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Nikolaj Coster-WaLdau: Indomitable
Helping stave off the advance of the White Walkers who threatens the North, Jamie Lannister promises a very satisfying end to the Game of Thrones saga which is now approaching its grand finale. Danish actor Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, who earlier this
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Didier Drogba: Just Do It
At a time when transfer sums seldom exceeded seven digits, Didier Drogba’s £24m move to Chelsea in 2004 both broke the record and caused a global buzz. Drogba did not disappoint his London club and went on to help Chelsea
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Michelle Yeoh Choo-Kheng: A Miss and Bond Girl on a Quest for World Peace
Saving the world from the scourge of war: Malaysian actress Michelle Yeoh Choo-Kheng, of Tomorrow Never Dies fame, aims high. Earlier this year, the former Miss Malaysia put her obligatory desire for world peace to work as she attended the
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Iker Casillas: Scoring Goals for Change
The first football player to play in 20 Champions League seasons is Spanish goalkeeper Iker Casillas, who now tends the goal of FC Porto, one of the Big Three Portuguese clubs. So far, his season has been sketchy, conceding seven
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World Bank Group Unveils New Initiatives in Investment Policy and Promotion
For many developing countries, foreign direct investment (FDI) has become the largest source of external finance, surpassing official development assistance, remittances, or portfolio investment flows. In 2016, more than 40% of the nearly $1.75 trillion of global FDI flows was
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CFI.co Meets the Executive President of CABEI: Dr. Nick Rischbieth
Dr. Nick Rischbieth, Executive President of the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI), holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from Rice University in Houston, Texas; a Master in Business Administration from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri; and a
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Evan Harvey, Nasdaq: What’s Driving ESG? A Top Ten List
The prevalence and prominence of sustainability as a vital concept in the world – let alone the business community – is now clear. It has been driven by a host of dynamics that are both native to, and external from,
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The Future Arrives in the Gulf as the Future Cities Show Season Kicks Off
The region is expected to see the launch of new, futuristic technologies at the Future Cities Show, to be held from April 9-11, 2018, that will change the way people live and work in urban environment. The second edition of
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Evan Harvey, Nasdaq: Stock Exchanges – An Engine for Sustainable Development
The modern stock exchange is a hybrid institution: listing venue, market steward, investment and regulatory liaison, product and service creator, and so on. To further complicate matters, many stock exchanges are now public companies themselves, listed on their own markets
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Gavin Wilson, CEO IFC AMC: Mobilising Private Capital for Sustainable Development
Building and upgrading the infrastructure to underpin sustainable development in emerging markets and elsewhere requires additional investments estimated at around one trillion dollars annually. To support expected economic growth rates, and meet the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the McKinsey
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