Screen LibraryThe key man : how the global elite was duped by a capitalist fairy tale /
Two Wall Street Journal reporters expose a man who Bill Gates and Western governments entrusted with hundreds of millions of dollars to make profits and end poverty who now stands accused of masterminding one of the biggest, most brazen frauds ever Arif Naqvi was charismatic, inspiring and self-made...
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Penguin Business,
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| Publisher Address: | [London] : |
| Publication Dates: | 2021. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Two Wall Street Journal reporters expose a man who Bill Gates and Western governments entrusted with hundreds of millions of dollars to make profits and end poverty who now stands accused of masterminding one of the biggest, most brazen frauds ever Arif Naqvi was charismatic, inspiring and self-made. The founder of the Dubai-based private-equity firm Abraaj, he was the Key Man to the global elite searching for impact investments to make money and do good. He persuaded politicians he could help stabilise the Middle East after 9/11 by providing jobs and guided executives to opportunities in cities they struggled to find on the map. Bill Gates helped him start a billion-dollar fund to improve health care in poor countries, and the UN and Interpol appointed him to boards. Naqvi also won the support of President Obama's administration and the chief of a British government fund compared him to Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible. The only problem? In 2019 Arif Naqvi was arrested on charges of fraud and racketeering at Heathrow airport. A British judge has approved his extradition to the US and he faces up to 291 years in jail if found guilty. With a cast featuring famous billionaires and statesmen moving across Asia, Africa, Europe and America, The Key Man is the story of how the global elite was duped by a capitalist fairy tale. Clark and Louch's thrilling investigation exposes one of the world's most audacious scams and shines a light on the hypocrisy, corruption and greed at the heart of the global financial system and asks important questions about the relationship between business, politics and philanthropy. |
| Item Description: | First published in the U.S. by Harper Business in 2021. |
| Carrier Form: | 336 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780241439104 0241439108 9780241439128 0241439124 |
| Index Number: | HG5435 |
| CLC: | D917.6 |
| Call Number: | D917.6/C595 |