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Inditex Celebrates 25th Anniversary of IPO

Customers are increasingly demanding 'experiential' retail interactions when it comes to buying clothes, whether that be online or in-store says Óscar García Maceiras, CEO of retail conglomerate and Zara owner Inditex. In an exclusive interview, he discussed 25 years of Inditex being a publicly traded company, the value of being a family-owned company, the use of AI in retail, and the importance of diversification both geographically and across product lines. He spoke on "The Pulse with Francine Lacqua" on Bloomberg TV.

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Randstad CEO on AI & Future of Work

Sander van 't Noordende, CEO of recruitment giant Randstad, says their base case is that 7-8% of jobs will be replaced by artificial intelligence over the next 5 to 10 years. However, Van 't Noordende says he does not see the "doomsday scenario" that some predict. In an interview on "The Pulse with Francine Lacqua" on May 21, van 't Noordende said AI will be a "wave" over the next decade, but also presents many opportunities, enabling many workers to be more productive, and requires massive infrastructure.

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IMF Financial Counsellor on Global Economy, Cybersecurity

Tobias Adrian, the International Monetary Fund's Financial Counsellor and Monetary and Capital Markets Director, discusses the response by global economies to the supply shocks created by the Iran war as well as efforts to achieve a coordinated response to cyberattacks, as AI accelerates the threat. Adrian joined Lizzy Burden on Bloomberg Daybreak Europe.

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