Contents In this issue 8 14
6 News & numbers The headlines and figures impacting the sector.
Big interview
8 The rise of the Sun Much has been written about the rise of China, especially when it comes to business. Although luminaries like Ma Huateng and Lei Jun have enjoyed plenty of attention, Jane Jie Sun is arguably less famous. This is unfortunate. As a rare woman tech CEO, Sun has made
Trip.com Group into one of the biggest online travel firms around – even as she promotes remarkably progressive internal policies. Andrea Valentino chats to
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Sun to understand how her early career in America prepared her for her current role, how she faced the struggles of the pandemic head on, and why she thinks travel can offer deep insights wherever you end up.
11 Gender diversity in US board rooms
Meridian Compensation Partners World Economic Forum
Governance 12 The modern register Registre International Francais (RIF)
14 Rethinking global taxation The world’s leading economies have agreed a historic deal to ensure
17 Davos... the place to frame the new normal? Every year at Davos there’s an exclusive meeting of the world’s ‘elite’, where the rich and powerful rub shoulders at the World Economic Forum’s flagship event. The organisation is now proposing a ‘Great Reset’, which will shape the world into a more equitable and sustainable model after the Covid-19 pandemic. But is the organisation a well-intentioned forum for putting the world’s big challenges in front of those who can deliver change, a conspiracy theorist’s dream come true, or simply out of touch with the needs of working people? Jim Banks investigates.
20 The culture of innovation and sustainability
Liechtenstein Bankers Association Chief Executive Offi cer /
www.ns-businesshub.com
multinationals pay more tax – a move the OECD says will “level the playing field” across the globe. One way or another, in fact, the deal will alter the way multinationals pay tax and shape the global tax environment for years to come. Lynette Eyb discusses the significance of the agreement with Panayiotis Nicolaides, the EU Tax Observatory’s director of research.
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