FIRST Magazine
volume 13 number 3

DEVELOPING NEW RESOURCES




Contents:

BOARDROOM ISSUES
Lord Dahrendorf KBE, "Responsible capitalism" p.10
James D. Wolfensohn, President of the World Bank Group, "Global structural Development" p.13
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Alan Greenspan, Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, "Sustainable economic growth" p.14
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John Quelch, Dean of the London Business School, "Vive les differences" p.17
Benito Pagnanelli, Deputy General Manager of Assicurazioni Generali, "Insurance Darwinism" p.20

BUSINESS AVIATION
Jack Carroll Business Aviation Editor, "Introduction" p.29
Derek Leggett, Chief Executive of the Business Aircraft Users Association, "Corporate flight advisory" p.34
John W. Olcott, President of the National Business Aircraft Association, "Business aviation booming" p.35
Richard Santulli, Chairman and CEO of Executive Jet, Inc, "Netjets expands in Europe" p.36
Borge Boeskov, President of Boeing Business Jets, "Boeing means business" p.38

BUSINESS EXCELLENCE

Alan Jones, OBE, Managing Director of TNT UK & Ireland Limited, "How to be a winner" p.42
Alain de Dommartin, CEO of the European Foundation for Quality Management, "Standards in quality" p.44
Joe GoasdouŽ, Chief Executive of the British Quality Foundation, "A passion for excellence" p.45

AZERBAIJAN

HE Mr. Mahmud Mamed-Kuliyev, Ambassador of the Azerbaijan Republic, message p.48
HE Mr. Heydar Aliyev, President of the Azerbaijan Republic, "Peace and prosperity" p.49
HE Mr. Artur Rasi-Zade, Prime Minister of the Azerbaijan Republic, "Stability and progress" p.50
HE Mr. Roger Thomas, HM Ambassador to the Azerbaijan Republic, "The British are back" p.54
Namik Nasrullayev, Minister of the Economy of the Azerbaijan Republic, "Economic modernisation" p.56
Araz Azimov, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Azerbaijan Republic, "Forging close links" p.60
Dr. Elman Rustamov, Chairman of the Board of the National Bank of Azerbaijan, "Solid foundations" p.61
Nurcan AktŸrk, Chairman and CEO of Kobank Azerbaijan, "Preparing for the future" p.64
HE Dr. Hafis Pashayev, Ambassador of the Azerbaijan Republic to the US, "Shared values" p.65
Steve Remp, Chairman and Chief Executive of Ramco Energy, "Partners in oil production" p.66
Reza Vaziri, Co-Chairman of the US-Azerbaijan Chamber of Commerce, "Co-operating: us and Azerbaijan" p.67
Ilham Aliyev, Vice President of SOCAR, "International development" p.68
Nadir Nasibov, Chairman of the State Property Committee, "Restructuring for growth" p.69

HUNGARY

HE Dr. Arpad Gšncz, President of the Republic of Hungary, "Key role internationally" p.76
Viktor Orban, Prime Minister of the Republic of Hungary, "Optimism for the millennium" p.77
Nicholas Burraston, General Manager, Csepeli Aramtermelš, PowerGen, "Modernising power" p.78
Janos Martonyi, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Hungary, "HungaryÕs foreign policy" p.80
Dr. Attila Chikan, Minister for Economic Affairs of the Republic of Hungary, "A growing economy" p.81
Zsigmund Jarai, Minister of Finance of the Republic of Hungary, "Financial stability" p.82
Csaba Ludanyi, Director of Debt Research for CA-IB Securities, "The debt market in Hungary" p.83

MEXICO

HE De. Ernesto Zedillo, President of the United Mexican States, "A promising future" p.87
HE Santiago O–ate, Mexican Ambassador to the United Kingdom, "Global ties" p.88
Dr. JosŽ Angel Gurria, Secretary of Finance and Public Credit, "Stability and growth" p.90
HE Ambassador Rosario Green Macias, Secretary of Foreign Affairs, "A strong relationship" p.93
Dr. Luis TŽllez Kuenzler, Secretary of Energy, "Structural reform" p.94
Ing. Alfredo Elias Ayub, General Director of the Federal Electricity Commission, "Challenge for Electricity" p.95
Dr. Herminio Blanco Mendoza, Secretary of Commerce and Industrial Development, "Building bridges" p.96
Lic. Carlos Sales GutiŽrrez, Director General of Nacional Financiera S.N.C., "Financing development", p.99

JORDAN

HM King Abdullah bin Al-hussein, King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, "The legacy and the future" p.104
HE Dr. Rima Khalaf, Deputy Prime Minister of the Hashemite kingdom of Jordan, "Liberalisation in Jordan" p.111
HE Dr. Michel Marto, Minister of Finance of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, "A growing economy" p.112
C. David Bosworth, CEO of Jordan Mobile Telephone Services - Fastlink "Pioneering role", p.113
Ali Madadha, Director General of the Free Zones Corporation, "Free zones - a success" p.115
Sameh Madani, Managing Director of Jordan Phosphate Mines Company Ltd, "Strengthening production" p.118
Nasser T. Al-sadoun, General Manager of the Arab Potash Company, Minerals of the dead sea" p.119
Sir Alan Urwick KCMG, Former Ambassador to Jordan and Chairman of the Anglo-Jordanian Society, "A personal tribute to HM the late King Hussein bin Talal" p.120
HE Christopher Battiscombe CMG, HM Ambassador to Jordan, "A unique relationship" p.122

END PIECE

Daniel Hannan MEP, Member of the European Parliament, "European round-up" p.124
Sir Patrick Cormack FSA, MP, International President of FIRST, "Parliamentary round-up" p.125

 

 



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