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Strategy & Entrepreneurship from Alice Guilhon
Prof. Alice Guilhon is the dean of Skema the new business school created through the merger of Lille School of Management and Ceram, in Sophia Antipolis, France. Under her leadership Skema has opened campuses on two techno-parks, one in China
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Poland’s Power Surge
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is supporting the modernisation of the Polish power sector with a long term senior loan of up to PLN 283 million (€69 million equivalent) for the construction of a new combined cycle
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CBI: The Only Way is Exports
As official trade figures disappoint yet again, the Confederation of British Industry is unveiling a new package of export-boosting measures to help British firms unlock overseas opportunities. They include an incentivising tax break, a review of the practicalities of the
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IMF: The Risk Side of Exceptionally Low Interest Rates
Several years of exceptionally low interest rates and bond buying by some advanced economy central banks have improved some indicators of banks’ health while supporting the economy and financial stability, according to new research from the International Monetary Fund. In
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Dairy Price Surge Hits UN Food Price Index
A sharp surge in the price of dairy products pushed the overall costs of food one percentage point higher in March, the United Nations reported today, while world wheat production remained on track to reach its second highest level ever,
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Britain Mourns Lady Thatcher: Greatest Post-War Premier
Margaret Thatcher – the ‘Iron Lady’ who governed Britain from 1979 to 1990 – died peacefully today at the age of 87 years after suffering a stroke. Baroness Thatcher was Britain’s first female prime minister and transformed the country’s economy
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IMF Statement on Cyprus
Statement on Cyprus by Olli Rehn, European Commission Vice-President and Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund. The Cypriot authorities have put forward a multi-annual reform programme to address the economic challenges facing the country. Its goals are
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WorldPensionSummit 2013
13-14 November 2013 | Amsterdam WorldPensionSummit is the only platform ‘for and by’ Pension Professionals. At the Summit you can exchange knowledge and share the latest innovative ideas for a sustainable pension provision. The WorldPensionSummit 2013 offers key analysis, insights
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Chancellor Merkel: Saviour of Europe?
Angela Merkel entered politics in 1989 with fall of the Berlin Wall. When she narrowly defeated Gerhard Shroder in the 2005 election, she became the first former citizen of the GDR to lead reunited Germany and the first woman to
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Financial Stability in the European Union: IMF Assessment
In its first ever European Union-wide assessment of the soundness and stability of the financial sector, the International Monetary Fund this month pointed to the need to step up regional efforts to manage financial crises and risks to keep the
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