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Women and STEM, We Can Do Better
“On International Women’s Day, it is crucial to reflect on the state of women in the technology sector and chart a course for a more inclusive and equitable future. Only one-in-five women and girls are currently working in the fields
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Asian Development Bank: Three Actions Governments Can Take to Help to Tackle Climate Adaptation
Impacts of climate change are causing significant economic and social challenges, and there is an urgent need for good fiscal policy to prepare adaptation strategies. Climate-related disasters in Asia and the Pacific have affected 800 million people and caused $400bn
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Raise Your Glasses, Investors: Your Profits Could Follow
Whisky is emerging as a neat (sorry) alternative investment; 373 percent over 11 years, anyone? Aaron Damiano Sparkes reports… The whisky sector in 2022 saw the sort of result more traditional investment sectors can only dream of. It saw double-digit
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Byblos Bank Europe (BBE): A Niche Bank Getting Bigger and Better
Belgium’s BBE has old-school values and a modern take on operational excellence. In the global arena of international finance, always aspiring to broader reach, there exist beacons of expertise spreading the light of operational excellence, speed, convenience and availability. Founded
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ESG Leadership Trends, from ‘Woke Capitalism’ to ‘Quiet Sustainability’
This is no time to get distracted, argues Fabrizio Ferraro — sustainable impact will bring the lasting change we need… As world leaders and business titans gathered at Davos this year for the annual World Economic Forum, ESG was at
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Banco Société Générale Moçambique: Established, Respected, Clear on Priorities, and Transparent in All its Dealings
Mozambique institution has a major European player as a shareholder — and an A rating from S&P… With a presence in the country since 2015, Banco Société Générale Moçambique is a member of the Société Générale Group, one of the
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Berenberg: Strategic Asset Allocation in a Higher Interest Rate Environment
For the first time in many years, interest rates have risen noticeably in 2022 and 2023, and as a result, conditions on bond markets have changed rapidly since then. What some are calling a regime change is, in fact, a
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Embracing Disruption: The Path to ‘Insurance for All’ by 2047 – by IRDAI Chief Debasish Panda
IRDAI Chairman Debasish Panda stressed the need for insurers to adapt to disruptions and aim for ‘insurance for all’ by 2047. In a recent address at a global actuaries conference, IRDAI Chairman Debasish Panda highlighted the imperative for insurance companies
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Finding the Inside Track to Sustainable Investment — it’s a ThirdWay Speciality
ThirdWay Partners, with offices in Kenya, London, Mozambique, South Africa and Spain, and expanding its presence in Argentina this year, is an impact investment and advisory firm that maintains a steady focus on creating inclusive sustainable development and impact. The
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Strategy, Inclusion, Compliance and Customer-Centricity: MauBank Has All of Its Priorities Firmly In Place
CFI.co in discussion with Vishuene Vydelingum, Chief Executive Officer of MauBank. MauBank is licensed as a commercial bank by the Bank of Mauritius, the country’s central bank and the nation’s banking regulator. MauBank is headquartered in Ebene CyberCity on the
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