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The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), a key financial hub across the Middle East, Africa, and South Asia (MEASA), has revealed plans for the second edition of the Future Sustainability Forum. Set for December 4-5, 2024, at Madinat Jumeirah in Dubai, the event aims to promote sustainable practices and facilitate...

Global public debt is projected to surpass $100 trillion this year, with the debt-to-GDP ratio expected to approach 100% by the end of the decade, surpassing the levels seen during the pandemic. This warning was delivered by Vítor Gaspar, Director of the IMF’s Fiscal Affairs Department, during a briefing in...

With everyone trying stand out from the crowd this Christmas, impressing customers requires more than just cutting prices. Thankfully, the simplest and most cost-effective strategies are often the best. Tradition has it that we all owe the act of giving at Christmas to three magi “from the East” some 2,000...

Volvo Cars is revamping its commercial business structure to streamline operations, enhance collaboration, and accelerate decision-making. The move is aimed at reducing complexity and fostering a more agile work environment. According to a company statement, Annwall, who has been with the automaker for nearly a decade and held his current...

The CEO of the South African National Space Agency (SANSA), Humbulani Mudau, emphasized that geopolitical tensions do not affect his agency's collaborations with other nations on space initiatives. During an interview at the 2024 International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Milan, Mudau highlighted that SANSA has no difficulties working simultaneously with...

Growing up, I was always driven by a desire to please those around me. I worked hard to meet the expectations of others, often putting my own needs aside. It was a pattern that followed me well into adulthood. Raised by two incredibly strong and resilient parents, I inherited my...

Brian Krzanich, former CEO of Intel, was recently named the Chief Executive Officer of Cerence Inc., a company specializing in automotive AI technology. The announcement quickly ignited a wave of criticism across social media, with Cerence’s LinkedIn page seeing an influx of negative comments. The backlash became so overwhelming that...

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged three companies and nine individuals with fraud in connection to schemes designed to manipulate the cryptocurrency market. These schemes involved misleading retail investors by fabricating the appearance of active trading markets for various crypto assets, which were marketed and sold as...

The saying goes that you can Google anything, but if you are looking for experts, you go to Amazon.  The thing is that only 1% of entrepreneurs become published authors and only 1% of published authors become bestselling authors. Why, you might ask. Because it’s hard work and it requires dedication...

As a CEO myself, I know firsthand how life can throw challenges at you. When our 14-year-old daughter, Steph, was denied a life-changing school trip to Cambodia to volunteer with disadvantaged rural families, we decided to embrace the opportunity and travelled to Cambodia as a family. Volunteering to teach English...