Frontier Markets: Old Acquaintances, New Opportunities

By Tomás Guerrero The emergence of frontier markets is consolidating South-South relations and speeding up the global economic rebalance. Below, Tomás Guerrero describes how, to...

The Future of Boards: Meeting the Governance Challenges of the 21st Century

By Jay W. Lorsch Predicting the challenges boards will face in the years ahead requires an understanding of how they and the governance they have...

Smaller Cities Embrace Smart Specialisation – The Exeter Success Story

By Richard Ball Governments have recognised that cities are engines of growth critical to economic performance and national recovery in the current climate. The large...

Eastern and Western Ideas for African Growth: Diversity and Complementarity in Development Aid

By Izumi Ohno & Kenichi Ohno The West and the East approach economic development differently. The Europeans and Americans stress free and fair business climate,...

Fast Fashion, Luxury Brands, and Sustainability

By Annamma Joy Low-priced, quickly produced, and designed for obsolescence, fast fashion encourages consumer detachment from issues of sustainability and fair labour conditions. This article...

Wise up to Water Risks at the 2013 World Water Week in Stockholm

By Josh Weinberg & Maya Rebermark, Communications, SIWI Hydrologists like to call water the ‘bloodstream of the planet’. But it is much more than that....

Dubai Investments Park: The One-Stop Multi-Purpose Destination

Dubai Investments Park (DIP), the largest integrated business and residential community in the Middle East, was set up in 1997 with a mission to...

Entry Strategies for Middle Eastern Markets

By Tim Rogmans Despite political turbulence, Middle Eastern markets provide great opportunities for international investors. The region’s advantages include its location at the crossroads of...

Synergising Western and Eastern Approaches: Facilitating Economic Development in Africa

By Snowy Khoza For decades the two global centres of power, the West (led by Europe and the Americas) and the East (led by China)...

EY’s 2013 Africa Attractiveness Survey: Getting Down to Business

By Michael Lalor Africa’s rise over the past decade has been very real, and the evidence of the continent’s clear progress is irrefutable; however, there...

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The Performance and Transformation Orchestrator: The CFO’s New Mandate in the Age of AI

By Terence Tse CFOs are evolving into AI-driven transformation orchestrators, balancing finance, technology, and strategy while upskilling teams, managing risks, and driving measurable business value. A key insight from this year’s AI for CFOs event, organized...

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