Finance

Sustainable Stock Exchanges: The Relevance of Green Indices

At the fourth Global Dialogue of Sustainable Stock Exchange (SSE) Initiative, last Tuesday in Geneva, Nasdaq OMX vice-chairman Meyer “Sandy”…

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WIF: Start-Up Democracy Tunisia Steals the Show

Interim Prime-Minister Mehdi Jomâa of Tunisia has offered to host the next World Investment Forum (WIF), scheduled to take place…

10 years ago

World Bank Group: Can Resource-Financed Infrastructure Fix the Natural Resource Curse?

By Håvard Halland, John Beardsworth, Bryan Land, and James Schmidt How can resource-rich countries ensure that a sufficiently large share…

10 years ago

James Zhan, UNCTAD: Investing in Sustainable Development Goals

The SDGs, which are being formulated by the United Nations together with the widest possible range of stakeholders, are intended…

10 years ago

The Underrated Modesty of Executive Pay at the World Bank

There are moments in time when the proverbial storm in a teacup serves to underscore a point. The World Bank…

10 years ago

Deutsche Börse and Thai Exchange Join Sustainable Stock Exchanges Initiative

The Deutsche Börse is the latest of a growing number of stock exchanges that have joined the United Nations-supported Sustainable…

10 years ago

Mukhisa Kituyi, UNCTAD: Sustainable Stock Exchanges and the 21st Century Challenge for Global Finance

Faced with common global economic, social, and environmental challenges, the international community is in the process of defining a set…

10 years ago

Johannesburg Stock Exchange: Pioneering Sustainable Development

Shifting attention away from the next quarter’s results towards sustainability parameters indicative of long-term objectives, has been a challenge for…

10 years ago

Noam Chomsky: Unravelling Established Truths

It is hard, if not downright impossible, to gain the upper hand in a debate with a logician who is…

10 years ago

World Bank Supports Increased Financing for Medium & Small Businesses in Nigeria

The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved a US$500 million International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) credit…

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