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				<title>The rise of venture capital secondaries</title>
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				<title>Three ways in which CFOs can drive digital transformation</title>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 06:58:00 +0000</pubDate>
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				<title>How to raise financially capable children</title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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				<title>Equity markets: Rethinking all-time highs</title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 09:05:00 +0000</pubDate>
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				<title>Rethinking Europe’s capital markets strategy: Lessons from Sweden’s model</title>
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				<title>The CFO Agenda: 5 priorities shaping finance leadership this year</title>
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				<dc:creator>Salvatore Cantale</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 06:27:28 +0000</pubDate>
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				<title>Trump’s data wrecking ball has echoes of Greek tragedy </title>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 08:02:00 +0000</pubDate>
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				<title>How to succeed as an enterprise co-pilot: Three priorities for the modern CFO</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 06:50:28 +0000</pubDate>
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				<title>What do those who foresaw the 2008 financial crisis expect today?</title>
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				<dc:creator>Eric Matt</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2025 07:59:00 +0000</pubDate>
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				<title>Sustainability has stopped being a differentiator: Here’s how CFOs can stay ahead</title>
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				<title>Inside the CEO–CFO–Board triumvirate: Why vigilant CFOs matter in high-stakes decisions</title>
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				<dc:creator>Salvatore Cantale</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2026 07:48:04 +0000</pubDate>
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				<title>Making agentic AI work: What CFOs need to know</title>
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				<dc:creator>Salvatore Cantale</dc:creator>
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				<dc:creator>Jean-François Manzoni</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2025 09:22:35 +0000</pubDate>
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				<title>A vision for navigating volatility: How Mercuria Energy Group’s CFO is driving strategic agility</title>
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				<dc:creator>Buhle Luvuno</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2025 06:27:04 +0000</pubDate>
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				<title>Danone’s damaging brush with activist investors</title>
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				<dc:creator>Salvatore Cantale</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2021 09:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
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				<title>Israel shows the way to build government efficiency over time</title>
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				<dc:creator>Arturo Bris</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2021 08:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
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				<title>Archegos, the Wall Street fire sale, and the need for reporting requirements</title>
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				<dc:creator>Salvatore Cantale, Karl Schmedders</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2021 07:29:24 +0000</pubDate>
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				<title>Fintech: We must vote yes to digital identities and make it a human right</title>
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				<dc:creator>Arturo Bris, Carlos Moreira</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Fri, 16 Apr 2021 15:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
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				<title>Low cost, high impact: the new &#8216;Barbarians at the Gate&#8217;</title>
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				<dc:creator>Salvatore Cantale, Luigi Rizzo</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2021 13:35:51 +0000</pubDate>
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				<title>How corporate taxes can make or break an economy</title>
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				<dc:creator>Arturo Bris</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2021 07:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
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				<title>The Chinese market is essential for On’s long-term success</title>
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				<dc:creator>developers</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2021 08:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
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				<title>How smart subsidies help social entrepreneurs scale impact</title>
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				<dc:creator>Patrick Reichert</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Mon, 18 Oct 2021 09:29:23 +0000</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[To make social enterprise financially viable, investors should optimize subsidy design...]]></description>
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				<title>Three factors to watch as impact finance gains traction</title>
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				<dc:creator>Vanina Farber, Patrick Reichert</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Fri, 29 Oct 2021 09:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[As more investors turn to the concept of impact finance, three key trends will shape the immediate future of this rapidly growing field....]]></description>
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				<title>Solutions to ‘dirty’ bitcoin’s growing sustainability challenge</title>
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				<dc:creator>Salvatore Cantale, Fiorenzo Manganiello</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Fri, 03 Dec 2021 07:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
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				<title>Happy people, happy economy? Moving beyond GDP in measuring economic success in 2022</title>
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				<dc:creator>Arturo Bris</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jan 2022 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 28 Jan 2022 11:44:34 +0000</pubDate>
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				<dc:creator>developers</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2022 10:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
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				<dc:creator>Arturo Bris</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Mon, 21 Feb 2022 15:56:26 +0000</pubDate>
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				<title>Higher borrowing costs call for financial prudence&#160;</title>
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				<dc:creator>Karl Schmedders</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2022 07:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2022 07:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
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				<title>‘A room full of people with quill pens sits at the heart of crypto’</title>
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				<dc:creator>Arturo Bris</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2022 12:16:20 +0000</pubDate>
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				<dc:creator>Ivan E. Velez-Leon, Salvatore Cantale</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2022 07:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
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				<title>Four reasons not to be deterred by the crypto winter</title>
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				<dc:creator>Arturo Bris</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2022 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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				<dc:creator>Carlos Cordon, Stefan Michel</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2022 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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				<title>Framing the future: The importance of managing shareholder expectations</title>
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				<dc:creator>Howard H. Yu</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2022 08:04:00 +0000</pubDate>
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				<title>Aligning portfolios to net zero and investing in the transition</title>
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				<dc:creator>developers</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2023 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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				<title>Credit Suisse: how the mighty fell</title>
