Beyond Borders: Richard Shearer's Vision for Culturally Intelligent Finance

Source: International Business Times

Richard 'Dickie' Shearer For Dickie Shearer, culture isn't a footnote in business. It is fundamental to business itself. After almost two decades of working across the Middle East, Africa and Asia, at times advising governments, ruling families and sovereign funds Shearer has come to a clear understanding: the prevailing Western frameworks of business and the financial infrastructure that supports them are not fit for purpose, meaning the Global South lags behind; not due to lack of smarts or effort, but because of a fundamental cultural cacophony.