver the fly…

5 years ago

Matein Khalid: A Random Walk Down Silicon Valley’s Pre-IPO Deal Flow

2020 was a spectacular year for investing in late stage technology unicorns and I am proud to have led significant…

5 years ago

Thirdway Africa: ‘Thinking Anew’ about Alternatives and Innovations for Investment in Africa

In 2014, ThirdWay Africa set out to fundamentally change the investment landscape in Africa. The investment and advisory firm driving…

5 years ago

Justin Yifu Lin: Eastern Perspectives, Western Preconceptions, and Prospects for Shared Economic Growth

Justin Yifu Lin made history in 2008 as the first non-Westerner appointed as chief economist and senior vice-president of the…

5 years ago

Whilst Trade Talks Falter, Brits Celebrate Vaccine First

Mind the paradox. Thanks to EU law, the UK has become the first country to certify for clinical use the…

5 years ago

Stock Markets Celebrate Whilst Real Economy Mourns

Stock markets celebrate, ending November on record highs as cash poured into equities to deliver an early Christmas to investors.…

5 years ago

EY: Threats and Opportunities in a Post-Covid-19 Economic Context

A statement currently circulating on social media warns that "it is strange that certain world economies easily collapse when consumers…

5 years ago