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European Environment Agency: EU 2050 – Green Economy Needs Fundamental Change
The EU is largely on track to meet its climate change-related goals for 2020. While this is a considerable achievement, I believe there is a lot more to do. Most critically, the incremental gains we are currently achieving to meet
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European Investment Bank: Bank at the Heart of Europe’s Crisis Response
When the leaders of international financial institutions and development banks gathered in Washington DC for their bi-annual meeting a few weeks back, the key focus was somewhat different from the previous ones – for the first time in years, the
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OPIC: Low Write-Offs in Emerging Markets Investments
What organization do you represent? Overseas Private Investment Corporation, the U.S. Government’s development finance institution. In your experience or view, is the invest in Africa story hype or reality? Explain your view using worked examples investment situations, good and bad
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Qatar Tops Per Capita Investment in Dubai Realty (AED 6.71 million), Followed by Oman, UAE, KSA, Germany, India and Britain
Dubai, UAE, 25 February 2014: Qatar has the highest per capita investment in Dubai realty in 2013 (AED 6.71 million), followed by Oman (AED 5.77 million), the UAE (AED 4.56 million), KSA (AED 3.71 million), Germany (AED 2.37 million), India
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Mr Putin Spills His Coffee Reading the Morning Paper
Where is a leader when you need one? He is probably jogging around the White House with his running-mate Joe Biden, trying to keep in shape while figuring out how to keep the Russians in check. Meanwhile in Moscow, Mr
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CFI.co Meets the CEO of Al-Waseet Financial Business Company: Khalifa Abdullah Al-Ajeel
Khalifa Abdullah Al-Ajeel is vice-chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Al-Waseet Financial Business Company. Mr Al-Ajeel is also chairman of the board of the Safat-Tec Holding Company (Kuwait) and is vice-chairman of the board of the Kuwaiti
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CFI.co Meets the CEO of Sultan Group: Bashir Amini
Bashir Amini was born in 1962 in Herat, Afghanistan. He attended the Economy School in Kabul as well as the Goethe Institute there and over the course of his education mastered four languages, including Italian, German, Farsi and English. The
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CFI.co Meets the CEO of RAK Insurance: Andrew Smith
Andrew Smith is an accomplished senior executive with conventional and Islamic insurance experience gained in the UK and across the Middle East. He has worked for publicly listed multi-national organisations and privately owned businesses and understands the dynamics involved in
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CFI.co Meets the Managing Director of African Century Leasing: Stanley Matiza
Stan Matiza has been the Managing Director of African Century Leasing (ACL) since its inception in June 2010. ACL is a registered, stand-alone leasing company in Zimbabwe providing asset finance to the productive sectors of the economy. Stan is responsible
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CFI.co Meets the Chairman of Farazad, Investments, Inc.: Korosh Farazad
It is not often one finds the words banking and ethics in the same sentence. However, ethics is a core value and a founding principle for Farazad Investments Inc (FII). The founder and Chairman of the company, Korosh Farazad, adheres
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