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AUGUST - SEPTEMBER 2022
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DEVELOPMENT The IMF: Handle with Caution Jessica Reed
EUROPE Over the Past 15 Years, Europe has Lurched from One Crisis to Another, with No End in Sight to this Era of Disruption. Elisabeth Krecké
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CHINA Where is China Heading in the Fight Against the Pandemic? Junhua Zhang
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INVESTMENT How Can Investors Protect their Portfolios in Times of Political Unrest? Giles Coghlan
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MONEY What Will Determine the Future of Money? Michael B. Greenwald
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FINANCIAL INDUSTRY Shaping the Global Financial Workplace Amanda Pullinger
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PAYMENT Understanding Payment Rails – Everything Businesses Should Know Tom Bentley
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SUPPLY CHAIN Supply Chain Mega Challenges – Current Status and Future Trends Edward Sweeney
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When Logistics Meets Politics: The Moroccan Experience Gilles Paché
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BUSINESS How to Develop a Long-Term Business Plan in the Current Economic Climate Connor Campbell
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SUSTAINABILITY New Deal to Decarbonise Shipping isn’t Enough – Here’s How Global Trade Can Reach Net-Zero Wim Naudé
Reporting Environment, Social, and Governance Effectively and Ethically Tim Bovy and Ian Hodges
Car Sharing before and after the Pandemic Shari Saffran and Michael Palocz-Andresen
LEADERSHIP Public Speaking is Part of a Global Leader’s Toolkit Allison Shapira
Power to Teams David De Cremer
MENTAL HEALTH Mental Health: Pressure to Return to the Office Could be Making Employees More Anxious Sunita Sah
GENDER EQUITY Building and Sustaining Gender Equity in Financial Services: Within Reach? Alison Rogish and Neda Shemluck
TECHNOLOGY What Organisations Can Expect from the AI and Blockchain Merger Gaurav Sharma
DIGITAL MARKETING How Digital Marketing Can Help E-commerce Companies Build ROI in 2022 Jessica Wong
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