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Maha Al-Ghunaim: Enterprising Ladies – Investing in Future Entrepreneurs
Maha Al-Ghunaim is chairperson and managing director of Global Investment House (GIH) – one of the largest such operations in the Gulf Region. She co-founded GIH in 1998 and just ten years later saw her business become the very first
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Siegmund Warburg: People and Passion First – Profits to Follow
These days, far too often loan applications for the funding of promising business ideas are rejected out of hand by bank computers that spits out a resounding ‘no’. Algorithms lacking intelligence, senses and – indeed – sense, now rule the
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Muhammad Yunus: Enabling the Poor to Rise and Prosper
Muhammad Yunus is a soft-spoken gentleman with a South Asian accent. When he speaks, presidents strain to listen. Being one of only seven people to have won the Nobel Peace Prize, Presidential Medal of Freedom, and the Congressional Gold Medal,
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European Investment Bank: “Vienna Initiative” Keeps Credit Flowing
International financial institutions have joined forces to help calm economic turbulence and avert a collapse in the provision of credit to Central and South East European countries. Now in its second phase, the “Vienna Initiative” by the European Investment Bank,
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Shazia Bashir: Reaching Out with Integrity – Banking on Society
Contrary to popular perception, it is never quite easy for children of successful entrepreneurs to make their own mark in the business they were born into. Few actually achieve this. Shazia Bashir is one of those select few. She belongs
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Andrew Alli: Helping Unlock a Continent of Opportunity
Africa is still in desperate need of investment. The World Bank estimates that Africa requires $93 billion annually for the upkeep and expansion of its infrastructure. With governments the world over slashing foreign aid budgets, the pressure is growing to
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André Esteves: No Limit to Ambition – Looking to Dominate the World
From intern to owner in barely eight years: If anything, Brazilian banker André Esteves is a financial whirlwind. After grabbing the reigns of Banco Pactual in 1997, becoming one of the bank’s five partners, he engineered its sale to Swiss
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Lady Rice: Wisdom as an Acquired Taste – A Voice of Reason
Lady Susan Rice is the first woman to head a UK clearing bank. Currently, she is managing director of Lloyds Banking Group in Scotland. Born and raised in the United States, Lady Rice now lives in Aberdeen with her husband
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Greece on the Mend: Investors Find New Land of Opportunity
The severely battered Greek economy is on the mend. A rebound may even be in the works. The same hedge funds that contributed in no small measure to Greece’s downfall are now seen as the engines of the country’s revival.
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James “Jamie” Dimon: How Not to Be a Good Banker
The CEO, chairman and president of JPMorgan Chase has no shortage of supporters and fans. Just two years ago, James “Jamie” Dimon was named CEO of the Year. In its All-America Executive Team Survey, Institutional Investor has placed Dimon near
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