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CFO Corner: Naveen Kumar Amar, SS Innovations International

Naveen Kumar Amar joined SS Innovations International, a developer of surgical robotic technologies, in September as CFO. Amar has been a financial leader with companies in a range of industries and most recently provided virtual CFO services to clients in the US, Canada, and the UK. Global Finance: What is …

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The Next Wave of Private Credit

The collapse of First Brands demonstrates some of the challenges of private credit, while its use continues to expand. With standard cash-flow-based lending to corporate borrowers slowing, private equity firms and other private credit lenders are looking to collateral as a financing basis. That collateral, while typically consisting of assets …

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OpenAI says it’s fixed ChatGPT’s em dash problem

OpenAI says ChatGPT will now ditch the em dashes if you tell it to. The telltale sign that supposedly signals text written by AI has popped up everywhere in recent months, including in school papers, emails, comments, customer service chats, LinkedIn posts, online forums, ad copy, and more. The inclusion …

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16-Year-Old OAU Student Wins 2025 NCDMB Undergraduate Essay Competition

A 16-year-old OAU medical student emerged winner of the 2025 NCDMB Undergraduate Essay Competition and received a one-million-naira prize NCDMB said the competition had strengthened students’ understanding of local content and supported national conversations on energy transition The event concluded with renewed commitment from the board to sustain the contest …

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Algeria: Ambitious Goals, Investor Skepticism

Africa’s largest country offers opportunity for investors willing to navigate heavy bureaucracy and an unpredictable business environment. In July, Baladna, a Qatari firm famous for raising cows in the desert, signed a $500 million deal with Algeria’s National Investment Fund to launch the first phase of a $3.5 billion agro-industrial …

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