KPMG Lower Gulf: Banking on ESG Risks in Future

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ESG risks have the potential of negatively impacting banks’ assets, earning capacity, and sometimes their reputation, argues Abbas Basrai. Environmental,…

Emily Alejos, CIO at Cartica: Leading the Way in ESG Investing in the Emerging Markets

3 years ago

Emily Alejos joined Cartica Management as Co-CIO in April 2018 after a nationwide search for a talented and experienced investor…

Book Review – Built to Last by Jim Collins and Jerry Porras – The X factor: What Makes Some Businesses Excel…?

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Visionary companies need a strong ideology and big, hairy audacious goals. Naomi Snelling looks back at a 1994 book that…

Cartica’s ‘Secret Sauce’: Female Leadership, Humility, and Action

3 years ago

Teresa Barger spent 21 years at the International Finance Corporation (IFC) investing in emerging market companies around the world. At the…

The Gig is Up … or Is It?

3 years ago

The gig economy is anything but stable — but it can be the last line of defence in a crisis,…

Mahendra Singh Dhoni: Captain Cool Meets his Younger Self to Pass on Business Tips

3 years ago

Mahendra Singh “MS” Dhoni, one of India’s most celebrated cricket players, has earned the nickname “Captain Cool” for his calm…

Global Imbalances and the Pandemic

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The International Monetary Fund’s tenth annual External Sector Report (ESR, August 2021) shows how current account deficits in the global…

Naomi Osaka: Champion of Tennis, Fashion — and Endorsements

3 years ago

Naomi Osaka has stormed the tennis scene, snatching up enough titles and endorsements to break some of the game’s most…

Rescue by Helicopter Reserves

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The world woke up on Monday 23 with higher international reserves for all countries. A new allocation of US$650 billion…

Deloitte: Constructing a Sustainable Future in the Middle East

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Towards the end of 2019, at the United Nations Climate Change (COP25) conference, the UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned that…