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Breaking Through | A New Frontier of Technology and Innovation

N2Growth Blog

The biggest crisis of the century, the COVID-19 pandemic, represents an excellent opportunity to deploy new technologies. When put to work, new technologies create many positive ripple effects on the global market, spawning some of today’s most exciting new businesses, even creating whole new industries and movements around them.

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How Our Current Office Shock Can Lead to a Climate-Positive “Officeverse”

Leading Blog

M ANY OFFICES that were shuttered during the COVID-19 pandemic had inherent problems even before the crisis. Climate-Positive Offices In the corporate real estate industry, Duffy argued that the root cause of climate abuse by offices is the office supply chain and its incentives. C above pre-industrial levels.

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Did Austerity Politics Lead To A Rise In Crime?

The Horizons Tracker

Many governments implemented so-called austerity measures in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis in an attempt to get public finances back in order after large borrowing was implemented to bail out financial institutions. “If austerity 2.0 The data suggests that austerity measures resulted in a 3.7% increase in total crime.

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Updates from the CMI Sri Lanka Board

Chartered Management Institute

Finance for the Now Normal: financial stability in the hotel industry CMI Sri Lanka recently hosted a webinar titled 'Finance for the NOW NORMAL' with Mr Nirmalan Nagendra FCMI FIH, who is a senior Hospitality Finance Professional and Consultant for KPMG.

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How Many Jobs Can Be Done From Home?

The Horizons Tracker

Most jobs in finance or insurance have a chance to continue with some degree of normalcy through the crisis, as they can be performed at home away from others. This is especially so in cities where industries such as finance, professional services and corporate management dominate.

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Social Justice Movement, COVID-19 and the Future of Work

HR Digest

Given those numbers, it’s easy to forget the strength of the job market previous to the crisis. Highly in-demand positions pre-COVID-19 spanned industries. For example: Accounting and finance: Around 65,000 job postings in the 12 months previous for accounts payable/receivable clerks, and 55,000 for financial analysts.

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April 2021 Leadership Development Carnival

Lead Change Blog

Stephanie Skryzowski of 100 Degrees Consulting provided How to Create a Monthly Finance Routine. Stephanie shares: “ In this post of the 100 Degrees of Entrepreneurship Podcast I’m sharing the monthly finance routine you can use to grow your business and your bottom line. ” Connect with Stephanie here.