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ISID, McGill University: Updating the DFIs’ Operating Models to Achieve the UN 2030 SDG Agenda
The UN General Assembly set the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) five years ago. The estimated annual amount of investment needed to achieve them is short — by $2.5tn to $3tn. The stakeholders that play a key role in directing and
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SBM: Island Nation’s Bank Group Goes From Bit Part to a Starring Role
SBM — aka the SBM Group, previously known as the State Bank of Mauritius — is a major player by any name. The publicly listed company, the second-largest bank in Mauritius, has successfully positioned itself on the regional market. Over
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Sherzod Khodjhaev, Deputy Minister for Energy, Republic of Uzbekistan: Uzbekistan Gets to Grips with Challenges of Responsible Electric Power Generation
There is something magical about electricity: it has always been present, but its power was only harnessed at the end of the 19th Century. In that relatively short time, it has become almost as necessary as oxygen to billions of
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FBS: Sharing ‘Inside Line’ and Tech Advances with Clients
FBS has been successfully operating in the Forex market since 2009 – and sharing its accumulated expertise with more than 15m traders around the world. The global company was born with the goal of “staying on the clients’ side” and
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Change, Change, Change: With Sustainability at the Very Core, Transformation Poses No Threat
Business transformation requires a change-management strategy to align the people, processes, and technology initiatives of a company with its vision. Corporate overhauls are ideally undertaken pre-emptively, but in practice it is more commonly a reaction to dynamic and challenging circumstances.
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CSR, Creativity, Continuous Evolution Keep ICBC on the Path to Banking Perfection
ICBC is one of the leading global banks with more than 400 overseas branches and subsidiaries, and a presence in 48 countries and regions. With a diversified business structure, innovation capability and competitive market position, the bank provides a comprehensive
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Corporación Multi-Inversiones: A Century of Progress & Development in Latin America
For a company about to celebrate its 100th anniversary, one can assume that many things have changed and evolved. So it is for Corporación Multi-Inversiones (CMI) as it approaches its first century in business, but one thing has not changed: the
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Applied Science Private University (ASPU): Bringing Tomorrow’s Tech Specialists to the World’s Attention
Applied Science Private University (ASPU) was established in 1989 to prepare students from Jordan and abroad to become specialists in technological fields. It is the first Jordanian university to achieve a gold level quality assurance certificate from the Accreditation and
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First Qatar: A Development Company Casting Pearls on Doha’s Golden Beaches
First Qatar was founded in 2005 and has steadily expanded to become an international leader in the investment, development and real estate sectors. The company is part of a corporate group with expertise and knowledge in various industries. Its philosophy
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Joseph R Waryoba, CEO of Exim Credit United Arab Emirates – Simplicity, Professionalism and Passion Make a Trinity for Trust — and Trade
Joseph R Waryoba, CEO of Exim Credit United Arab Emirates, has an abiding professional philosophy: keep it simple. “Life is too short for unnecessary complications,” he says. The 36-year-old Tanzanian national has been forging ahead with the KIS (keep it
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