This article presents seven key take-aways on how we can build a pathway to long-term resilience at the local and community level.
What Vietnam is doing right
Crises can separate the men from the boys, the grain from the chaff. “America failed at Covid-19, but the economy’s okay. Why?” Annie Lowrey wrote in The Atlantic on November 27, 2020, “The US entered …
The Finance 202: Democratic economists call for big spending, total rethink of deficits as GOP seeks austerity
But Democratic economic heavyweights have reached a very different consensus: The federal government isn’t spending nearly enough. The shift in thinking goes beyond prioritizing emergency relief to …
Georgia Power names Dan Tucker executive vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer
Georgia Power’s Board of Directors has elected Dan Tucker as executive vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer for Georgia Power, effective January 1, 2021. In his new role, Tucker will …
As Lebanon’s central bank audit crumbles, the worst is yet to come
Lebanon’s controversial central bank forensic audit fell apart last week, signaling that the worst may be ahead for the crisis-stricken country. Alvarez & Marsal, the company contracted by the …
Death in Istanbul: James Le Mesurier and Syria’s media war
Servant of British geopolitical interests or true humanitarian? A fascinating BBC Sounds documentary explores the life – and death – of the Syrian White Helmets co-founder …
What Vietnam is doing right
Crises can separate the men from the boys, the grain from the chaff. “America failed at Covid-19, but the economy’s okay. Why?” Annie Lowrey wrote in The Atlantic on November 27, 2020, “The US entered …
UOB secures more than SNG3 billion of Foreign Direct Investment into Vietnam in alliance with its Foreign Investment Agency
The Bank and Vietnam’s Foreign Investment Agency (FIA) signed an expanded Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), which will see the Bank facilitating an additional pipeline of more than SNG1.5 billion in …
UOB secures more than SNG3 billion of Foreign Direct Investment into Vietnam in alliance with its Foreign Investment Agency
The Bank and Vietnam’s Foreign Investment Agency (FIA) signed an expanded Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), which will see the Bank facilitating an additional pipeline of more than SNG1.5 billion in …
Sun Life Finance Chief Strain to Become CEO as Connor Retires
Sun Life Financial Inc. said Dean Connor will retire as chief executive officer next year, and Chief Financial Officer Kevin Strain will take the insurance company’s helm.