Luis de Guindos, IE Business School expert & professor, appointed Finance Minister of Spain

Luis de Guindos, an economist & professor at IE Business School and Director of the PwC and IE Business School Center for the Finance Sector, has been appointed Spain’s new Minister of Finance and Competitiveness. “IE Business School is very proud that one of our prominent experts has been appointed Finance Minister for Spain’s new…

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IE launched the Trading Room

Last week the inauguration ceremony of the IE Trading Room took place at IE´s newest building Maria de Molina 2. The event welcomed not only current students but also alumni and prospective candidates. The ceremony started with the Opening Speech by Iván Yañez Velasco, Managing Director, JB Capital Markets SVB, followed by a visit and demo session at the Trading Room.…

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Some photos from the Ghana trip – Microfinance project of MIAF & EXMDF students

Last month our students of MIAF & EXMDF students went to Ghana as part of the Microfinance project (the Microfinance project is one of the final exam options). During this ocassion, they visited various urban Youth Social Enterprises Fund (Y-SEF) clients in Greater Accra, together with the Institution’s Executive Director Stanley Walters Attafi. The objective of the…

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A summary of Islamic Finance Day

– By Samuel Harrison, current MIF student – This month, the entire MIF class attended the inauguration ceremony of the Saudi-Spanish Center for Islamic Economics and Finance, hosted at IE Business School. Dr. Ahmad M. Ali, President of the Islamic Development Bank, Saudi Arabia, was the key speaker. He focused around the future of Islamic…

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