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Former President Promises to Return in ‘Some Form’

Just four hours before Joe Biden took the oath of office, outgoing US president Donald Trump crossed the White House…

3 years ago

UNCDF: Women as Builders of Inclusive Digital Economies

The dramatic toll of the COVID-19 pandemic, at times, seemingly defies belief. Yet, every time there is an analysis of…

3 years ago

Geoffrey Okamoto, First Deputy Managing Director of the IMF: Knightmare Uncertainty

The American economist Frank Knight theorised about the difference between risk and uncertainty in his classic book Risk, Uncertainty and…

3 years ago

Building the Bridge Between Non-financial and Mandatory Reporting

BP CEO Bernard Looney's courageous announcement that BP will transition to becoming a green energy pioneer shows the need for…

3 years ago

Appreciation of ESG Values Has Increased During Pandemic, says Asset Manager of Goldman Sachs Sheila Patel

As a keen angler, Sheila Patel knows that the secret to hooking a big trout is to deliver the fly…

3 years ago

Matein Khalid: A Random Walk Down Silicon Valley’s Pre-IPO Deal Flow

2020 was a spectacular year for investing in late stage technology unicorns and I am proud to have led significant…

3 years ago

Tech, Trust, and Women’s Role in Creating the Future

Cecilia Harvey’s jaw-dropping career was launched by a chance careers-day visit to Wall Street. Today, she is a woman on…

3 years ago

Markets Move in Anticipation of Boom Times

Yesterday, equity markets the world over went near-ballistic on the news that an effective vaccine had been developed to tame…

3 years ago

Trumpism 2.0: Message to Survive Delivery Malfunction

A disconnect between the medium and Trump's message deprived the incumbent President of a second term in office. However, seventy…

3 years ago

The Book That Trump Rewrote

The lesson learnt from the 2020 US election is that 2016 was not a fluke. The surprise triumph of Donald…

3 years ago