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The Awakening of an Island Frozen in Time Could Cuba’s new economic development affect neighboring economies in the long term?
Cuba is poised to rapidly expand its economy once diplomatic relations have been restored with the United States. How should its neighbors react? by Francisco Jose Robles Cedeno, MBA ‘15 […]
Using Psychometrics to Reduce Default Risk in Emerging Markets
Evaluating default risk for SME’s in emerging markets can require non-traditional methods of credit worthiness. by Damian Kearney, MBA ’15 In my travels to and work in emerging and frontier […]
Nigeria and the Consumer Goods Space: A 30,000-Foot Snapshot
Understanding the Nigerian shopper should yield dividends for consumer goods companies by Vikash Khanna, MBA ‘15 During my internship with Unilever last summer, I had the privilege of working on […]
Life Sciences Research & Development in India
Companies in pharmaceuticals, biotechnology and medical devices are investing in India as a way to increase research & development productivity. by Gaurav J. Shah, MBA ‘15 Introduction Healthcare has become […]
Catastrophe Bonds: Hedging Earthquake Risks in Latin America
Cat Bonds can be employed in Latin America to provide catastrophe coverage and help diversify investor risk by Kwame Joseph Campos Rodriguez, ’15 Catastrophe bonds (Cat Bonds) are not only […]
Joseph Edgar, MBA ’14, TenantCloud
Streamlining the rental process for tenants and landlords by Joseph Edgar & Rhett Weiss As a Johnson student (MBA ‘14) Joe Edgar was irritated by the lack of efficiency when […]
The Globalization of Chinese Companies: A case study of the Fosun Group – Knowledge of the Chinese Market Has Enabled Significant Investments in Private Equity
The Fosun Group is leading the way for Chinese investments in private equity. by Faye Zou, MBA ’15 The Market China is currently number 2 in the world in terms […]
Are Jim O’Neil’s BRIC predictions turning out to be true? Analytical study to compare Jim O’Neil’s prediction on macroeconomic indicators with the actuals from the last 15 years.
A MBA student tests Jim O’Neil’s 2003 predictions about the growth of BRIC economies and concludes O’Neil was too conservative. by Jivesh Govil, MBA ’15 Jim O’Neil, retiring chairman of […]
An Able Navigator
Demir Sabanci, MBA ’99, President, chairman, and founder, Sedes Holding, and president and CEO of Sedesco Inc Two pieces of art dominate the main boardroom at Sedes Holding, Demir Sabanci’s […]