OANDA, New York based forex trading serving provider recently revealed in an announcement that it has made a new addition to its APAC region senior level leadership team. As per statement released by the firm…
Uncertainty and Instability: The World in Two Words,…
The world faces four main challenges: climate change, mistrust of leaders, increased geopolitical tension, and the dark side of the technological revolution · “Climate change is the defining issue of our time,” António Guterres said…
Leaders Lay Out Plans for Safeguarding People and…
· Juan Guaidó, President of the National Assembly of Venezuela, called for international support to guarantee free elections this year for development goals. · Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella tells participants a corporation should…
Central Bankers, Supervisors and Climate-Related Risks
The financial community’s most important action with regard to climate change has happened in the last few years: many stakeholders in the financial industry, and central bankers, too, have realised that climate change is not…
Yannis Stournaras: Climate change – threats, challenges, solutions…
It is a great pleasure for me to be here with you today and have the opportunity to share my thoughts on climate change: the threats, the challenges and the solutions for Greece. Climate change…
Abdul Rasheed Ghaffour: Solutions for safe, adequate, affordable…
Thank you for inviting me to deliver the opening remarks for this conference. The issue of housing affordability is close to everyone's heart. Having a family myself, I can truly understand the need and desire…
IMF Executive Board Reviews Corporate Taxation in the…
On February 21, 2019, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) discussed a paper setting out the current state of international corporate income tax arrangements. The policy paper Corporate Taxation in The Global Economy,…
Qatar Stock Exchange Launches ESG Platform
Qatar Stock Exchange has launched its online ‘Qatar Stock Exchange Sustainability and ESG Platform’ to support listed companies report on key Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG) indicators. The platform will aim to accelerate the objectives…
Crypto MidWeek Buzz : ConsenSys downsizes, bad news…
[caption id="attachment_323575" align="alignleft" width="300"] consensys[/caption] ConsenSys cuts staff. In a telling display of the Blockchain space’s weakness, Ethereum software developer Consensys announced layoffs of 13% of its 900 employees. The move comes mere weeks after…