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The Irish Banking Crisis: A Parable

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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.

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What Investors Need to Know About Zimbabwe After Mugabe

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The land reforms triggered a series of events that spiraled into a major economic crisis and caused formal unemployment to soar to 90%. Zimbabwe’s largest telecommunication company Econet Wireless has found success with its online payment platform that helps Zimbabweans manage the challenges of its multi-currency system.

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What an Economist Brings to a Business Strategy

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and other governments to help them design these often complicated auctions and by telecommunications companies trying to figure out the best strategies for bidding. Economists and finance. Many economists since have been hired by the U.S.

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Joint Ventures Reduce the Risk of Major Capital Investments

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This is the virtual network operator (VNO) model used by the telecommunications sector. Ageas contributes its expertise in insurance product design, marketing, finance, and risk management, while the partner, often a well-embedded local financial institution, contributes its customer portfolio, distribution channel, brand, and relationships.

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How CMOs and CROs Can Be Allies

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But in the aftermath of the financial crisis, risk managers have become increasingly involved in business strategy and decisions. The ability to offer financing gave the technology vendor a point of differentiation that helped it beat its revenue projection for the year. The finance team brought its scenario modeling tools to bear.

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The Top Six Innovation Ideas of 2011

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But this is a country confronting fundamental changes in the largest sector of its economy (healthcare), the most troubled sectors of its economy (housing and finance), as well as big-ticket sectors such as energy, education and telecommunications.

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Making Room for Reflection Is a Strategic Imperative

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