Ben Aris
Publisher and Editor at bne IntelliNews
Reporter at Freelance
long time Russia reporter. ex Daily Telegraph moscow bureau, ex Banker/Euromoney contributing editor, 15 yrs freelance. founder & editor business new europe
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1 week ago |
intellinews.com | Ben Aris
“Students are not picking universities. They just want to leave and study abroad. We make that happen,” explained Veronika Lee, the CEO and founder of Borderless, an online application that helps students from emerging markets find a university place at some of the world’s most prestigious institutions. Lee was one of the ten finalists at the Aurora Tech Awards held in Cairo on April 13 that handed out cash prizes to the most innovative out of more than 2,000 applications from around the world.
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1 week ago |
bne.eu | Ben Aris
The EU is discussing a plan to sidestep Hungary’s veto on renewing sanctions that boils down to not holding the biannual vote to renew sanctions. Under EU rules if the sanctions are not renewed the measures currently in place remain in effect, although their validity then is open to legal dispute. Normally the extension of sanctions against Russia needs the unanimous approval from all 27 member states, giving Hungary a de facto veto.
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1 week ago |
intellinews.com | Ben Aris
The EU is discussing a plan to sidestep Hungary’s veto on renewing sanctions that boils down to not holding the biannual vote to renew sanctions. Under EU rules if the sanctions are not renewed the measures currently in place remain in effect, although their validity then is open to legal dispute. Normally the extension of sanctions against Russia needs the unanimous approval from all 27 member states, giving Hungary a de facto veto.
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1 week ago |
intellinews.com | Ben Aris
“Why is it women only get less than 3% of Venture Capital funds? There is not a pipeline problem. There is a perception problem,” says Isabella Ghassemi-Smith, head of the Aurora Tech Award. “It’s hard for women to get to the table and once they are there then it’s not so comfy.” The Aurora Tech Award that brings together start-ups founded and run by women from all over the world. The 2025 winners were announced at an event in Cairo this week.
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2 weeks ago |
intellinews.com | Ben Aris
Forget the damage US President Donald Trump’s “reciprocal tariffs” will do to the international trade system or slowing global growth. The real threat to global economic activity is his decision to withdraw from the Paris Agreement, ignore the Climate Crisis and promise to dramatically increase oil and gas production.
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