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UN SDG11 Sustainable Cities and Communities

SDG11: From city to slum: urban challenges that must be overcome

SDG11’s goal is to make cities “inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable”. As with all the SDGs, the aim is ambitious … and difficult to...

The bottle of Hastings

The driving force behind the success of Netflix. IF he didn’t have a healthy fear of the uncompromising wrath of his wife, Reed Hastings' net...

Jan Koum: He Won’t Stop

“We want to know as little about our users as possible,” Jan Koum claims. Mr Koum is cofounder of instant messaging app WhatsApp. It...

IFC: Corporate Governance Practices in the European Union

For the first time, European Commission Directive 2006/46/EC required all listed companies to produce a corporate governance statement in their annual report to shareholders....

EIB Investment Plan for Europe: Revolution in Use of Public Resources

The Marshall Plan did much to inject life into the post-war recovery of Europe. Initially comprising $13 billion, mostly in direct aid, the plan...