VIP INTERVIEWS
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Prof. Ghassan F. Aouad
Bahrain
President, Applied Science University (ASU)
“We have completed our Strategic Plan 2015-2020 and are now in the process of developing our 2020-2025 Plan.”
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Bibiana Rojas
Colombia
Country Manager, Canopy Growth
“I look forward to a time when people can look back and consider Mexico and Colombia's success cases.”
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David Attard
Colombia
CEO, PharmaCielo
“We aim to produce the finest and most cost-effective cannabis ingredients—primarily CBD for now—and sell it to companies who will use our ingredients to make consumer-ready formulations.”
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Álvaro Torres
Colombia
CEO & Director, Khiron Life Sciences Corp.
“Cannabis could be a major component of integrated care.”
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Osman Akyüz
Turkey
Secretary General, Participation Banks Association of Turkey (TKBB)
“We set a goal in 2015 to increase participation bank’s share of total banking assets to 15% by 2025. By the end of 2019, this figure reached 6.3%.”
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ECONOMY
Focus: Part one of a two-part series
5 Trade Wars in History
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DIPLOMACY
Focus: Part Two of Our Series
5 More Trade Wars in History
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DEFENSE
Focus: Foreign Bases from Djibouti to Central Africa
Top 5: Military in Africa
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EDITOR'S PICKS
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Focus: FTZ Central to UAE Economy
Sharjah Free Zones
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CONSTRUCTION & REAL ESTATE
Focus: Beyond Africa in the 2020s
Turkish Construction Overseas
Turkish construction companies are eyeing up Latin America and India as possible new markets for the coming decade.
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ENERGY
Focus: Eastern Mediterranean Energy
Renewables in Cyprus
Cyprus: a “golden-green leaf thrown into the Sea” and land of “wild weather and volcanoes,” in the words of the Greek Cypriot poet Leonidas Malenis.
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ENERGY
Focus: Renewable Energy in Panama
Not Easy Being Green
With the goal of meeting 70% of its energy needs from renewable sources by 2050, Panama is updating its electrical regulations and power systems management.
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ECONOMY
Focus: Prospects for the Continent
African Business: 2020-30
Africa is projected to have a working-age population of 1.1 billion by soon after 2030.
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MARITIME
Focus: Mozambique Maritime Security
Safety at Sea
Will Mozambique reclaim its place as a safe harbor on maritime maps?
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