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SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER 2021
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Strategy The Art of War as a Business Strategy David De Cremer
Business Expansion During the Global Pandemic Craig Dempsey
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Investment Bluemina: Citizenship-by Investment Is Virtually a Click Away
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Interview Making it to the inbox: the ZeroBounce way to email validation Interview with Mr. Liviu Tanase, CEO of ZeroBounce
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Climate Change Two Hundred Years of Talking About Climate Change Joseph Mazur
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Islamic Finance Emphasizing Zakat and Waqf for Global Zero Hunger Randi Swandaru and Priyesta Rizkiningsih
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Gender Equality Driving Positive Change for Women through Innovative Private Sector Investments Neeti Katoch, Amanda Satterly, and Anne Valko Celestino
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Privacy Privacy After COVID James A. Lewis
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COVID-19 COVID-19 Vaccination, Supply Chain and Concerns on Vaccine Hesitancy in Africa King Carl Tornam Duho, Anna Taylor, Rosemond Sussana Amamoo, and Roselyn Salomey Amamoo
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Development Scaling-Up Access to Finance for SMEs in Bangladesh: Pathway to Inclusive Growth Alexander Ayertey Odonkor
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China China’s Innovation Approach to Growth Yixiao Zhou, Jian Ding, Sudyumma Dahal and Junling Huang
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Future Trade with China will Require Digital Integration with China’s Belt and Road Initiative Andre wheeler
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Business How Professional Employer Organizations have Enabled
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Blunting China’s Bid for Primacy Andrew Latham
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Global Economy The Bilateral Swap Agreements, Chinese Currency and the Demise of the US Dollar Kalim Siddiqui
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Investing in China Investing in China: Stocks, Bonds and Portfolio Considerations Shuntao Li
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China and ESG: key considerations for responsible investors Shuntao Li
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Cryptocurrency Why Cryptocurrency Is Not Real Money… And Won’t Ever Be John Lee
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Crypto Policy Needs A Rethink – Bans and Crackdowns Are Not The Answer Sean Stein Smith
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Crypto-Mining Crypto-Mining and Regional Security in Abkhazia Michael Lambert
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Risk Management Space Travel, Spacs and Risks to Investors Syed Rahman
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