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Wing Bank CEO Invests in his Staff — ‘Better People = Better Organisations’
A healthy blend of leadership styles has brought personal and organisational benefits. The CEO of Cambodia’s Wing Bank Han Peng Kwang, is still inspired by his career, and by the banking industry as a whole. “The need to learn and
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Nordea Finance Facilitating the Sustainable Transition
Nordea Finance prides itself on being the preferred financial partner in the Nordics — and that’s something the company has worked hard to achieve. Nordea is the leading SME bank and business partner in the region, and a company with
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World Economic Forum’s Meeting Agenda Takes a Tilt at ‘Dark Topics’, Ai-Da — and Mind Control…
‘It’s worse psychologically to feel that you are useless than to feel you are exploited’ — Yuval Noah Harari In the mid-1800s, Charles Babbage, an English mathematician, mechanical engineer and inventor, devised a series of steam-powered “calculating machines” — now
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Austria’s CQ Investment Group is Winning Firm Partners in Global Corporate Circles
Not too big, not too small, recognised by all as a leader in impact investment — CQ Investment Group has proven itself time and again. Somewhere between corporations and SMEs is a sweet spot — the medium-sized enterprise — and
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Over Half a Century of Service and Specialisation — the Years and the Successes Tell the Tale
The Qatar Insurance Company stands alone as a regional and international leader in its field. QIC, the first domestic insurance company in the State of Qatar, was founded in 1964. Today, it is the dominant insurer for the GCC and
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Innovative Mena Advances Move Insurance Company to the Head of its Sector
Qatar Insurance Company’s group management shows leadership flair with ESG initiatives and a focus on client-centricity. Despite soaring inflation, geopolitical uncertainties, natural catastrophes, financial market volatility and the pandemic, the Qatar Insurance Group (QIC) turned in gross written premiums of
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When Will They Ever Learn? Clearing The Climate Change Roadblocks
A study from Science magazine has offered a quantitative look at the decades-long disconnect between the fossil fuel industry’s “private understanding of climate science and its public climate denial”. The largest trade association for the US oil and gas industry,
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La Trobe Financial: On Top Down Under
Australia’s leading credit asset manager is committed to retaining and honouring the trust it has won from investors. With over $15bn in AUM, La Trobe Financial is one of Australia’s foremost credit asset managers, specialising in credit investment solutions and
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Norvestor: A Sustainable Long-Term Value Proposition in Private Equity
The disclosure of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practices by private equity funds has been associated with a 4.9 percent increase in the net IRR (internal rate of return). That is the conclusion of a London Business School research paper.
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A CEO Who Worked His Way Through the Ranks of a Family Firm to Lead From the Front
Thai Life Insurance Chief Executive Officer Chai Chaiyawan started his career in 1982 in the most basic way: learning the ropes. He began by overseeing human resources, accounting, administration, branch management, and supervision of sales agents. He was later made
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