VIP INTERVIEWS
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Pedro Duarte
Portugal
President, Strategic Council for Digital Economy (SCDE)
“We all have the same objective, which is to make Portugal a more pro-digital country.”
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Prof. Ahmad Yahya Aljubaili
Saudi Arabia
Executive Director, National Commission for Academic Accreditation and Assessment (NCAAA)
“All the educational institutions, and their academic activities, must be aligned and coordinated in a suitable frame that serves vision 2030.”
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Reyadh AlMehaideb
UAE, Abu Dhabi
Vice President, Zayed University
“To further this, we are creating an innovation and entrepreneurship center at the university to coordinate developing the business enterprise culture.”
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Dr. Adnan Chilwan
UAE, Dubai
Group CEO, Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB)
“The market views the bank not just as a performance benchmark for Islamic finance but also for the entire banking sector.”
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Jordi Valls
Mexico
CEO, Suez Mexico
“In Mexico City, for example, between 50 and 60% of water is lost in the network.”
MUST READS
ECONOMY
Focus: The Hidden Logic of Nigeria’s Economy
The Hole of Onitsha
Nigeria’s economy often defies logic. Unique systems and mechanisms power it. They require care and patience to see, let alone decipher.
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TELECOMS & IT
Focus: Rwanda tech contest and society
Women in Tech
As gender issues continue to dominate international debate, women in Africa are increasingly occupying positions traditionally held by men.
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ECONOMY
Focus: China's megaprojects in LatAm
Top 5: LatAm Infrastructure in 2018
As part of its recent push to incorporate Latin America into its global Belt and Road Initiative, China is investing heavily in infrastructure projects in Brazil, Chile, and Argentina. Here are five of the most intriguing.
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EDITOR'S PICKS
TOURISM
Focus: Tourism & the Greek Economy
Islands in the Sun
Greece tourism arrivals grew by over 10% in 2017.
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TOURISM
Focus: World Tourism Forum Boosts Ghana Hospitality
Black Star Rising
Ghana has so far struggled to reach the top of visitors’ bucket lists as a holiday destination, but hosting the World Tourism Forum in 2017 went some way to kickstarting its tourism industry.
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ENERGY
Focus: Protests Over Potential Tesla Partner
Lithium Battles
The battle for resources will be as fierce for the green economy as it has been for the hydrocarbon trade.
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ENERGY
Focus: Puerto Rico investment in renewables
A New Hope
Investors have been flocking to Puerto Rico in the wake of Hurricane Maria.
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ECONOMY
Focus: Fighter jets for a cup of joe
Jakarta-Moscow Barter Arrangement
In a creative response to western sanctions, one on weapons and the other on certain agricultural products, Russia and Indonesia have struck a deal bartering fighter jets for coffee and palm oil.
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DIPLOMACY
Focus: Kenyans vote in tense elections
Cease and Devolve
As voters go to the polls in one of the most contested elections in Kenyan history, much more than half-century old personal rivalries is at stake.
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