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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 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 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 Sustainability

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

11 years ago

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…

11 years ago

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),…

11 years ago

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…

11 years ago

Bill Clinton: Words of Real Value

As nations and economies converge, interdependencies are created between people and give rise to new challenges. To strengthen the capacity…

11 years ago

The Surprising Vitality and Resilience of NASDAQ

At the close of yesterday’s business, the tech-heavy NASDAQ index was just about forty points shy of hitting its all-time…

11 years ago

New World Bank Green Bond Is a Story of Market Growth and Innovation

Green bonds have created a new way for investors to achieve the return they need while also supporting climate-friendly development…

11 years ago