The malfunctioning of the government bond market in a developed economy is an early warning of potential financial instability. In the United Kingdom, the new government’s proposed ‘mini-budget’ raised the spectre of unsustainable sovereign debt, and led to a dramatic widening in long-term gilt yields. Recognising the systemic importance...
“Sport has the power to change the world”---Nelson Mandela, Former South African President
We might not think sustainability and sport have much in common but Nelson Mandela would undoubtedly disagree. As Nelson Mandela famously said: “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. It...
“A proverb is the mirror of the community.” – African proverb
The search for trust no doubt counts among the best and most wonderful qualities sought in our long search for a better world. We know, to the point where it has almost become instinctual, that for any honourable human...
The post-pandemic recovery has run out of steam. The latest update to the Brookings-Financial Times Tracking Indexes for the Global Economic Recovery (TIGER) shows that growth momentum, as well as financial market and confidence indicators, have deteriorated markedly around the world in recent months. And as the global economy...
Verdant Ventures (VV) has entered into a strategic partnership with Ghanaian developer Dara Salam Group (DSG) to launch a high-end diplomatic residential project, targetted to start in February 2023.
The project will see the construction of 106 world-class units comprising two-, three- and four-bedroom apartments and penthouses built to international,...
When I was a young girl in Izmir, I never thought that I would someday become the Area Vice President of a multinational pharmaceutical company, leading a team of more than 2,500 colleagues who are making health happen for hundreds of millions of people across the Middle East and...
Background
According to Wikipedia, the generic meaning of the word ransom is the payment made to a captor for the release of a captive (person) or a valuable. This meaning does not differ in the world of cybersecurity since the concept remains that a captor (cybercrime actor) captures the data...
…When the internal customer feels estranged
No man is an island. Or rather, no man is meant to be an island. Belongingness is ingrained in our DNA. As a matter of fact, belongingness and social connectedness are right there on the third level of Abraham Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. In...