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Back to Africa – Chibwe Masabo Henry: The Diaspora as a Driver of Development
Having medical doctors, specialists, nurses and other healthcare workers readily available to take charge in case of illness may be the norm in many developed countries; it still is much the exception elsewhere on the globe. Countless lives are lost
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MIGA (World Bank): Islamic Finance – A Growing Source of Capital for the Developing World
The World Bank has its eye on Islamic finance, and with reason. Islamic finance’s recent globalization – in both Muslim and non-Muslim countries alike – has increased the total size of its assets to around $1.5 trillion. In both the
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World Bank Policies Include Screening for Climate Risks
The World Bank Group has made a priority of helping countries adapt to and mitigate the risks of climate change, and it is increasingly viewing its lending through a climate lens. Over the past few years, it has started implementing
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Magatte Wade: An African Serial Entrepreneur with a Heart
She’s none too serious, loves joking around and utterly fails to get the point of forced sex. Meet Magatte Wade, a young outspoken entrepreneur from Senegal and one of the up-and-coming power women from an awakening continent. The Davos World
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Norton Rose Fulbright: EU Sets New Financial Laws for Non-EU Entities
Introduction The Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) is one of the cornerstones of EU financial services law setting out which investment services and activities should be licensed across the EU and the organisational and conduct standards that those providing
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World Bank Group: “Customer is King” – Toward More Effective Development?
“Customer is King” is an old business saying that accentuates the importance of customers in every business. The private sector generally knows that satisfied customers are cheaper to serve and easier to deal with while unhappy customers will result in
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OECD: Achieving a Resilient Economic Recovery
The recovery from the Great Recession has been slow and arduous, and has at times threatened to derail altogether. However, the major advanced economies are finally gaining traction and momentum. Private-sector confidence is rebuilding. After years of weakness, investment and
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From Nigeria to UK – Dr Solomon Fubara: Helping the Diaspora Break into Business
Nigerian-born Dr Solomon Fubara did not quite set out to become a member of the UK diaspora community. In fact, he came to get a university degree in 1983 and had every intention of using his education to get ahead
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From Somalia to the United States – Ayaan Hirsi Ali
The Big Questions of Our Time Barely twenty years ago, Ayaan Hirsi Ali aged 23 at the time, arrived in The Netherlands to apply for political asylum and eager to make her mark on a society she considered both “surprisingly
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CFI.co Meets the CEO of Travant Capital Partners: Sanyade Okoli
Sanyade Okoli returned to Africa in 2006 following nearly two decades of living in the United Kingdom. She was driven by a strong passion to play her role in the development of Africa and was highly optimistic about the “emerging
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