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Apprenticeship Levy flexibility and productivity

Chartered Management Institute

This focus on short-term challenges neglects the development of essential management and leadership skills. Privately owned bank We spoke to the Chief Technology and Operations Officer, who is responsible for the oversight of new hires and workforce planning to identify gaps at a small private bank.

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The Political Issues Board Directors Care Most About

Harvard Business Review

Education and immigration policy are also notably absent from directors’ main concerns. With such widespread pessimism, we hope that central banks will be ready to coordinate their policies to stabilize and support the world economy. Foreign policy and immigration policy are rarely cited as top worries.

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India’s Botched War on Cash

Harvard Business Review

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a surprise in early November, demonetizing 500 and 1,000 rupee bank notes. People up and down the income spectrum are dealing with changing cash withdrawal policies and empty ATMs. And yet India’s initiative had the potential for chaos. billion annually in currency operations costs.

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Artisans Must Balance the Books

Harvard Business Review

When I founded the nonprofit African Institution of Technology , I initially focused on helping African entrepreneurs or artisans, especially those with only primary education, develop new skills and market opportunities. Most African artisans do not bank because of the fees associated with operating current accounts.

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What Investors Need to Know About Zimbabwe After Mugabe

Harvard Business Review

After being denounced for years for its dictatorship and destructive economic policies, Zimbabwe entered a new chapter in November 2017, following the military’s removal of president Robert Mugabe, who ruled the country for 37 years. Mnangagwa is clear that he wants to rebuild the economy and start fresh with foreign businesses.

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A Plan to Revitalize Greece

Harvard Business Review

The key to such a change is developing an innovation-oriented industrial structure and a well-functioning innovation system. Currently, the annual expenditures for research and development (R&D) amount to 0.67% of Greece’s GDP. Or it can aim higher – by laying the groundwork for higher value-added goods production.

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In a Change Effort, Start with the Last Mile

Harvard Business Review

The term comes from the telecommunications industry, which struggled for many years with how to efficiently extend their networks the "last mile," or into individual homes. To overcome the last-mile problem, Matta turned the paradigm of development on its head.