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Clinton’s Proposals on Stock Buybacks Don’t Go Far Enough

Harvard Business Review

Indeed, under Clinton’s proposals, top executives would continue to line their pockets by using their companies’ open-market repurchases of their shares to augment their realized gains from exercising stock options and the vesting of stock awards. Capital markets work best when information is promptly and widely available to all.

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Turkey Badly Needs a Long-Term Plan for Syrian Refugees

Harvard Business Review

in 2016 , despite a failed coup attempt, terror attacks, political turbulence, and a halt to international capital inflows felt across emerging economies. Syrians no longer feel as welcome as they did when the Turkish border first opened to give them safe harbor. That’s one reason why Turkey’s GDP grew by 2.9%

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Brexit Could Deepen Europe’s Digital Recession

Harvard Business Review

Brexit, as the British referendum to exit the EU is widely called, has caused turmoil in politics and stocks and head-shaking among the UK’s partners. ” Vodaphone is considering moving its headquarters out of the UK and its CEO Vittorio Colao had told the BBC that a Brexit would preclude it from a giant new single market.