The Rise of MultiLatinas
The media loves to tell the tale of the fairy tale recovery of Latin Tiger economies, which have risen up from the scourge of runaway inflation and odious debt that cursed the continent in the 1980s....
View ArticleDifferent sensibilities, different results
The afternoon session, “Different Sensibilities, Different Results,” brought together Cecilia Attias, Founder, Cecilia Attias Foundation for Women; Beth Brooke, Global Vice Chair, Ernst & Young;...
View ArticleThe Chinese Model: Finding its Internal Balance
China’s massive expansion over the past three decades has made for tremendous international as well as domestic ramifications. So far there has been stability in this economic growth, but it’s hard to...
View ArticleAmerica, the ordinary?
The first session of Day 2 of the New York Forum was a hot, flat and crowded panel with a half dozen heavy hitters on the inexhaustible topic of America in decline. Has the U.S. lost its edge? asked...
View ArticleMemorable Quotes from the 2011 New York Forum
“When we look at talent, and particularly capabilities, around the world, we have a lot more places to look for it today than thirty years ago. There’s the fall of the Iron Curtain … and great...
View ArticleLeadership in the Era of Jobs
With the tragic death of Steve Jobs yesterday, American business lost one of its greatest ever leaders. Jobs was not just a brilliant innovator, but in the words of Apple, “a visionary and creative...
View ArticleSeeking Stability in an Unstable World
Image credit: APEC CEO Summit “In this connected world, we are all in the same boat. If part of the boat has a hole in it you cannot say afloat.” The words of the chief executive of Hong Kong SAR,...
View ArticleAn Exciting Time For The Developing World
Lamido Sanusi, 2011 Forbes Africa Person of the Year Award As I have mentioned before on this blog, one of the most pressing questions of our time is leadership – and the lack of it. Two weeks ago I...
View ArticleThe Challenge for BRICS and Africa
The fifth BRICS summit. Image credit, www.brics5.co.za I am writing this from the BRICS summit in Durban, where it is clear that the huge momentum of these emerging markets – especially when it comes...
View ArticleAgriculture and Africa’s Future
Image source: www.oxfamblogs.org Africa’s agricultural sector has enormous scope for development, which would benefit both the continent’s economy and its people. A recent report from the African...
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