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				<dc:creator>Arturo Bris</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Tue, 21 Mar 2023 05:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
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				<title>Switzerland will suffer the shadow cost of Credit Suisse/UBS arranged marriage</title>
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				<dc:creator>Salvatore Cantale</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Thu, 23 Mar 2023 15:47:28 +0000</pubDate>
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				<title>Banking on transformation to drive long-term success</title>
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				<dc:creator>Misiek Piskorski</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Wed, 29 Mar 2023 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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				<dc:creator>Jerry Davis</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Tue, 02 May 2023 07:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
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				<dc:creator>Stéphane J. G. Girod, Jana M. Arden</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Tue, 09 May 2023 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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				<dc:creator>Peter Nathanial, Ludo Van der Heyden, Salvatore Cantale</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Fri, 19 May 2023 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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				<dc:creator>Karl Schmedders</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Tue, 23 May 2023 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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				<dc:creator>Maik Meusel , Karl Schmedders, Maude Lavanchy</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jun 2023 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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				<title>Materiality: from reporting requirement to strategic insight </title>
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				<dc:creator>Julia Binder</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2023 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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				<title>We’re entering a zero-sum economy. Let’s not pretend otherwise</title>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jun 2023 08:01:17 +0000</pubDate>
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				<title>The perils of navigating the economy using old maps </title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jul 2023 07:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
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				<title>How to think of Russia in our zero-sum economy</title>
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				<dc:creator>Arturo Bris</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Fri, 28 Jul 2023 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 11 Aug 2023 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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				<dc:creator>Michel Degosciu, Karl Schmedders</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Thu, 24 Aug 2023 07:17:18 +0000</pubDate>
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				<dc:creator>Karl Schmedders, Jerome Cochet, Ricarda Röller, Angelika Schmid, Philipp Müller</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Wed, 06 Sep 2023 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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				<dc:creator>Florian Hoos ,    Rodrigo Tavares</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Mon, 18 Sep 2023 06:44:00 +0000</pubDate>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 19 Sep 2023 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 20 Sep 2023 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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				<dc:creator>developers</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Thu, 21 Sep 2023 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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				<dc:creator>Hischam El-Agamy</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Thu, 21 Sep 2023 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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				<dc:creator>Durreen Shahnaz</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2023 07:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 02 Oct 2023 11:05:00 +0000</pubDate>
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				<title>Sustainable finance: Acceleration depends on cross-sector collaboration </title>
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				<dc:creator>Vanina Farber</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Fri, 06 Oct 2023 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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				<title>Three filters for making business decisions in the age of stakeholder capitalism</title>
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				<dc:creator>Michael Yaziji</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Wed, 11 Oct 2023 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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				<title>Balancing act: can the World Bank tackle the climate crisis and poverty reduction?</title>
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				<dc:creator>Arturo Bris</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Thu, 12 Oct 2023 08:53:00 +0000</pubDate>
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				<title>Why venture capitalists aren’t afraid of losing money</title>
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				<dc:creator>Raphaël Grieco</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Wed, 01 Nov 2023 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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				<title>The chickens are coming home to roost: Companies admit their climate promises were unrealistic</title>
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				<dc:creator>Karl Schmedders</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Mon, 06 Nov 2023 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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				<title>How much money can our corporate giants spend fixing the world?</title>
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				<dc:creator>Camilla Erencin, Simon J. Evenett, Alexander Gruber, Felix Reitz</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Wed, 08 Nov 2023 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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				<title>A new chapter for cryptocurrencies</title>
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				<dc:creator>Arturo Bris</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2023 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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				<title>It’s time for a new measure to assess capitalism </title>
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				<dc:creator>Camilla Erencin, Simon J. Evenett, Alexander Gruber, Felix Reitz</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Wed, 15 Nov 2023 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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				<title>Why Warren Buffett has bet on “bad” strategy in Japan’s comeback</title>
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				<dc:creator>Patrick Reinmoeller</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Thu, 23 Nov 2023 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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				<title>Insights into the world of Venture Capital</title>
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				<dc:creator>Karl Schmedders, Raphaël Grieco</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Fri, 01 Dec 2023 06:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
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				<title>What investors need to know about venture capital </title>
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				<dc:creator>Jim Pulcrano, Olivier Laplace</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Mon, 04 Dec 2023 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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				<title>Decoding the behavioral biases that influence venture capital funds</title>
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				<dc:creator>Raphaël Grieco</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Tue, 05 Dec 2023 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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				<dc:creator>Ludo Van der Heyden, Peter Nathanial</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Wed, 06 Dec 2023 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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				<dc:creator>developers</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Fri, 08 Dec 2023 10:33:00 +0000</pubDate>
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				<dc:creator>Camilla Erencin, Simon J. Evenett, Felix Reitz</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jan 2024 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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				<dc:creator>Camilla Erencin, Simon J. Evenett, Alexander Gruber, Felix Reitz</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jan 2024 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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				<dc:creator>Camilla Erencin, Simon J. Evenett, Alexander Gruber, Felix Reitz</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jan 2024 07:55:00 +0000</pubDate>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jan 2024 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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				<dc:creator>Camilla Erencin, Simon J. Evenett, Alexander Gruber, Felix Reitz</dc:creator>
