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International Finance

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Egypt: Making Home Ownership a Reality

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Supporting a Competitive and Sustainable Residential Mortgage Market in Egypt. By, Eman Abd El Hady l World Bank The Egypt Mortgage Finance Project yielded some of the most impressive results Egypt has seen in the financial sector, enabling banks and non-bank lenders in the primary market to offer long-term market-based mortgage loans for residential housing. During...
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Pioneering Origination & Investment products through Innovation

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Dunn Loren Merrifield (“DL Merrifield”) is a full service investment house which commenced business operations as at September 2009. It is an independent institution that combines the attributes of origination, distribution and trading of securities. April 18, 2013: Headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria, Dunn Loren Merrifield delivers bespoke solutions to sovereign/ sub-sovereign entities and to private...
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Taiwan’s economy

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by International Finance Desk
Taiwan’s export is expected to grow mildly, as the enhancing competitiveness pressure on the manufacturing sector from abroad. April 18, 2013: The momentum of world economy is anticipated to be stabilized in 2014, due to the better prospect of the advanced economies. Nevertheless, Taiwan’s export is expected to grow mildly, as the enhancing competitiveness pressure...
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U.S. and U.K. benchmark interest rates to remain unchanged

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by International Finance Desk
The highlights of the economic calendar during previous week were Fed’s, BoE’s and BoJ’s March meetings, the release of U.S. initial jobless claims and producer price inflation reports, as well as Greece’s return to financial markets. April 18, 2014 : Fed’s March Minutes The Federal Reserve’s March meeting minutes released on April 9, 2014, reported...
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Heritage Calls for End to “Age of Entitlement” for Big Banks

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by International Finance Desk
Heritage Bank CEO John Minz today joined the call for an end to the “age of entitlement” for Australia’s four major banks. April 11, 2014 : Heritage Bank CEO John Minz today joined the call for an end to the “age of entitlement” for Australia’s four major banks. Mr Minz said the current structure of Australia’s banking...
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Deloitte – CFO Risk Appetite At Record High

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by International Finance Desk
Shift towards increased corporate leverage as credit conditions improve.  April 9, 2014 : Shift towards increased corporate leverage as credit conditions improve. Greater confidence about growth in the UK and euro area is supporting corporate investment, according to the latest Deloitte CFO Survey. The first quarter 2014 CFO Survey gauged the views of 126 CFOs, including...
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Recruitment trends for 2014 in financial services

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by International Finance Desk
By Paul Reynolds, Partner, Green Park Interim and Executive Search April 4,2014 : The hot growth areas for senior search mandates within financial services in 2014 are largely dictated by political and regulatory changes, technology simplification and digital along with governance, risk and compliance. In compliance, the current emphasis is on what to do about controlled...
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Good Governance Enhances Budget Oversight

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by International Finance Desk
There are many benefits if the government increases transparency. There is a growing international consensus and compelling evidence demonstrating that fiscal transparency is directly linked to improved social outcomes and greater economic stability Phnom Penh, March 20, 2013 —Budget oversight through good governance is important because it makes governments work for the people, the World Bank...
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Bank of Korea holds rates in current Governor’s last meeting

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by International Finance Desk
Although there was no change in the South Korean central bank’s policy rate, a 25 basis point hike in 3Q 2014 is expected, says Ronald Man, Economist, Asian Economics Research, HSBC Ltd, Hong Kong Seoul, March 13: The Bank of Korea voted unanimously to hold its policy rate at 2.50% for the tenth consecutive month....
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Japan’s apex bank keeps stimulus flowing to keep growth on track

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by International Finance Desk
Bank of Japan warns of flat export performance even as business and consumer confidence takes a hit on sales tax hike, reports Team IFM Tokyo, March 12:  Japan’s central bank has retained its pace of stimulus to keep its economic growth on rails, it said in a statement on Tuesday, even as it warned against...
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