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Back to homepageFormer Student Protest Leader Claims Presidency in Chile
A land of geographical and political extremes, Chile seems to have rejected moderation and elevated a former student protest leader to the presidency. However, the electorate did so reluctantly as it faced an almost impossible choice between a right-wing apologist
Read MorePwC: South Africa Has an Unprecedented Opportunity to Capitalise on the Rapidly Developing Global Hydrogen Economy
Hydrogen can be a game changer for the South African economy. Opportunities exist for South Africa to partake in the global hydrogen economy but will depend largely on investments in renewable energy generation, as well as the development of a
Read MoreDon’t Expect Miracles from the Multilaterals
by Otaviano Canuto Latin American and Caribbean economies need help, but organisations such as the IDB are also stretched thin. With Latin America and the Caribbean potentially facing years of difficulties due to the pandemic and related economic crises, attention
Read MoreFitch Ratings: Global Perspectives, Strong Local Experience and Credit Market Expertise
Fitch Ratings, a division of Fitch Group, is a leading provider of credit ratings, commentary and research. The additional context, perspective and insights the company provides have helped investors fund a century of growth — and make important credit judgments
Read MoreHala Hanna and Vilas Dhar: How AI Can Promote Social Good
Artificial intelligence is now increasingly present in corporate and government decision-making. And although AI tools are still largely in the hands of institutions that focus on profit before purpose, these new technologies could be equally powerful in promoting social good.
Read MoreBanco 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
Read MoreChile 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
Read MoreMercury Capital Advisors: Customisation and Global Presence
Headquartered in New York, and with offices in London, Tokyo, Singapore, Dubai, San Francisco, Boston, and Washington DC, Mercury Capital Advisors competes via a differentiated platform with product offerings across private equity, hedge funds, real estate, credit, distressed, venture capital,
Read MoreOtaviano Canuto, World Bank: Matchmaking Finance and Infrastructure
The world economy – and emerging market and developing economies in particular – display a gap between their infrastructure needs and the available finance. On the one hand, infrastructure investment has fallen far short from of what would be required
Read MoreCFI.co Meets the CEO of enso GmbH: Dr Georg Kühhas
Dr Kühhas, can you tell us about the development of the economic environment for investors in hydropower? For quite some time now, we have been faced with rather low prices on the electricity market. As a result, short-term operative yields
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