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GRC Platforms Morph From Maslow’s Hammer To The Swiss Army Knife

Forrester Digital Transformation

In 2002, after the Sarbanes-Oxley Act intended to protect investors from fraudulent accounting activities by corporations, vendors turned GRC technologies into a Maslow’s hammer of checkboxes, where every nail of risk […].

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Why South Africa? Reasons for your business success.

Redial

The total investment of the US in South Africa was only 5% by 2002 according to the South African Reserve Bank. Sophisticated Infrastructure: By focusing on infrastructure development and government support, South Africa aligns with global standards for contact centres and enhances its information and communication technology capabilities.

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Why South Africa?

Redial

The total investment of the US in South Africa was only 5% by 2002 according to the South African Reserve Bank. Sophisticated Infrastructure: By focusing on infrastructure development and government support, South Africa aligns with global standards for contact centres and enhances its information and communication technology capabilities.

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Argentina’s Dollarization Dilemma – Assessing Potential Implications | Blog

Everest Group

However, the dollar peg collapsed amid a severe recession, leading President Eduardo Duhalde to dissolve the 1:1 link in early 2002. Then-president Carlos Menem proposed fully dollarizing the economy in 1999. During his winning campaign, Argentina’s newly elected president, Javier Milei, championed the dollarization proposal.

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The history of ESG: A journey towards sustainable investing

IBM Services

The term ESG, or environmental, social and governance , is well-known in the investor community. In 1997, the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) was founded with the aim of addressing environmental concerns, though it soon broadened its scope to also focus on social and governance issues.

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Background Screening in China: Best practices

Neeyamo

The centralization of data was effectively done for the records whose year of passing is 2002 and onwards.However, those for whom the year of passing is before 2002, it has to be done via traditional method. Ministry reserves the right to disclose limited information to third parties or employers.

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Public cloud vs. private cloud vs. hybrid cloud: What’s the difference?

IBM Services

Internet companies like Amazon led the charge with the introduction of Amazon Web Services (AWS) in 2002, which offered businesses cloud-based storage and computing services, and the launch of Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) in 2006, which allowed users to rent virtual computers to run their own applications.

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