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Unveiling the Role of the COO: The Playing Field is Changing
While the role of the Chief Operating Officer, or COO, has been embraced by organisations for decades, the true value of the position is still unfolding as economies emerge and diversify. As the way we work, live and interact evolves,
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Invest Durban: ‘First-Stop-Shop’ to Stimulate Growth in South African Metropolis
Invest Durban was an initiative recommended by the Durban City Council and private businesses as the “first-stop-shop” to stimulate new investment in the South African metropolis. It acts as a link between the council and the private business sector, offering
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Mohamed A El-Erian: America’s Unusual Recovery is Now Also its Longest
Data released over the next few months will show that the current US economic expansion is the longest on record. But while the United States continues to outperform other advanced economies, this success has yet to dispel many Americans’ persistent
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Otaviano Canuto, Center for Macroeconomics and Development: Is There a Middle-Income Trap?
The “middle-income trap” has become a broad designation trying to capture the many cases of developing countries that succeeded in evolving from low- to middle-levels of per capita income, but then appeared to stall, losing momentum along the route toward
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Ann Low, US Department of State: Combat Corruption by Enabling Tax Payment – El Salvador Case Study
In May 2016, the US Department of State funded a project in El Salvador’s third-largest city, Santa Ana, to discover whether incentives for business registration and enabling tax payments could reduce corruption and rebuild trust in government. Two years later,
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An Exclusive Interview with Gabriel Chaleplis, Founder: The Leader That Makes Leaders
What helps to differentiate you from the competition? Gabriel Chaleplis: Since the beginning of the internet, platform-providers around the globe faced a crucial challenge: Online betting and gaming can be a market of minute margins. In the last 20-plus years,
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Ian Fletcher, IBM: Immersive Transportation and the Internet of Everything
As we enter the Fourth Industrial Revolution, we may come to the stark realisation that nothing will ever remain the same. We are being exposed to continuous change, exciting new areas of innovation and groundbreaking technologies that are transforming the
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Ronald Gutiérrez — Experience Pays Off for Banco Ganadero CEO
J Ronald Gutiérrez López is a renowned Bolivian businessman and economist, born in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia. He has more than 30 years of experience in the banking sector — 16 of them dedicated to leading Banco Ganadero.
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Banco Santander Chile Management: Chilean Bank Taken Into New Territory by Vibrant Leaders
Claudio Melandri is the president of the Board of Directors of Santander Chile, and Santander Group’s country head for Chile. He began his career in Banco Concepción and in 1990 joined the group, where he has held various roles, including
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Financial Services CEO Puts the Pedal to Metal and ADGM Goes Scorching Ahead
Richard Teng is the CEO of the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), an internationally recognised and award winning financial centre in the United Arab Emirates’ Capital. ince joining ADGM in March 2015, Teng has
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