Fabio Canè is an Italian businessman and private equity investor. He is a founding partner and managing partner of Renaissance Partners (formerly NB Renaissance Partners), an Italian private equity firm. He is a member of the executive board of AIFI the Italian private equity association, as well as President of the AIFI's technical committee for Private Equity Big Buy Out.
Highnote Platform, Inc. is an American financial technology company that develops cloud-based payments infrastructure for card issuing, embedded finance, and payment acquiring. The company is based in San Francisco, California.
Maria Konopnicka Special Education School Complex in Pabianice, Poland is one of the oldest special education schools in Poland. Named after Maria Konopnicka, the school was established around 1922 by teachers who were at once at the forefront of special education teaching in Poland. Many held degree from the National Special Education Institute (Państwowy Instytut Pedagogiki Specjalnej established in 1922 by Maria Grzegorzewska). In 1972, the school was awarded the Polish National Education (Komisja Edukacji Narodowej) award for excellence in teaching and education. The school organizes a special olympics and participates in competitions and other extramural programs and integration programs. Currently there are vocational classes beyond the primary school.
Wasta or wāsita () is an Arabic word that loosely translates into nepotism or 'clout'. It refers to the use of personal connections or influence to achieve desired outcomes, particularly in governmental contexts. This can include expedited document processing, visa approvals, waiving of fines, or securing employment opportunities. The term is also extended to cronyism and nepotism in the allotment of public sector jobs.
In other words, wasta constitutes a form of favoritism, or what is informally spoken of in English as "pull" from connections (the opposite of "push"). Similar practices are observed worldwide, known as cronyism in English.