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World Bank Group: Should Oil Exporters Shift Capital Stock to Renewables?World Bank Group: Should Oil Exporters Shift Capital Stock to Renewables?

World Bank Group: Should Oil Exporters Shift Capital Stock to Renewables?

As the Financial Times pointed out recently, oil companies such as ExxonMobil and Shell would, under measures considered for the…

10 years ago
TD: Making the Environment Part of the Bank’s DNATD: Making the Environment Part of the Bank’s DNA

TD: Making the Environment Part of the Bank’s DNA

When Mike Pedersen joined TD Bank Group in 2007 as Group Head, Corporate Operations, he was tasked with putting an…

10 years ago
CFI.co Meets the President and CEO of TD Bank: Mike PedersenCFI.co Meets the President and CEO of TD Bank: Mike Pedersen

CFI.co Meets the President and CEO of TD Bank: Mike Pedersen

As green as its corporate logo – or greener still: TD Bank Group, one of the six largest banks in…

10 years ago
Ellen Ochoa: How Dreams Come TrueEllen Ochoa: How Dreams Come True

Ellen Ochoa: How Dreams Come True

Going into space is the stuff of dreams, fiction, or fantasy. Plans for space tourism may materialise in the future,…

10 years ago
The Time Is Now: Paradigm Shift Signals OpportunityThe Time Is Now: Paradigm Shift Signals Opportunity

The Time Is Now: Paradigm Shift Signals Opportunity

Few people realise that in 2013 a turning point was reached. In that year, emerging economies displaced developed markets as…

10 years ago
A Memorable Faux Pas: Warren Buffett Gets His Facts WrongA Memorable Faux Pas: Warren Buffett Gets His Facts Wrong

A Memorable Faux Pas: Warren Buffett Gets His Facts Wrong

Billionaire investor guru Warren Buffett has come to the defence of the American Dream – the promise of intergenerational upward…

10 years ago
Evan Harvey, Nasdaq: Stock Exchanges, European Capital Markets, and SustainabilityEvan Harvey, Nasdaq: Stock Exchanges, European Capital Markets, and Sustainability

Evan Harvey, Nasdaq: Stock Exchanges, European Capital Markets, and Sustainability

Sustainability is already part of the global market ecosystem. Exchanges and regulators have embraced it, researchers and academics have validated…

10 years ago
Otaviano Canuto, World Bank Group: BRICS Apart as Oil Prices PlungeOtaviano Canuto, World Bank Group: BRICS Apart as Oil Prices Plunge

Otaviano Canuto, World Bank Group: BRICS Apart as Oil Prices Plunge

The oil price plunge since last June has been deemed, overall, as a boon for the global economy. However, that…

10 years ago
Mary Jo White: Pushing Back Softly but RelentlesslyMary Jo White: Pushing Back Softly but Relentlessly

Mary Jo White: Pushing Back Softly but Relentlessly

Over the course of her career, Mary Jo White, the current chair of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC),…

10 years ago
Oil Price Plunge Analyzed In New World Bank Policy Research NoteOil Price Plunge Analyzed In New World Bank Policy Research Note

Oil Price Plunge Analyzed In New World Bank Policy Research Note

Rapid expansion of oil supply from unconventional sources, a significant change in OPEC’s policy stance, and weak global demand are…

10 years ago