A linguistic expert explains the techniques Enron traders used to build and retain trust in their criminal strategies.
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The Johannesburg Market has many challenges, including poor governance and infrastructure decay. Its story underscores the need to protect such markets nationwide.
Ease of movement of people between Senegal and Turkiye has enabled goods from Turkiye to hold their own against Chinese imports into Senegal.
Overconfidence is often a contributing factor to market crashes, like the financial crisis of 2008.
Both ‘cum ex’ and Enron scandals show how traders can manipulate complex financial regulations to their advantage.
One person should not bear sole responsibility for a loss of US$2.3 billion at a global financial institution employing 65,000 people.
Wealth addiction is as powerful as any other, but instead of urging addicts to get help, we often admire them. Yet they do much more damage to the world at large than your average coke fiend.
The protest by Zimbabweans against police road blocks and banned imports highlights a new political economy that is rising on the back of informalisation of the economy.
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Professorial Fellow, Institute of Development Studies
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Senior Lecturer, Development Studies, University of Pretoria
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Senior Lecturer in Finance, University of Stirling
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Associate Professor, Sociology, Athabasca University
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Associate Professor of Marketing, University of Colorado Boulder
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Professor in History and Strategy, University of Bristol
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Lecturer in Responsible Business, University of Birmingham
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Assistant Professor, INSEAD
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Professor of Discourse Analysis, Department of Linguistics and Communication, University of Birmingham