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Dominican Central Bank Reports 29% Growth In Remittances

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The COVID-19 crisis had a major adverse impact on the global economy. annually since 1993. million between 1993 and 2020. billion in global remittances. The World Bank projection for 2020 is that global remittances will decline by 20%. GDPs of most countries declined. Before COVID-19. Impact of COVID-19.

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The Philanthropic Efforts Of James Dondero

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Highland operates globally, but James Dondero chooses to focus on the local community and recognize the change that his firm can offer for the better. The entrepreneur quickly adjusted to the Dallas lifestyle and considered the city as his own. Only time will tell how much more James Dondero and his firm can contribute to society.

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Are India’s IT managers holding back the country’s startup growth?

The Next Web

It had survived the global financial crisis without taking a fatal hit, the client base was steady if marginally declining and the numbers that matter were looking up again. All the way from 1993 to 2000. There were niggles, but nothing that needed a hospital visit. Enter outsourcing. Enter India. Image via JES AZNAR/AFP/Getty Images.

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Cash Flow Matters: Accounts Receivable Financing Fuels New Model Of Working Capital

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That is changing, and more global arenas like freight, farming, staffing, oil exploration and all manner of manufacturing are leveraging its simplicity as a powerful cash management tool. trillion in global annual volume in 2013, a nearly five percent increase compared to 2012. Working Capital Means Strategic Advantage.

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[Interview] Tony Saldanha, Author of ‘Why Digital Transformations Fail: The Surprising Disciplines of How to Take Off and Stay Ahead’

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He’s been involved in operations, digital transformation and IT, and is a trusted advisor and go-to speaker. I’d led the systems integration as CIO of the Gillette company into P&G in 2005, and run multi-billion dollar IT and Shared Services operations in every region of the world. Home Depot is a good example.

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An Interview with Steve Ligouri, Serial Innovator

Startup Lessons Learned

This was in 1993, and I was the chief marketing officer at Frito-Lay North America. Two weeks later, I was named the executive director of global marketing for GE at the corporate level, working for Beth Comstock. In fact, there's a term now, it's called, "OT," as in operations technology. What was it, and how did it come about?

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10 Mom-and-Pop Businesses That Turned Into Empires

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The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, also known as “The Bean” to loyal customers, is a Los Angeles based, family-run coffee and tea company that’s owned and operated by International Coffee & Tea, LLC. Party Pieces grew rapidly and the Middletons moved their operations to three converted farm buildings outside of London.