Ukraine and Russia’s brain drain continues as record numbers of academics flee conflict
A UK charity has reported that record numbers of Ukrainian and Russian academics and their families have been rescued in…
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Sebastian Shehadi
Sebastian Shehadi is political editor at Investment Monitor and a contributing writer for the New Statesman. He joined from the Financial Times, where he was an editor at fDi Magazine (undertaking dozens of high-profile interviews with the likes of Ban Ki-moon and Portuguese PM Antonio Costa). Sebastian's special interest include geopolitics, corrosive capital and emerging markets, and he has written for the FT, BBC, Sifted and Middle East Eye. Prior to his journalism career, he served as a political risk analyst at Citibank.
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G20 must tackle global poverty with financial inclusion and FDI: DeVere Group CEO
With 1.7bn people having no access to basic financial services, the G20 summit starting this week has a golden opportunity…
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Ukraine and Russia’s brain drain continues as record numbers of academics flee conflict
A UK charity has reported that record numbers of Ukrainian and Russian academics and their families have been rescued in…
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‘Migrant-led start-ups do better’: interview with the founder of One Way Ventures
In this month's spotlight interview, Investment Monitor sat down with Semyon Dukach, founding partner and managing director of US-based One…
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How Scotland secured its place as a UK foreign investment hub
Waste management may not be a go-to dinner table conversation, but it does make for major foreign direct investment (FDI)…
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The largest airport projects in the US under construction
There are 5,211 public airports dotted about the US, ranging in size from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), one of…
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German companies in Hungary now face hostile takeovers from the Orbán Government
German companies are sounding the alarm: the expropriation of foreign companies in Hungary is becoming frequent. This is the thrust…
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As Washington leads sanctions against Russia, US companies continue to pay the Kremlin the highest amount of tax
The US, along with an international coalition of more than 30 allies and partners, has imposed sweeping sanctions, export controls…
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What is the Black Sea Grain Initiative (the ‘Ukraine grain deal’) and why does it matter?
Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 sent the world into a global food crisis amid soaring inflation. Prior…
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Angola’s economic rebound and the impact of the ZEE free-trade zone
Angola usually makes economic headlines on the back of its substantial oil industry, but the south-west African country is in…