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April 2, 2018 • BUSINESS & INNOVATION, Editor’s Choice, Strategies for the Changing World
By Ben Laker, Mark Ridley and Ian Mills What is the greatest formula for high-level success? In this article, the authors highlight the significance of fulfilment, control, resilience, influence and communication in making performance at its best. Armed with this insight, when recruiting in the future, leaders will be far better equipped to investigate the …
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April 2, 2018 • FINANCE & BANKING, BUSINESS & INNOVATION, SPECIAL FEATURES, Banking Innovation, Strategies for the Changing World
Finance leaders are aware of the tremendous impact of technological advancements and of the need to improve their business strategies to keep their competitive advantage. In our conversation with Niels Boudeling, CFO at Rabobank Asia, we explored the changing landscape of the finance industry and the impact of digitisation to the roles of CFOs. We …
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February 2, 2018 • BUSINESS & INNOVATION, Global Giants, Strategies for the Changing World
By David De Cremer International expansion is one of the keys to a firm’s success and stability. In this article, the author outlines how Chinese companies can become truly international in reference to the procedures and philosophies in place for one of China’s truly global companies, which is Huawei. For several years now, the …
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January 15, 2018 • BUSINESS & INNOVATION, Digital Transformation, Strategies for the Changing World
By Bitange Ndemo Today’s fast-paced and ever-changing world requires societies to adopt a culture of life-long learning. There is much the countries of the Global South can do to close the technology gap between them and the Global North, and capitalise on the many opportunities to empower people to be fit and ready for our …
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November 26, 2017 • GLOBAL ECONOMY, Asia - Pacific, Strategies for the Changing World
By Edgardo Angara The rise of ASEAN shows how consensus-building, more than the rule of the majority, can help nations overcome religious and racial divisions to achieve shared goals. The West, too, can learn from the ASEAN way of musyawarah (consultation) and muafakat (consensus), which has sustained and strengthened the community in the last 50 …
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November 23, 2017 • EMERGING TRENDS, Global Capital Markets, On Donald Trump Administration, Strategies for the Changing World
By Michel-Henry Bouchet In today’s global economy, the concept of Country Risk has been evolving. In this article, the author elaborates on the changing nature of country risk, recent events to be considered, and how socio-political stability is a must for market-based capitalism to achieve sustainability. 1. A Changing and Multi-faceted Concept. Country Risk …
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November 20, 2017 • Personal Finance, Strategies for the Changing World
By Robert W. Wood The American IRS is known throughout the world, and FATCA, the US global reporting law, has extended its reach. Everyone should know how long the IRS has to audit or collect taxes under several different statutes of limitation. Around the world, the IRS has a surprisingly long reach. To begin …
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September 27, 2017 • GLOBAL ECONOMY, Global Giants, Europe, Strategies for the Changing World
By Walter C. Clemens, Jr. The decline in Russia’s cultural creativity under post-Communist as well as Soviet rule belongs to a larger syndrome that emits warning signals to outside investors. Why do nations fail? Top down exploitation of people and resources tends to backfire. The whims of autocrats throttle not only cultural development but also …
