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Child Bride Hero Nujood Ali
Divorce can be a traumatic experience – but for a ten year old? Nujood Ali, now a fifteen year old activist opposing forced marriage, obtained a divorce five years ago breaking with tribal tradition in the Yemen. The law allows
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SABIC’s Collaboration with MIT
The Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) has signed an initial agreement with Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the United States, a world leader in scientific research. The agreement paves the way for SABIC and MIT to work together to
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Vladimir Putin Talks About BRICS
BRICS’ relatively new phenomenon attracts increased global attention due to the optimistic predictions about its development, especially against the backdrop of global crisis developments in the world economy. What is BRICS’ immediate and long-term significance for Russia? Is such a
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CFI.co Meets Jean-Marc Delpon de Vaux
Following the judging panel’s selection of Olayan Financing Company (OFC) as the recipient of the 2012 Corporate Leadership Award, CFI.co spoke to Jean-Marc Delpon de Vaux, President – Consumer Products of OFC. OFC is the Saudi arm of The Olayan
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MENA City Lawyers – MCL: Winners in Lebanon
MCL is an innovative, Pan-Arab Law Firm crossing jurisdictional boundaries and challenging Middle Eastern norms by developing the first professional network of law firms in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Each client of MCL receives incomparable local
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CFI.co Meets Didelou Falobi
Dideolu Falobi, a certified engineer, graduated from the University of Lagos in 1987. He started his career as a Design and Supervision Engineer (1987-89) and later Junior Partner (1992-1996) with Edison Group & Partners, a foremost Electrical power engineering consultancy
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The IMF on Prospects for Growth: Latin America & Caribbean
Growth in Latin America and the Caribbean is set to pick up from 3 percent in 2012 to 3½ percent in 2013, supported by stronger external demand, favorable financing conditions, sand the effects of earlier policy easing in some countries,
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CFI.co Meets Fady Jamaleddine
Fady Jamaleddine (FJE) is the Founding Partner of MENA City Lawyers – MCL Lebanon, whereby he brings to the team over 25 years of experience. Prior to creating MENA City lawyers, FJE headed a prominent Lebanese law firm. FJE leads
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CFI.co Meets Luis Gerardo Del Valle Torres
Expertise Luis has extensive experience in Tax consultancy in both domestic and international tax fields, including corporate and commercial, mergers and acquisitions, banking and finance insurance law, strategic alliances, joint ventures, investments and fund structures, tax litigation and private clients.
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Shell: Reduced Crude Oil Theft
Shell’s Nigerian unit says crude oil theft from its facilities in the Niger Delta is reducing, a development he attributed to the surveillance of the Joint Task Force, JTF, set up by the Nigerian Government to check the menace. Shell
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