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Here’s what Cisco’s CEO told employees about mental illness after 2 celebrity suicides
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Here’s what Cisco’s CEO told employees about mental illness after 2 celebrity suicides

In June, less than a week after the shocking suicides of celebrities Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain, Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins felt compelled to address the matter head-on with his employees. From Orlando, where Robbins was attending a conference called Cisco Live, he sent a company-wide email. “In light of recent tragedies, I wanted to...

Here’s a Look at How China is Going Green
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Here’s a Look at How China is Going Green

The past few decades have seen China take on a huge upswing in terms of infrastructure and global trade. The Asian country has seen years of industrialization and as a result of all the development work, the environmental challenges it has been facing have also reached a critical point. The factories and industries that been...

Big Four Chinese banks to raise capital overseas
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Big Four Chinese banks to raise capital overseas

The Big Four Chinese state-owned banks will soon have to issue billions of dollars of offshore bonds, out of an urgent need to meet an international financial standard, the Total Loss Absorbing Capacity TLAC. The People’s Bank of China PBOC recently said that the Big Four banks probably need to implement TLAC ahead of schedule,...

Criminal charges in 1MDB case is a warning for banks
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Criminal charges in 1MDB case is a warning for banks

The first criminal charges announced by the US Department of Justice DOJ in the scandal surrounding a defunct Malaysian state fund is a cautionary tale for banks operating in Asia. The frequent allusions to Goldman Sachs in the latest DOJ documents on this fund – 1MDB – should be seen as a warning to banks...