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John Gandolfo, IFC’s Treasurer: Looking Towards Recovery from Covid-19 and a Green, Resilient, Inclusive Future
The Covid-19 crisis has impacted the health and livelihoods of many millions of people across the planet, and it continues to impose an enormous toll on the poor, threatening decades of progress towards raising living standards in the developing world.
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Russell Westbrook – The Career and Rewards that Came from a Simple Question: Why Not…?
Russell Westbrook may not wear a championship ring — yet — but the NBA star gives a championship performance on and off the courts. “I’m not gonna play basketball my whole life,” says the Washington Wizards player. “My legacy is
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Kate Ahern: It’s ESG All the Way for Female-led Firm Dedicated to Positive Change
‘Pick good companies and then help to make them even better’ — the firm’s role, in a nutshell, by head of ESG Kate Ahern Cartica Management is predominantly owned and led by women, and the firm’s go-ahead attitude consistently attracts
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Verdant Capital: The Fintech Ecosystem in Africa is Entering into a New Era of Growth and Consolidation
The fintech ecosystem in Africa is entering an exciting and challenging phase with more capital, more competition, and more consolidation. As key segments grow, the rewards and risks grow for challengers and incumbents. Available capital has grown in amount and
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Sports United by a Common Goal: Getting Bums Safely Back on Seats
Sport has cultural and economic importance; every country celebrates stars and leagues and teams in some form. It’s one of the great unifiers. Sporting events are social events, and — as with some many other aspects of modern life —
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Uzbekistan Celebrates 3,000-Year Heritage with Largest Science Event of its Kind
5th Annual Congress of the “World Society for the Study, Preservation and Popularization of the Cultural Heritage of Uzbekistan” held as part of UNESCO-backed event Uzbekistan hosted the 5th Anniversary Congress of the World Society for the Study, Preservation and Popularization
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Click OK and Call Me in the Morning — How Online has Changed Shopping for Meds
Social media have been on about the New Normal since the start of the pandemic. People are still looking forward to a time where quarantines and lockdown orders are things of the past. But no one has much idea of
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KPMG Lower Gulf: Banking on ESG Risks in Future
ESG risks have the potential of negatively impacting banks’ assets, earning capacity, and sometimes their reputation, argues Abbas Basrai. Environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors and the emerging risks associated with them are becoming increasingly relevant to organizations, especially banks.
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Emily Alejos, CIO at Cartica: Leading the Way in ESG Investing in the Emerging Markets
Emily Alejos joined Cartica Management as Co-CIO in April 2018 after a nationwide search for a talented and experienced investor in emerging markets. Alejos was the perfect hire for Cartica, a proven investor and leader and a great cultural fit.
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Book Review – Built to Last by Jim Collins and Jerry Porras – The X factor: What Makes Some Businesses Excel…?
Visionary companies need a strong ideology and big, hairy audacious goals. Naomi Snelling looks back at a 1994 book that celebrates them… How strong are your core values, and your core ideology? If you want to build a business or
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