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Kenneth Rogoff: Are Emerging Markets the Canary in the Financial Coal Mine?
Are brewing exchange-rate and debt crises in Argentina and Turkey localised events without broader implications? Or are they early warning signs of deeper fragilities in bloated global debt markets that are being exposed as the US Federal Reserve continues to
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Jaylen Brown: Hard Work Pays Off
The number three pick in the 2016 NBA draft – the much anticipated annual event when the US basketball association’s now thirty teams select promising new players – Daylen Brown was placed under contract by the Boston Celtics and has
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Roberta Pinotti: Top Performance on a Shoestring
For Italian Defence Minister Roberta Pinotti it is all about attaining economies of scale. Whilst EU member states spend over €226bn annually on their military and can field a million plus combat troops, a large chunk of the cash is
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RegTech Landscape for Increased Compliance Needs
Regtech solutions seemed to offer the solution to financial institutions’ (FIs) compliance woes when they first came to prominence around 24 months ago, gaining support from regulators and investors alike. However, many of the companies offering these solutions haven’t scaled
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CFI.co Meets the President & CEO of Azizi Bank: Mohammad Salem Omaid
Azizi Bank, Afghanistan’s largest commercial bank with a Pan-Afghanistan presence across thirty provinces and headquartered on Zanbaq Square in Kabul, is the outcome of the professional and entrepreneurial commitment of its founder Mirwais Azizi and its top management team, to
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Michelle Yeoh Choo-Kheng: A Miss and Bond Girl on a Quest for World Peace
Saving the world from the scourge of war: Malaysian actress Michelle Yeoh Choo-Kheng, of Tomorrow Never Dies fame, aims high. Earlier this year, the former Miss Malaysia put her obligatory desire for world peace to work as she attended the
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Iker Casillas: Scoring Goals for Change
The first football player to play in 20 Champions League seasons is Spanish goalkeeper Iker Casillas, who now tends the goal of FC Porto, one of the Big Three Portuguese clubs. So far, his season has been sketchy, conceding seven
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CFI.co Meets the Chairman of GCC Board Directors Institute: Mohammed Al-Shroogi
Mohammed Al-Shroogi is Investcorp’s co-chief executive officer, responsible for placement, investor’s relations, and administration. He became chairman of GCC Board Directors Institute in 2015. Over the course of a career that began more than four decades ago, Mr Al-Shroogi has
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CFI.co Meets the Chairman of Kuwait International Bank: Sheikh Mohammed Jarrah Al-Sabah
A seasoned veteran of the Banking industry, Sheikh Mohammed Jarrah Al-Sabah has served as Chairman of Kuwait International Bank (KIB) since 2010. Al-Jarrah joined the Bank’s Board of Directors in 2007, bringing extensive professional experience accumulated in the banking and
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CFI.co Meets the CEO of BOD Tech: Mike Than Tun Win
It is often said that the world is a book and that those who do not travel only read one page. If that is true, then those who start traveling from an early age have quite an advantage over those
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