The case for gender equality and financial inclusion Roundtable | London | Wednesday 4 September 2024 | 15:00 – 16:30Estimates indicate that gender equality could add $12tn to global gross domestic product…
Harris cannot afford to cede crypto to Trump By Lewis McLellan This will be the first US electoral cycle in which crypto policy is going to play a major role.…
The US election and its impact on cryptoasset regulation Wednesday 31 July, Roundtable Brent McIntosh, chief legal officer at Citi and under secretary for international affairs, US Treasury (2019-21), and…
Despina Panayiotou Theodosiou voiced gratitude at being selected as recipient of the first ever IMO Gender Equality award, presented by Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez ahead of the International Maritime Organization Women in…
by Mia Krogslund Jørgensen, Head of People, Culture & Strategy at HAFNIA This year, I was positively surprised to learn I had secured the No 1. spot in allaboutshipping.co.uk’s renowned…
It’s time for Europe to toughen up and support seizing Russian assets By Mark Sobel The US and Europe disagree over whether $300bn of blocked Russian central bank assets should…
Slow gender equality progress sees historic milestones By Arunima Sharan While progress towards the goal of gender equality and diversity in the global economy remains slow, the past year witnessed…
Solving Argentina’s economic failures will take hard work By Mark Sobel Argentina has long been plagued by cycles of excessive spending against the background of low savings. This cycle is…
by Isabella A. Jones, The Bahamas Maritime Authority (BMA) The International Maritime Organization (IMO) held its second International Day for Women in Shipping, on 18 May 2023. The IMO highlighted…
Global conference of the IMO women in maritime Associations “Mobilising networks for gender equality” 18-19th May 2023 – IMO HQ London Kitack Lim acknowledged there is still a significant gender…
9 May 2023 London, United Kingdom. Women in Transport, a non-profit organisation dedicated to promoting diversity and equity in the transport sector, is launching a groundbreaking initiative to promote gender diversity…
ESG investors must engage with emerging markets to deepen capital base By Burhan Khadbai The emerging markets present an attractive opportunity for sustainable investors, with a huge financing gap for…
Central banks are far from achieving gender balance By Katerina Liu The appointment of Kazuo Ueda as the Bank of Japan’s new governor in February, alongside two male deputy governors,…
Brazil makes strides on climate-related financial risks By Arunima Sharan The Banco Central do Brasil has taken important measures to assess and mitigate climate-related risks to the financial system of…
Global economy can’t afford to wait for gender equality By Tea Trumbic Gender equality can strengthen and grow economies. Research has shown that it leads to a more efficient allocation…
The first WISTA Hellas ‘Women at Sea’ seminar, staged at Posidonia 2022, offered a thorough examination of the challenges facing women seafarers as well as food for thought on how…
By Elpi Petraki, Operations, Chartering and Business Development Manager at ENEA Management, and President of WISTA Hellas The industry is in a period of transition as it embraces new technologies,…
IMarEST UAE supports heterogeneity in Shipping Dubai, 7 November 2021 – The IMarEST UAE Branch hosted a lady marine engineer, in an immersive experience sharing session, supporting the inclusion of…
Gender equality and leadership in a COVID-19 maritime world The International Maritime Organization welcomes this year’s United Nations theme for International Women’s Day 2021 of “Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in…
Stena Line aims to become the most diverse shipping company in the world doubling female management by 2022. The Swedish ferry company has increased the number of female managers it…