CFI.co Meets the CEO of Retail Opportunity Investments Corp. (ROIC): Stuart Tanz

California-based Retail Opportunity Investments Corp. (ROIC) acquires, owns and manages grocery-anchored, open-air shopping centres on the US West Coast. Since starting operations in 2009, ROIC has grown its asset base sevenfold. With a portfolio today totalling some 10 million square

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CFI.co Meets the MD of Curinde, Jacqueline Jansen, and Her Dynamic Team: Curaçao’s Booming Business Parks are in Safe Hands

Curinde is the operator and developer of three business parks in Curaçao. Jacqueline Jansen was born and raised in Curaçao, and has occupied various positions at Curinde: assistant to the head of finance, and assistant to the managing director on

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Curinde: Caribbean Island of Curaçao Becoming Logistical Trade Hub

Curinde’s business parks in the Caribbean isle of Curaçao have an enticing offer: pure possibility. Curaçao is ideally located at the crossroads of trade routes between South America, the US and Europe. Curaçao Industrial & International Trade Development Company, Curinde,

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Inclusive Markets Are Not Born: How UNCDF is Supporting Inclusive Digital Economies

Inclusive Markets Are Not Born: How UNCDF is Supporting Inclusive Digital Economies by Advancing the Right Policies and Regulations If you were asked to describe in one word how digital has transformed finance, you wouldn’t be able to do it.

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Crescat Capital: Navigating the Boom Bust Cycle

Kevin Smith, Crescat Capital founder and chief investment officer, has managed money through the tech bubble, dotcom bust, housing bubble, global financial crisis, the longest bull market ever, the Covid recession, and the present stimulus-led recovery. He launched the Global

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Anna Radulovski: ‘Mompreneur’ Shares Struggles and Wins: is This the Next Unicorn in the Making…?

Anna Radulovski doesn’t just want to make money — she wants to make impacts. Born and raised in the Ukraine, Radulovski now calls California home. In a podcast interview focused on empowerment and leadership, Radulovski spoke of her struggles —

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Vidici Busting Myth on Nordic Fintech: It’s Still an Under-served Sector

There is a general misconception that fintech in Europe and especially the Nordics is well funded, and it’s no problem to raise capital. This might be true for large companies such as Klarna, Tink and Trustly, but for early stage

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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 forming a partnership no-one could have imagined three decades ago, when Uzbekistan broke away from the crumbling Soviet Union. I

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Lord Waverley on WTO: Inclusive and Sustainable Trade Reforms are Vital for Shared Benefits

The previous US administration, the politicisation of trade and a looming economic crisis due to the pandemic and Brexit are creating an environment of protectionism. This must not be allowed to happen, argues Lord Waverley. The need has never been

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CFI.co Has Awarded Best Central Bank Governance Europe 2021

Narodowy Bank Polski (National Bank of Poland, NBP) started its operation in 1945. Narodowy Bank Polski is the central bank of the Republic of Poland. Its tasks are stipulated in the Constitution of the Republic of Poland, the Act on

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