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Back to homepageAsian Development Bank: Decarbonisation ‘Won’t Work Unless it’s Equitable’
The transition to global net zero to address climate change must be both ambitious and fair. Otherwise, it will fail to achieve its goals — and lack the vital public support required over the long-term. Although ambitious decarbonisation will provide
Read MoreInclusive Pan-African Investment Bank Keeps the Continent’s Finance Flowing
Verdant Capital is a leading Pan-African investment bank and investment manager, specialising in private credit and private equity. It was established in 2013, and leverages its deep investment experience and enduring relationships to fuel fintech development across the African continent.
Read MoreOtaviano Canuto: Macro-economic Policy Change – We’re Not in Kansas Any More
The possibility of multiple financial shocks lies ahead. Three significant changes to the macro-economic policy regime in advanced economies have unfolded in the past two years. Fears of a chronic insufficiency of aggregate demand as a growth deterrent — which
Read MoreA Sci-fi Author’s View on the Rise (and Control) of Human Population
There are eight billion people on Earth, and that could rise to 10 billion by the end of the century. What then? wonders TONY LENNOX… American science-fiction writer Isaac Asimov predicted that by the 23rd Century, every last bit of
Read MoreDaily Challenges of a Matchmaker: Linking the Benevolent with the World’s Most Deserving Projects
Club10mPlus is a London-based investment club seeking ethical investors for projects that benefit people and planet — and Relationship Director Christa Atwood is the matchmaker in the middle. “We find projects and then we find investors. Our core business is
Read MoreDoors Closing: Mind the EU Gender Pay Gap
Transparency directive introduced to ensure fair pay between the sexes Women in the EU continue to be paid less on average than their male colleagues and counterparts. Even in the same sector, the discrepancy exists — and most of the
Read MoreInvest Africa: Six Reasons to Choose Ghana
Being a top-rated country for almost everything — from cost of doing business to airport services — Ghana has a lot going for it. As the world gradually emerges from the pandemic and economic recession, the search is on for
Read MoreAbu Dhabi Cements City’s Position at Global Market Forefront
CFI.co in conversation with Dhaher Bin Dhaher Al Mheiri, Chief Executive Officer of Abu Dhabi Global Market Authority. Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) is the international financial centre of Abu Dhabi, operating within an international regulatory framework based on the
Read MoreThe Top Traits of a Great CEO
Does your chief exec have what it takes? Do you? Naomi Snelling tells you how to find out… Nothing can properly prepare you for parenthood, and the same is true for being a CEO. The challenges are immense, but the
Read MorePrime Minister Pedro Sánchez: Seldom Down, Never Out
Echoes of the Franco Era still haunt Spain in subtle and often divisive ways. Now, a vibrant democracy, the country has taken decades to shed its past and rid society of the last vestiges and symbols of authoritarianism. A watershed
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