The World Financial Review empowering communication globally
JANUARY - FEBRUARY 2020
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International Relations The Story of Trump’s Perilous Iran Escalation Dan Steinbock
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International Business 2019 Scorecard: The Trump Effect on Future International Business Disputes Kiran Nasir Gore and Charles H. Camp
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Climate Change The Climate Crisis Dilemma Graham Vanbergen
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Sustainable Finance Dmitry Gusev: “Banks that ignore responsible banking principles are going to be left behind” Interview with Dmitry Gusev, CEO of Sovcombank
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Innovation Greater Innovation Ahead: Global Social Development Through Blended Finance Structures Ranajoy Basu
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Digital Transformation Digital Innovation that Drives towards Attainable Housing for All Interview with Magued Eldaief, CEO of Prescient
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Petia Dimitrova: “Digitalisation is the Core of Banking of the Future” An Exclusive Interview with CEO and Chairperson of the Management Board of Postbank
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Housing Affordable Housing in Emerging Economies and The Case for Steel Akbar Imran Butt empowering communication globally
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Africa How Agricultural Technology Can Increase Economic Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa Alexander Ayertey Odonkor and Emmanuel Amoah-Darkwah
Political Economy The Political Economy of the Slave Trade, Capital Accumulation and the Rise of Britain Kalim Siddiqui
History The Theory of the End of History: Does it Have Any Positive or Normative Value? Guanghua Yu
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Energy The Long Reach of U.S. Sanctions in Contested Energy Projects Leigh Hansson, Brett Hillis, Alexander Brandt, Noah Jaffe, and Eli Rymland-Kelly
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China From Follower to Leader: China’s Development of Special Economic Zones and Its Global Impact and Lessons Xiangming Chen
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Leadership Everyday Leadership: Influencing Your Company’s Culture and Strategy As An Individual Contributor Mostafa Sayyadi
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Tourism Spiritual Tourism: Tourists First, Tour Operators Second, And Destinations Third M.S. Rao
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Organization In Good Company: How Organizational Resources Make Social Capital? Mostafa Sayyadi