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Nepal Minister of Industry, Commerce, and Supplies: Matrika Prasad Yadav on the Agenda for Prosperity and Catching Global Attention
Nepal should aim for annual GDP growth of at least 7% – and sustain that pace for 12 years – if it wishes to join the growing group of middle-income countries. The World Bank’s most recent Nepal Development Update, released
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Robert Azevêdo: Levelling the Playing Field
In times such as these, with rapidly escalating trade tensions and countries engaging in tit-for-tat spats that can – and do – spin out of control, the job of Roberto Azevêdo, director-general of the World Trade Organisation, becomes nearly impossible.
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António Guterres: Healing a Fractured World
The world is in pieces. No longer the preserve of two competing global powers – or even a single triumphant one – today’s world is nobody’s backyard. Multiple powers have emerged that no longer expect, or strive for, hegemony far
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Instrumental in Rental with CEO Charles Haresnape: Gatehouse is a Shariah-Compliant Bank on the Move
Gatehouse Bank is a Shariah-compliant UK bank, lead by CEO Charles Haresnape, whose operations span residential and commercial property financing and investment as well as retail savings and real estate investment advice. The bank has come to play a major
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Blockchain Technology Proves Its Point
Blockchain is playing its part in the unfolding Fourth Industrial Revolution.But this key technology – that powers and sustains Bitcoin – has yet to gain a solid foothold outside the cryptocurrency domain. The technology’s revolutionary powers and impact have been
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Lord Waverley: Brexit and Trade – The UK Must Now Be Flexible, Opportunistic & Respectfully Machiavellian
The Trade Bill before Parliament is a necessary piece in the BREXIT jigsaw. A question to start with, however, is this: will the bill survive the environment in which it must serve, or will it require amendment once the conditions
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Maserati on Value Creation: Trident Badge and a Heady Rumble Mean Business, On the Road and In the Showroom
How many syllables would you like with your supercar? One? Porsche will do nicely. Two? Bentley, please. Three? Ferrari, of course. Four? Listen for the growl… When a 560 bhp 4.7-litre V8 engine coughs and rumbles to life, forget about
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As Cryptocurrencies Tank: The Future of Blockchain is Hard Asset-Backed
New type Asset Backed Tokens (ABT) ICOs are part of the value creation of the future for blockchain technology. Ridding the market of fraudulent tokens and new regulation is on the horizon. Some immediate questions: Coming Collapse of Major Crypto
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With Jalo-Waziri at the Helm: Africa’s Leading Securities Depository Embarks on Three-Year Plan
Haruna Jalo-Waziri, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Central Securities Clearing System Plc (CSCS Plc) has nearly three decades of progressive experience in the capital market. He is a well experienced financial markets expert, specialising in deal origination,
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Is AI the Future for Spreadsheets?
By Gianluca Bisceglie Until just a few years ago, there was no real alternative to Excel. If you wanted to do any type of data analysis, keep financial records, manage your corporate finances and perform risk analysis, Excel was the
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