A few days bouncing between meetings in the big smoke provides an opportunity to absorb the city through new eyes, an exploration that included four …



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Rare that one gets to enjoy being a pedestrian in this city. Embassy hopping this morning – luv ya, multi-entry visa
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The driver was suitably grumpy when he picked us up at the lodge mumbling that he was 32 hours into a 36 hour shift – …
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Heading this week to the 1st annual conference of the Institute for Money, Technology and Financial Inclusion – full program here.
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Today’s office involves a few hours stopover in Dubai, then a 3am flight to Kabul. The upside of sleeplessness? Watching the dawn over Afghanistan turn …
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One of the pleasures of moving to a new city is in understanding the nuanced commuting behaviours of its inhabitants. For all our immersive, shadowing …
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One of the those late nights on the tail end of one too many interviews topped off with one to gin and tonics. For the …
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Rule #1: when you’re hurtling through the desert trying to make up for lost time – stick to the road.   Rule #2: if you do decide …
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They’ll be tears before bedtime. After six weeks on the road, clocking up over 5,000 land-miles in China alone, it’s time to head home. Flight UA …
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