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Thirdway Africa: ‘Thinking Anew’ about Alternatives and Innovations for Investment in Africa
In 2014, ThirdWay Africa set out to fundamentally change the investment landscape in Africa. The investment and advisory firm driving sustainable development was founded by Alejandro Tawil (Chairman) and Gonçalo Neves-Correia (CEO). They were seeking a new formula to better
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Ferrexpo: Heightened ESG Focus Taking Mining Company to New Level
London-listed Ferrexpo PLC looking to bring its environmental credentials to the forefront of its corporate strategy. Ferrexpo has been premium listed on the London Stock Exchange since 2007 and has been a member of the FTSE 250 Index of Companies
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Liechtenstein Bankers Association (LBA): Modern Industry Association with the Ambition to Shape the Future
The Liechtenstein Bankers Association (LBA), established in 1969, is the domestic and international voice of banks operating in, and from, the tiny but influential principality. It is one of the microstate’s most important associations and plays a key role in
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Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX): Electronic Exchange Takes an Island to Leading Status for Global Listings
Launched in 1971 as a purely domestic exchange, the Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX) is now the world’s pre-eminent fully-electronic offshore securities exchange. It made steady progress after its launch; by 1993 it had transitioned to an electronic platform and opened
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KwaZulu-Natal Joint Municipal Pension/Provident Funds: Challenges and Transformation for South African Fund as it Navigates the Future for All its Stakeholders
South Africa’s most awarded Retirement Fund, the KwaZulu-Natal Joint Municipal Pension/Provident Funds (NJMPF) proudly announced on the 1st of July 2019 that former Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the NJMPF, Bonginkosi Mkhize is the Fund’s first black Chief Executive Officer/Principal
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Anshula Kant, MD and CFO of the World Bank Group: Power of Capital Markets in the Battle Against COVID-19
Managing Director and World Bank Group CFO Anshula Kant reflects on the crisis engulfing the world, and the opportunities we have to build back. I can’t remember a time in my life when a single event has mobilised the entire
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CANPACK Group: Poland-based Packaging Manufacturer Expands Globally, Enters US Market
Pennsylvania’s Lackawanna County is heading back to the future thanks in part to a $366 million investment by a Polish manufacturer of packaging products – the area’s largest financial commitment in over a half century. Once one of the leading
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UNCTAD: COVID-19 Has Hurt Global Investment but the Recovery Offers the Chance to Build a More Sustainable Economy
The crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has severely impacted investment and trade flows, but it arrives on top of existing challenges to the system of international production and trade. Flows of cross-border investment in physical productive assets stopped growing
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Development Bank of Minas Gerais (BDMG): Reference Point in Creation of Green Economy
The Development Bank of Minas Gerais (BDMG) was founded in 1962 and its main shareholder is the government of the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil. With a portfolio of more than 22,000 public and private clients, BDMG is present in
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Pandemic Gives Boost to Illicit Trade
A corrosive agent in many guises that threatens public health, depresses growth, undermines good governance, and degrades the environment, illicit trade permeates global society and stunts development. It now represents an estimated 3.3 percent of the world economy. Though that
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