VIP INTERVIEWS
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Reyes Maroto
Spain
Minister of Industry, Trade, and Tourism, Spain
“The European automotive sector has achieved the status that the US used to have.”
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Yinka Ogunsulire
Nigeria
Chief Executive, Orange Island Development Company
“Better incentives and an improved operating environment will encourage housing development further.”
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Ettore Nicoletto
Italy, Veneto
CEO, Santa Margherita Gruppo Vinicolo
"In the 1960s, we practically invented a new way of making wine by an innovative process that became a new product called Pinot Grigio."
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Emeka Akabogu
Nigeria
Chairman, Oil Trading and Logistics (OTL) Africa Downstream Week
"Every year, at the end of every event we have key pointers to what the industry wants."
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Richard Martínez Alvarado
Ecuador
Minister of Economy and Finance, Ecuador
“The participation of the private sector is always essential for the development of a country.”
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Focus: Azerbaijan’s Economic Challenges
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TOURISM & LIFESTYLE
Focus: Dubai as Art Hub
Big Canvas
By hosting more cultural events and opening new gallery spaces, Dubai is aiming to become an art hub for the Gulf region.
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MEDIA & ADVERTISING
Focus: From Streaming to News Feeds
Media in 2019
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EDITOR'S PICKS
ECONOMY
Focus: The Linguistics of Trade
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From "paradigm shift" to "exit strategy," we take a look at the language of business and its pitfalls and clichés.
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TOURISM
Focus: From Belarus to the Zambezi
Top 4: Tourism in 2019
If you enjoy taking the road less traveled, here are four of the world's foremost emerging tourist destinations in 2019.
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ENERGY
Focus: From Baku to Odessa, Texas
Top 5: Pipeline Projects in 2019
The groundwork of our energy future is being laid now, and the geopolitical relations they foster will define the decades to come. These are the pipeline projects to watch in 2019.
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TOURISM
Focus: Undiscovered spots in (mostly) emerging markets
Top 5: Winter Sports in 2018/2019
Have you heard of these lesser-known ski spots?
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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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