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				<dc:creator>Robert Witik, Karl Schmedders</dc:creator>
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				<dc:creator>Camilla Erencin, Simon J. Evenett, Alexander Gruber, Felix Reitz</dc:creator>
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				<dc:creator>Camilla Erencin, Simon J. Evenett, Alexander Gruber, Felix Reitz</dc:creator>
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				<dc:creator>Raphaël Grieco</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Tue, 13 Feb 2024 07:29:00 +0000</pubDate>
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				<dc:creator>Jim Pulcrano, Oender Boyman, Karl Schmedders, Maximilian Ulrich Werner</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Fri, 16 Feb 2024 07:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
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				<dc:creator>Camilla Erencin, Simon J. Evenett, Pierre Ledan, Felix Reitz</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2024 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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				<title>Drawing a digital dividend from M&#038;A </title>
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				<dc:creator>Tomoko Yokoi</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2024 12:25:23 +0000</pubDate>
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				<dc:creator>José Parra Moyano, Karl Schmedders</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Fri, 23 Feb 2024 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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				<dc:creator>Arturo Bris</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2024 12:56:08 +0000</pubDate>
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				<dc:creator>Kalin Anev Janse </dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2024 08:30:13 +0000</pubDate>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 04 Mar 2024 11:01:23 +0000</pubDate>
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				<dc:creator>Jialu Shan, Michael R. Wade</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2024 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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				<dc:creator>Jon Danielsson, Andreas Uthemann</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2024 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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				<dc:creator>José Parra Moyano</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2024 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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				<dc:creator>Ralf W. Seifert, Alberto Fabregat, Srinath Goud Vanga </dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2024 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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				<dc:creator>Raphaël Grieco, Karl Schmedders</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2024 06:37:14 +0000</pubDate>
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				<dc:creator>Camilla Erencin, Simon J. Evenett, Pierre Ledan, Felix Reitz</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2024 07:36:00 +0000</pubDate>
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				<dc:creator>Fergal Mullen</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2024 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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				<dc:creator>Jialu Shan, Yingfen Lin</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2024 06:55:00 +0000</pubDate>
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				<title>In the GenAI race, who will prevail? Expert tips for backing the winners</title>
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				<dc:creator>Jim Pulcrano</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2024 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2024 07:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
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				<title>Why multinationals are betting on India </title>
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				<dc:creator>Richard Baldwin</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jul 2024 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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				<dc:creator>Peter Nathanial, Ludo Van der Heyden, Salvatore Cantale</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jul 2024 07:26:50 +0000</pubDate>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 18 Sep 2024 15:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 09 Oct 2024 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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				<title>Beyond grants: how financial innovation is reshaping humanitarian aid </title>
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				<dc:creator>Patrick Reichert, Vanina Farber</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Tue, 22 Oct 2024 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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				<dc:creator>Jochen Legewie</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Fri, 08 Nov 2024 12:37:35 +0000</pubDate>
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				<title>‘Defiant Optimism’ is what is needed to bring about a more sustainable, inclusive world</title>
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				<dc:creator>Durreen Shahnaz</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Tue, 19 Nov 2024 18:10:04 +0000</pubDate>
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				<dc:creator>Raphaël Grieco</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Fri, 29 Nov 2024 08:23:43 +0000</pubDate>
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				<dc:creator>Stephen Smulowitz, Didier Cossin, Abraham Hongze Lu</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Mon, 02 Dec 2024 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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				<dc:creator>Raphaël Grieco</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Sat, 14 Dec 2024 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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				<dc:creator>Paul Vanderbroeck</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Wed, 18 Dec 2024 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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				<dc:creator>Salvatore Cantale, Barry Gavin</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Wed, 18 Dec 2024 16:19:56 +0000</pubDate>
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				<dc:creator>Richard Baldwin</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Wed, 18 Dec 2024 20:51:20 +0000</pubDate>
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				<title>Navigating challenges and seizing opportunities in 2025 </title>
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				<dc:creator>Salvatore Cantale</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Mon, 30 Dec 2024 10:57:12 +0000</pubDate>
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				<title>Kinder Morgan: Navigating growth in the digital energy era </title>
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				<dc:creator>developers</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jan 2025 08:09:25 +0000</pubDate>
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				<dc:creator>Salvatore Cantale</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Mon, 17 Feb 2025 08:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
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				<dc:creator>David Bach</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2025 10:55:44 +0000</pubDate>
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				<dc:creator>Arturo Bris</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2025 14:31:50 +0000</pubDate>
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				<title>Pick winners and make impactful investment decisions</title>
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				<dc:creator>Jim Pulcrano</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2025 06:59:00 +0000</pubDate>
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				<dc:creator>Karl Schmedders</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2025 06:47:16 +0000</pubDate>
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				<dc:creator>Jerry Davis</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2025 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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				<dc:creator>Buhle Luvuno</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2025 06:34:21 +0000</pubDate>
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				<dc:creator>Patrick Reinmoeller, Markus Nicolaus</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2025 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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				<dc:creator>developers</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Mon, 06 Dec 2021 10:47:59 +0000</pubDate>
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