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European Policy Centre on Financial Transaction Tax (FTT): Why the EU Needs the FTT but the FTT Does Not Need the EU
Background The nature of the continuing crisis in the euro area has changed several times. With the collapse of Lehman Brothers in September 2008 and the subsequent outbreak of the global financial crisis, Europe’s banking sector was on the verge
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From Armenia to France and Back – Francis Kurkdjian
Fragrances from the Past Though born in France, celebrated perfumer Francis Kurkdjian has remained in close touch with his Armenian roots. On the most recent of his many visits to Yerevan Mr Kurkdjian was received by Minister of Diaspora Affairs
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Connie Hedegaard, EU Commissioner for Climate Action: Breaking Europe’s Imported Fossil Fuels Addiction
Europe is by far the largest importer of fossil fuel in the world. Recent developments in Ukraine, Syria and Iraq highlight once again how vulnerable our economy is to price spikes, external energy shocks and other regimes’ wishes. Like a
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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 INVESTBANK: Muntaser Dawwas
As Chief Executive Officer of INVESTBANK, Muntaser Dawwas joined the bank three years ago in full force, with a proven track record and boasting an impressive level of experience in banking gathered at major financial institutions in both the Far
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CFI.co Meets the Vice President of Global Trust: Andreas Thanos
At a time when Greece was descending into the depths of a financial crisis without equal in the country’s history, one firm was doing just fine, abiding by a simple, yet highly effective, corporate philosophy that puts clients’ interest ahead
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From Germany to South Africa – The Oppenheimers: Diamonds Are Not Forever
“I’m a philistine.” Nicholas F Oppenheimer, worth some $6.5bn, is not likely to be spotted at a theatre or opera house anytime soon. The vast library of rare antique tomes his grandfather Ernest (1880-1957) lovingly accumulated over a lifetime remains
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Bracing for Climate Change: Managing the Unavoidable and Avoiding the Unmanageable
Climate change is already happening: 900 extreme events were registered across the world last year and in Bulgaria, the frequency of natural disasters has increased significantly in the new millennium – with 10 major natural occurrences recorded between 2004 and
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Achieving Green Growth in FYR Macedonia
World Bank presents its FYR Macedonia Green Growth Country Assessment The World Bank today presented its FYR Macedonia Green Growth Country Assessment, a report that aims to define the outlines of a green growth path and the initial steps for the country along
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Measuring Wealth to Track Sustainability
The new edition of the World Bank’s Little Green Data Book, released on World Environment Day 2014, includes a new indicator called change in wealth per capita for more than 200 countries. The World Bank Group has adopted change in
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