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January 25, 2015 • Asia - Pacific, Banking Innovation, BUSINESS & INNOVATION, CULTURE & LIFESTYLE, FINANCE & BANKING, Personal Finance
By Jung Kee Hong and You-il Lee Below Dr. Jung Kee Hong and Dr. You-il Lee explore the new emergence of financial market trends shown in Northeast Asia, such as the rapid growth in bancassurance in Korea and Taiwan. The authors offer an analysis on a common cultural value that Korean and Taiwanese banking …
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January 25, 2015 • BUSINESS & INNOVATION, CULTURE & LIFESTYLE, World Development
Interview with James Zhan Foreign investment holds enormous potential for women’s empowerment through the creation of formal jobs and business linkages – and this is good for development. But a recent study by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) finds that the operations of multinational companies can also increase women’s vulnerability in …
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November 26, 2014 • BUSINESS & INNOVATION, Climate Change & Society, CULTURE & LIFESTYLE, EMERGING TRENDS, Europe, SPECIAL FEATURES, Special Report: The Future is Green
By Jonas Törnblom Climate change, a shrinking planet and the increasing threat of weather-related disasters are problems that are not going away, but we still have time to manage their effects and reduce the likelihood of environmental and public health disasters. We can no longer afford to brush crucial public service issues under the carpet …
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November 26, 2014 • CULTURE & LIFESTYLE, EMERGING TRENDS, Frontier Markets, GLOBAL ECONOMY, Middle East & Africa, SPECIAL FEATURES, Special Report: The Future is Green
Interview with Chris Frost While road and rail links in many areas of Africa remain underdeveloped, the business aviation industry is taking off. Here we speak to Chris Frost of ExecuJet, Africa about the role that non-scheduled aviation will necessarily play in the development of trade and business in the continent. How is ExecuJet …
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November 26, 2014 • Americas, CULTURE & LIFESTYLE, Healthcare Reform
By Marian Lief Palley and Howard A. Palley Women’s health care issues are increasingly a part of the political agenda in the United States. Below, Marian Lief Palley and Howard A. Palley argue that the organised women’s movement has often been successful in changing the definition of women’s health and has played a significant role …
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November 26, 2014 • Climate Change & Society, CULTURE & LIFESTYLE, Special Report: The Future is Green
By Ian Pearson Sustainability is one of the big issues of our time. Here Ian Pearson discusses future economy and governance, and argues that sustainability can only be properly understood when looking at the whole system. Sustainability is one of the big issues of our time. We must achieve sustainability, but we must do so …
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September 26, 2014 • Capitalism in the 21st Century, CULTURE & LIFESTYLE, EMERGING TRENDS, Europe, SPECIAL FEATURES
Interview with Jan Sturesson Jan Sturesson is Global Leader of Government and Public Services Industry at PwC. In the following interview with The World Financial Review, Jan answers some of today’s burning questions on sustainable development and argues that, if development is undertaken with a holistic approach, urbanisation does not have to be the threat …
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September 26, 2014 • Banking Innovation, Capitalism in the 21st Century, CULTURE & LIFESTYLE, FINANCE & BANKING, Personal Finance, SPECIAL FEATURES
By Ian Brooks From its early beginnings as a financially risky and purely philanthropic venture, Sustainable Investing has evolved into not only a viable but also a financially rewarding sector. Below, Ian Brooks makes the case for Sustainable Investment and argues that in its modern form it has positive implications for the investor in more …
