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Banco Santander Chile Management: Chilean Bank Taken Into New Territory by Vibrant Leaders
Claudio Melandri is the president of the Board of Directors of Santander Chile, and Santander Group’s country head for Chile. He began his career in Banco Concepción and in 1990 joined the group, where he has held various roles, including
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Lord Waverley – Blockchain: New Way of Doing Business in a Changing World
Blockchain is little understood, but it will simplify transactions, improve reliability and reduce costs. Focusing on blockchain technology today will ensure being relevant tomorrow. To better understand the potential of blockchain, it is necessary to follow the current, future and
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PetroRio: Strategy is How You Play the Game, but Determination Helps You Win
PetroRio, Brazil’s largest independent oil and gas company, went from a pre-operational concession holder to a high-margin cash-generating oil producer with a clear strategy: to acquire and redevelop mature fields, while generating funds to acquire new assets. PetroRio was established
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Chile Minister of Economy, Development, and Tourism José Ramón Valente: Escaping the Middle-Income Trap
Early in November, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) paid homage to Chile’s economic resilience and progress. It lavished praise on the country for its willingness to embrace the structural reforms with which the administration of Chilean President Sebastián Piñera aims
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Otaviano Canuto, Center for Macroeconomics and Development: How to Heal the Brazilian Economy
If I were to encapsulate the current situation of the Brazilian economy in one sentence, I would say: “It is suffering from a combination of ‘productivity anemia’ and ‘public sector obesity’”. On the one hand, the country’s mediocre productivity performance
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Robert Azevêdo: Levelling the Playing Field
In times such as these, with rapidly escalating trade tensions and countries engaging in tit-for-tat spats that can – and do – spin out of control, the job of Roberto Azevêdo, director-general of the World Trade Organisation, becomes nearly impossible.
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Abu Dhabi Aviation: Global Reach Powered by Operational Excellence
Abu Dhabi Aviation (ADA) provides aviation offshore oil support and other services worldwide and in particular for the Emirate of Abu Dhabi’s oil and gas production companies. The company also provides VVIP passenger services, search & rescue for the United
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Soledad Gallego-Díaz: Truth to Prevail at Spain’s Largest Newspaper
She is indefatigable in the defence of quality journalism and highly critical of the way the established press has reacted – or failed to do so – to the onslaught of alternative truths, fake news, and other forms of fact-free
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RegTech to the Rescue
The banking and other parts of the financial services industry are undergoing an all-encompassing digital transformation. Soon, disruptive technologies will revolutionise the sector globally. Since the global crisis in 2008 there has been no shortage of new regulations. Banks have
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Kenneth Rogoff: Are Emerging Markets the Canary in the Financial Coal Mine?
Are brewing exchange-rate and debt crises in Argentina and Turkey localised events without broader implications? Or are they early warning signs of deeper fragilities in bloated global debt markets that are being exposed as the US Federal Reserve continues to
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