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CFI.co Meets the Management of Masthaven Bank: Andrew Bloom & Jon Hall
A poster in the kitchen of Masthaven Bank’s busy head office off London’s Oxford Street reads: ‘Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort’. The phrase, uttered by US president Franklin D Roosevelt, provides a
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CFI.co Meets the CEO of Al-Maidan Dental Clinic: Yousef Al Sarraf
A graduate of the University of South Carolina Business School, class of 1996, Yousef Al Sarraf is a people’s person. Naturally inspiring, Mr Al Sarraf brings out the best in all and knows how to spot talent too. Armed with his
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CFI.co Meets the Banque de Développement de Guinée Management: Banking for Nation-Building
Guinea’s connection with world finance dates back to the 17th century when gold from the region was used to mint the first machine-formed gold coins in Great Britain, known as “guineas”. Today, the country still possesses significant gold and diamond,
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CFI.co Meets the CEO of Ghana Investment Promotion Centre: Yofi Grant
Yofi Grant is currently chief executive officer of the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre. He was appointed by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in February 2017. Mr Grant is a renowned Ghanaian investment banker with over thirty years of experience in
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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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