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CFI.co Meets the CEO of Casinos Austria International: Alexander Tucek
Battling the odds – an economic crisis, the surge in online gambling, and indoor smoking bans – Alexander Tucek has deftly managed to come out ahead. The CEO of Casinos Austria International, a gaming corporation with a global footprint and
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CFI.co Meets the MD of Lusitania Vida: Maria Manuela Rodrigues
A graduate in Applied Mathematics from the Lisbon Faculty of Sciences, Maria Manuela Rodrigues began her professional career as an actuary in the life sector of the major Portuguese insurance company A Mundial in the 1970s. Here, she was able to
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CFI.co Meets the CEO of Hellenic Bank: Bert Pijls
In late 2014, Bert Pijls arrived in Cyprus on a mission to entrench Hellenic Bank as a key player in the nation’s economy. Mr Pijls came exceptionally well prepared for the job at hand: his international banking career took him
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CFI.co Meets the CEO of Professional Traders: Sushant Buttan
Sushant Buttan is a successful entrepreneur and businessman with over a quarter century’s worth of experience in international business. With a background in computer engineering, he started a company based out of India in the early 1990’s with a small
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CFI.co Meets the Founder and President of P.I. Mabe: Juan Gilberto Marín Quintero
At the World Economic Forum Mexican businessman Juan Gilberto Marín Quintero drew attention to his country’s fast-paced development. Mr Marín noted that in Latin America, only Mexico and Chile had managed to implement the far-reaching reforms necessary to underpin accelerated
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PwC: Africa’s Hospitality Sector Poised for Growth
Africa’s hospitality industry is set to meet the rising demand from international tourists, local business travellers, and the continent’s own growing middle class. The sector has seen substantial growth with many international brands descending around commercial and retail centres, growing
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Adel S Al-Ghamdi: Saudi Stock Exchange Opts for Quality
Adel S Al-Ghamdi leads the Saudi Stock Exchange, the largest and most liquid in the Middle East and North Africa, since July 2013 when he left his job as general manager of the Corporate Finance and Issuance Division at the
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Statement on World Bank’s $2.1 Billion Support to Nigeria
On Tuesday, July 21, 2015 the World Bank Group President Jim Kim held a meeting with Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari at Blair House in Washington, D.C. In the meeting it was indicated that Nigeria has up toUSD $2.1 billion of
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WGB Launches New Country Partnership Framework to Support Azerbaijan’s Sustainable, Inclusive and Resilient Growth
The World Bank Group’s Board of Executive Directors today discussed and endorsed the 2015-2020 Country Partnership Framework (CPF) for Azerbaijan. This CPF represents a five year joint strategy of the World Bank Group comprising the International Bank for Reconstruction and
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Barclays Africa Group: Striving to Be the ‘Go-To’ Bank in Africa
Barclays Africa Group Limited (Barclays Africa), listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, is one of Africa’s largest financial services groups. It is uniquely positioned as a fully global, fully regional, and fully local bank. Barclays Africa is 62.3% owned by
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