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Tough Calls: South Korea’s Telecommunications Sector Innovates Amid Headwinds
Tough Calls: South Korea’s Telecommunications Sector Innovates Amid Headwinds 2000 1333 Blackpeak

In May 2022, Yoon Suk-yeol of the People Power Party assumed office as the new president of South Korea. Yoon, who claims to have a mandate to reverse what he…

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Blackpeak Tête-à-Tête: The Downward Spiral of the KPK
Blackpeak Tête-à-Tête: The Downward Spiral of the KPK 1200 675 Blackpeak

In this episode, In this episode, Blackpeak Director Vanessa Capdevielle welcomes Kevin O’Rourke, an expert on Indonesian politics, to discuss the downfall of the long-established and perhaps the best-known anti-corruption agency in Southeast Asia: the KPK.

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Blackpeak Tête-à-Tête: Changing Dynamics in APAC
Blackpeak Tête-à-Tête: Changing Dynamics in APAC 1200 675 Blackpeak

Recent Geopolitical and Economic Trends in the APAC Region

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Blackpeak Tête-à-Tête: Partnerships in the Middle East: the Permutations and Pitfalls
Blackpeak Tête-à-Tête: Partnerships in the Middle East: the Permutations and Pitfalls 1200 675 Blackpeak

Middle East legal expert Christopher Gunson joins us to discuss how companies can go about selecting a local partner in the region, the five main types of partner, and the most common mistakes that companies make when entering into a partnership.

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Shifting Tides in the Offshore World

Shifting Tides in the Offshore World
Shifting Tides in the Offshore World 2121 1414 Blackpeak

Regulators have imposed new disclosure rules for ultimate beneficial ownership on companies in the Cayman Islands and British Virgin Islands (BVI). Now, alternative offshore hubs, such as the United Arab Emirates (UAE), have emerged to provide sought-after alternatives.

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Blackpeak Tête-à-Tête: 2020: Armageddon or Opportunity – Zeroing in on Key Markets as Investors Shake Off Pandemic’s Chokehold
Blackpeak Tête-à-Tête: 2020: Armageddon or Opportunity – Zeroing in on Key Markets as Investors Shake Off Pandemic’s Chokehold 1200 675 Blackpeak

For this episode, recorded just before the end of the year, Alex Nasr welcomes Robin Ganguly, head of content and editor for Inframation, to talk about the investment climate and deal volume in 2020 in APAC and the key ESG trends to look out for in the coming year.

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Private Equity and ESG
Private Equity and ESG 1200 675 Blackpeak

While the world’s largest pension funds and financial services providers have been allocating capital toward tackling environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues, private equity (PE) firms have largely lagged behind.

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Grading on a Curve: How ESG Ratings Can Fall Short in Emerging Markets
Grading on a Curve: How ESG Ratings Can Fall Short in Emerging Markets 1200 675 Blackpeak

2019 was a banner year in the remarkable rise of ESG investing. Morningstar reported that nearly 500 actively traded funds in the United States added ESG language to their prospectuses, up from 50 in 2018.

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Navigating the “Green Recovery” From COVID-19
Navigating the “Green Recovery” From COVID-19 1200 675 Blackpeak

The global shift to green is likely to accelerate in the post-COVID-19 world, but this is only symptomatic of a broader trend where Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) factors are becoming more critical to businesses’ long-term viability and value.

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Oil Crash Threatens Security: Nigeria’s Risks Exacerbated by COVID-19 Pandemic
Oil Crash Threatens Security: Nigeria’s Risks Exacerbated by COVID-19 Pandemic 1200 675 Blackpeak

Oil market volatility caused by the global spread of COVID-19 is expected to push Nigeria into its worst recession in 30 years. As the country suffers from its overreliance on crude exports, a recent surge in tensions in the oil-rich Niger Delta region and its waters in the Gulf of Guinea risks further damaging an already fragile economy.

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