War-stricken Sudan is in danger of becoming another failed state because civil society is disintegrating amid a proliferation of armed groups, the head of a leading international aid agency has told the BBC. As well as the two main warring parties in Sudan – the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces – there are…
Abdusalom Azizov By Exec Edge Editorial Staff Abdusalom Azizov, the head of Uzbekistan’s state security apparatus, was dismissed by President Shavkat Mirziyoyev during an emergency cabinet meeting Friday night in Tashkent, Radio Free Europe/Radio Libertyand Uzbekistan media are reporting. A number of other high-ranking government officials, including Alijon Ashurov, the Head of the Internal Security…
It will probably not surprise you that Chief AI Officers are fast becoming a common sight in C-suites across healthcare. Their job descriptions and the skills they must possess to succeed in this new role, are just as complex as the artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies they oversee. Some provider organizations are taking people…
Mali’s military leader has sacked the Prime Minister, Choguel Kokalla Maïga, and his government. It follows rare criticism by Maïga of the junta’s lack of clarity about a once-promised return to democracy. A decree read on state television by junta leader Col Assimi Goïta said the duties of the prime minister and the members of…
Regenstrief Institute, the India University-affiliated research organization focused on healthcare informatics, data science and electronic health record integration, has appointed its own research scientist Chris Harle to be its new chief information officer. WHY IT MATTERSHarle has served in various roles at IU and Regenstrief over the past decade. He will continue in his current…
The chief executive of the City watchdog is at the centre of speculation that he has thrown his hat into the ring in the race to succeed Simon Case in the civil service’s top job. Sky News has been told by a number of sources that Nikhil Rathi has expressed an interest in the cabinet…
(Bloomberg) — The French government is studying targeted taxes on the wealthy and large companies as it tries to navigate an urgent need to repair finances without undoing President Emmanuel Macron’s pro-growth reforms, newly appointed Finance Minister Antoine Armand said. Most Read from Bloomberg His comments come as investors ditch French assets amid political turmoil,…
(Bloomberg) — (This story was originally published on July 29, 2023. In September 2024, People’s Bank of China Governor Pan Gongsheng announced an unprecedented stimulus blitz to support the economy.)By his early twenties, Pan Gongsheng’s ambition had already propelled him from a farming village in eastern China to a prestigious Beijing graduate school, where he…
The “ongoing viability” of London’s junior stock market would be threatened if the government removes business relief (BR) from its shares in next month’s budget, the exchange’s owner has warned ministers. Sky News has obtained a letter sent by Dame Julia Hoggett, the London Stock Exchange (LSE) chief executive, to Tulip Siddiq, the City minister,…
The boss of BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, will attend the new government’s flagship investment summit next month amid suggestions that it is struggling to attract large numbers of high-calibre international business figures. Sky News has learnt that Larry Fink, BlackRock’s chairman and chief executive, will attend the 14 October gathering, which will be…
