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The Great Dictator Becomes More and More IsolatedThe Great Dictator Becomes More and More Isolated

The Great Dictator Becomes More and More Isolated

Russian fat cats are, of course, no longer welcome in Europe. But now, their four-pawed relations have been declared ‘non…

3 years ago
IFC: After Glasgow, Four Steps to Keep Us On TrackIFC: After Glasgow, Four Steps to Keep Us On Track

IFC: After Glasgow, Four Steps to Keep Us On Track

The UN Climate Conference in Glasgow saw a flurry of commitments and proposals to limit temperature rises to 1.5°C. While…

3 years ago
Interview with Alexis Lecanuet, Accenture Middle East: Creating Value Through Continuous TransformationInterview with Alexis Lecanuet, Accenture Middle East: Creating Value Through Continuous Transformation

Interview with Alexis Lecanuet, Accenture Middle East: Creating Value Through Continuous Transformation

How has your professional journey qualified and prepared you for being the Middle East Region MD for Accenture? As a…

4 years ago
World Bank: Sustained Global Solidarity Needed to Achieve Global COVID-19 RecoveryWorld Bank: Sustained Global Solidarity Needed to Achieve Global COVID-19 Recovery

World Bank: Sustained Global Solidarity Needed to Achieve Global COVID-19 Recovery

The pandemic has affected virtually everyone in the world, but its impacts have been hardest on the poor and vulnerable,…

4 years ago
Uzbekistan on the Path to Becoming Carbon-NeutralUzbekistan on the Path to Becoming Carbon-Neutral

Uzbekistan on the Path to Becoming Carbon-Neutral

In the race to become carbon-neutral, it is useful to look at where the race began. In Uzbekistan, a nation…

4 years ago
World Bank on Sustainable Recovery: The Need for Long-Term FinancingWorld Bank on Sustainable Recovery: The Need for Long-Term Financing

World Bank on Sustainable Recovery: The Need for Long-Term Financing

The COVID-19 pandemic is affecting every country's health system and economy to a degree not seen for a century or…

4 years ago
Banking CEOs Tell IBM What is Essential In A Post-Pandemic RealityBanking CEOs Tell IBM What is Essential In A Post-Pandemic Reality

Banking CEOs Tell IBM What is Essential In A Post-Pandemic Reality

“Uncertainty is the new normal” as reminded by Kristalina Georgieva, chairperson of the IMF, during her CNN interview in late…

4 years ago
Uzbekistan’s Dynamism Presents New Opportunities for Post-Brexit BritainUzbekistan’s Dynamism Presents New Opportunities for Post-Brexit Britain

Uzbekistan’s Dynamism Presents New Opportunities for Post-Brexit Britain

Though 5,000 km apart, the UK, an economic leader in the world, and my emerging but fast-developing nation are quietly…

4 years ago
World Bank on COVID-19: The Road Back Must Be Green, Resilient, and InclusiveWorld Bank on COVID-19: The Road Back Must Be Green, Resilient, and Inclusive

World Bank on COVID-19: The Road Back Must Be Green, Resilient, and Inclusive

By Axel van Trotsenburg World Bank Managing Director of Operations COVID-19 has imposed a deeper, more widespread shock than the…

4 years ago
World Bank: Pandemic Recovery is an Opportunity to Step Up Climate Change Action in Europe and Central AsiaWorld Bank: Pandemic Recovery is an Opportunity to Step Up Climate Change Action in Europe and Central Asia

World Bank: Pandemic Recovery is an Opportunity to Step Up Climate Change Action in Europe and Central Asia

2021 needs to be the year that climate change urgency truly entered the collective consciousness and lasting action followed. In…

4 years ago