Cultural differences in business: tips for avoiding faux pas when working abroad You’ve just started a new job abroad but how do you communicate? Should you be direct with the Germans but not with the Japanese? Should you avoid first names in Poland but use them in Australia? If an…
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Winds of Change Dompé: Excellence in Healthcare Innovation
The healthcare and pharmaceutical industry has been experiencing a period of rapid change over the last decade, from the growth of populations in the developing world to the impact of ageing and the arising of new and more targeted medical needs. As a result of these new challenges, the industry…
Taking the Lead
Founded in 1997 in Milan, Italy, WIN (Women’s International Networking) was the brainchild of Norwegian social entrepreneur, Kristin Engvig. WIN is an independent global women’s leadership organization – one that inspires women worldwide. WIN has become the reference for modern women working internationally, conscious men and those organizations…
Addressing the Cyber Security Landscape
With cyber attacks increasingly coming to the top of the agenda for both the private and public spheres, cyber hackers have now started to target big conglomerates including prying on directors during the boardroom meetings. We speak with Andrew Fitzmaurice and Anu Khurmi from…
Made in Italy
Biotechnology is at the forefront of medical science, facilitating the future of healthcare, vis-a-vis the treatment of disease and long term health conditions, and the biotech sphere is growing in Europe. The North American pharmaceutical-biotech industry continues to return a strong capital investment profile, but the amount of project activity…
Standing Tall
Headquartered in Athens, Greece, with approximately 19,000 employees in eight countries in southeast Europe, Piraeus Bank Group offers a full range of financial products and services to approximately 6 million customers. Piraeus Bank today leads a group of companies covering all financial activities in the Greek market. It possesses…