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Apprenticeship Levy flexibility and productivity

Chartered Management Institute

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. Browse our research Browse our policy work The post Apprenticeship Levy flexibility and productivity appeared first on CMI.

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The Irish Banking Crisis: A Parable

Harvard Business Review

Umair Haque Blogs Umair Haque On: Global business , Competition , Economy The Irish Banking Crisis: A Parable 4:33 PM Monday November 29, 2010 | Comments () Email Tweet This Post to Facebook Share on LinkedIn Print Once upon a time, there was a country where bankers disappeared. And thats exactly the role that pubs began to play.

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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. Fewer than 35% of Indians above the age of 15 had used a bank account.

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Artisans Must Balance the Books

Harvard Business Review

Most African artisans do not bank because of the fees associated with operating current accounts. You pay a fee for withdrawing your money in most African banks, thereby discouraging many from banking. He recently edited Nanotechnology and Microelectronics: Global Diffusion, Economics and Policy.

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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. ALEXANDER JOE/Getty Images. Progress on resolving these issues will be slow and incremental.

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Tracking the Trends in Bringing Our Own Devices to Work

Harvard Business Review

I explored the BYO movement, looking at official policies and real-life practices for BYOD (bring your own device), BYOPC (bring your own computer) and BYOA (bring your own application, including using the public cloud). If they find shortcuts, ways around official policy that let them provide better service, they will take them.

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