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Microsoft doubles profit over year

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The world's largest software maker Microsoft Corp. sharply increased net profit and revenue in the past fiscal year, and now expects growth rates of more than 10% in the current financial system. At the end of last fiscal year ended June 30,...

Tesla discontinues cheapest versions of Model X and S

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Tesla announced a reduction in configuration of models S and X, as well as lower price for the budget Model 3. The company believes that these changes will help optimize the range and stimulate sales. The standard configurations were removed from...

Here's how Boeing's problems supported Airbus growth

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Shipments of Boeing fell by 37% in the second quarter after two fatal accidents involving the company's best-selling aircraft. In the meantime, European Airbus has significantly advanced in the competition between the world's leading manufacturers...

Alibaba's shareholders approve stock split

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The stock split, which is expected to take place before July 15, 2020, is proposed to be held in the ratio of 1 to 8. This means that the current number of ordinary stocks, which is 4 billion, will increase to 32 billion. The voting took place at...
Markets & Industries

IMF: The US dollar is significantly overvalued

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Taking into account the main economic indicators, the USD exchange rate is overestimated by 6-12 percent. At the same time, the rates of euro, yen and yuan are at an acceptable level, experts of the IMF believe. The International Monetary Fund (IMF)...

Study: Nearly half of the world uses social media networks

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Population of the Earth is over 7.7 billion people, of which 4.3 billion use the Internet. 3.5 billion are active users of social networks, which is 0.5 billion more than in 2017, states a report of Global Digital Statshot research company. As of...

Analysts: China is the world's largest shadow lender

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Against the background of China's dominance in world trade, the country's growing role in global financial flows remains in the shadow. In spite of this, Chinese capital exports worldwide have reached record levels in recent decades, according to a...

OPEC downgrades oil production forecast

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OPEC lowered the forecast for non-cartel production growth for the current year by 95 thousand barrels per day (bpd) to 2.05 million bpd. As a result, the average volume of these shipments in the current year will amount to 64.43 million bpd. The...
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Filippo Ciarletti Executive Vice President and CTO at Mars&Co: "A strategy consultant must develop his architectural skills, i.e. the ability to put together science, creativity and the human dimension."

Mr Filippo Ciarletti, Italian born, raised in Switzerland, with degrees at Ecole Centrale de Paris (ECP), the MIT and INSEAD, followed by thirty five years in strategy consulting at Mars&Co where you serve as Executive Vice President and CTO. That should give you a rather unique perspective into the business challenges ahead.Could you first tell us how you see the fit between your personal stor...
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“Wherever we go, we are above all at the service of the local authorities' urban project” an interview with Carmen Munoz, CEO of the French Company Citelum

Citelum, a subsidiary of the French energy group EDF, is a company specializing in urban lighting, which currently generates more than 75% of its revenue from international operations. Its general manager, Carmen Munoz-Dormoy, explains how the company has established itself abroad and how it is involved in local urban development.1. In your last activity report, you stated that you ar...
World & Politics

OECD: Robots can't save aging population

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The increase in labor productivity due to automation cannot compensate for the negative effects of population aging and preserve the previous level of per capita income - at least at its current rate, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and...

India aims to double GDP in five years

India aims to double GDP in five years
The Indian government now aims to almost double size of the country's economy - from the current $ 2.7 trillion of GDP to $ 5 trillion by 2025. This will require an annual growth of 8%. Recently, this indicator has been showing the opposite trend...

Study: Relocation of enterprises back to US won't make America great again

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Industrial enterprises moving outside their home countries seem to increase national welfare, contrary to opinion of economists in the United States. At the same time, their location on the national territory is not very beneficial, says Gregory...

Cyprus on the verge of migration crisis

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Migrants from Africa and Asia keep arriving to Europe. At first the influx almost resulted in a political crisis in Germany. Angela Merkel's ratings show that migration has dealt the greatest blow in the entire career of Frau Chancellor. Then there...
Management & Strategy

Finding the best strategy in the Blue ocean

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The "Blue oceans" are markets where there is no competition, but a new demand and opportunities for sustainable development and increasing profits. How to find a suitable approach to them? It is not easy for companies to achieve profitable growth in...

Bill Gates moves down to third place in Bloomberg Billionaires Index

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French businessman, president of Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy group of companies, Bernard Arnault moved up to the second line of the world billionaires list, pushing Bill Gates, the founder of the American technology corporation Microsoft, down to...

What are roadmaps and how to use them?

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Ready-to-use, brilliantly realized product seems perfect. We only see the magnificent embodiment and we only look forward to a positive experience of use. What we do not see is how much work is invested in this masterpiece. And how many people and...

Bank of England Chairman Mark Carney can become Head of the IMF

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European politicians are considering nominating Chairman of the Central Bank of Great Britain (Bank of England) for the post of Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Bloomberg reported, citing its sources. Born in Canada, Mark...