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Katherine Johnson’s mathematical calculations helped guide some of America’s most important early space missions while she confronted the racial and gender barriers faced by Black women in twentieth-century America.
MORE →Reflects the personal views, recollections, and perspective of the author, Mike Davis.
This is a personal recollection on the Move fire on May 13, 1985
| Emirates Development Bank | |
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| Type | Government State Owned Bank |
| Bank | |
| Founded | 2015; Abu Dhabi. |
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| Headquarters | Abu Dhabi , UAE |
| Website | edb |
The Emirates Development Bank (EDB) is an Emerati state-owned financial institution established in 2015 in the United Arab Emirates under the patronage of Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy PM and Minister of Presidential Affairs of UAE.[1][2][3]
The bank supports the country's economic development and industrial development by providing financial assistance and resources to large corporates, SMEs (small and medium-sized enterprises), and startups in the UAE.[4][5][6]
The bank is headquartered in Abu Dhabi, with branches in Dubai.[7][8][9][10][11][12][13]
In April 2021, the UAE government launched a new initiative to support the diversification of the nation's economy.[4][5][14][15][16][17]
The primary service of the Emirates Development Bank is to provide financing services to start-ups, SMEs and large corporates in the UAE that operate within the manufacturing, healthcare, food security, advanced technology and renewables sectors.[18][19]
The UAE's Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology launched its industrial strategy in 2021. The 10-year comprehensive roadmap focuses on increasing the industrial sector's contribution to the country's gross domestic product from Dh133 billion in 2021 to Dh300bn in 2031.[20]
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The Emirates Development Bank (EDB) is an Emerati state-owned financial institution established in 2015 in the United Arab Emirates under the patronage of Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy PM and Minister of Presidential Affairs of UAE. The bank supports the country's economic development and industrial development by providing financial assistance and resources to large corporates, SMEs (small and medium-sized enterprises), and startups in the UAE.
The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB; Arabic: البنك الإسلامي للتنمية) is a multilateral development finance institution that is focused on Islamic finance for infrastructure development and located in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. There are 57 shareholding member states with the largest single shareholder being Saudi Arabia.
The New Development Bank (NDB), formerly referred to as the BRICS Development Bank, is a multilateral development bank established by the BRICS nations (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa). According to the agreement, "the bank shall support public or private projects through loans, guarantees, equity participation and other financial instruments" and "shall cooperate with international organizations and other financial entities, and provide technical assistance for projects to be supported by the bank." The initial authorized capital of the bank was US$100 billion divided into one million shares having a par value of US$100,000 each. The initial subscribed capital of the bank was US$50 billion divided into US$10 billion in paid-in shares and US$40 billion in callable shares. It was equally distributed among the five founding members–Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa. The agreement on the NDB specifies that each founding member will have one vote and that no member would have any veto powers. The bank is headquartered in Shanghai, China. The first regional office of the bank was opened in Johannesburg, South Africa in 2016. Subsequently, regional offices were established in São Paulo in Brazil, Ahmedabad in India and Moscow in Russia.
DBS Bank Limited is a Singaporean multinational banking and financial services corporation headquartered at the Marina Bay Financial Centre in the Marina Bay district of Singapore. The bank was previously known as The Development Bank of Singapore Limited, which "DBS" was derived from, before the present abbreviated name was adopted on 21 July 2003 to reflect its role as a global bank. It is one of the "Big Three" local banks in Singapore, along with Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation (OCBC) and United Overseas Bank (UOB). DBS is the largest bank in Southeast Asia by assets and among the largest banks in Asia, with assets totaling S$739 billion as of 31 December 2023. It also holds market-dominant positions in consumer banking, treasury and markets, securities brokerage, equity and debt fund-raising in other regions aside from Singapore, including in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Indonesia. According to Asian Private Banker magazine in 2023, DBS replaced Credit Suisse as the third-largest private bank in Asia, excluding onshore China, with approximately US$201 billion (S$271 billion) assets under management.
Before the 1921 destruction of Tulsa’s Greenwood District, Black residents had created a remarkable center of business and community life. The district included stores, professional offices, entertainment venues and homes owned by Black citizens. Understanding Greenwood means learning what was built—not only what was burned.
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