The banker who loaned to women when no one else would
Jennifer Riria grew up in a rural village in Kenya, juggled motherhood and university studies in her late teens, and ended up running one of the biggest microfinance institutions for women in Africa, which allows women to access loans for their businesses. The entrepreneur pionee ...Show more
Headspace: from mindfulness app to military partner
Headspace started life as a mindfulness app. Now it's partnering with the US Navy and investing in artificial intelligence for mental health support.The company's CEO Tom Pickett speaks to us about therapy, the increasing role of technology, and tackling burnout at scale.If you'd ...Show more
China’s premier Li Qiang criticized western countries’ attempts to extricate themselves from trade with China at yesterday’s World Economic Forum gathering dubbed “Summer Davos”. Li argued even if there’s a push to move factories to southeast Asia, parts and raw materials will st ...Show more