Tuesday, Apr 23, 2024

International Finance

Category : Business Leaders

‘Insurance companies should practice self-regulation’

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Excerpts from an interesting interaction with Nihal Senaratne, chairman of Sri Lanka-based Senaratne Insurance Brokers (Pvt) Ltd. Jaya Smitha Menon February 17,2015: With 61 years of experience, Nihal Senaratne is a doyen of the insurance industry in Sri Lanka. His career and the insurance sector in Sri Lanka began almost at the same time; and...
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‘We want people to think Ness develops products that never fail’

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Excerpts from an interview with Douglas Mow, Senior VP Corporate Strategy and CMO, Ness Software Engineering Services Suparna Goswami Bhattacharya February 13,2015: Ness Technologies, a leading technology service provider, was listed on the Nasdaq till 2011 when it was acquired and delisted by Citi Venture Capital International, in a $307 million deal. IFM spoke to...
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Why everyone is talking about Africa

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Over the past two decades, Africa has grown from a region dominated by problems, risks, and hazards to one of opportunity and possibility Miriam Mannak February 13, 2015: Up until recently, Africa was a place best avoided. Apart from its natural resources, the continent was deemed pretty much insignificant. This notion has changed fundamentally over...
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‘Extractive sector can and should benefit human development’

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Speakers at the 2015 Mining Indaba stressed on local content Miriam Mannak February 12, 2105: Natural resources must benefit local communities and human development, not just corporate viability. In order to achieve that, the extractive industry should put a bigger emphasis on local content. That was one of the topics on the agenda at Investing...
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VPBank offers preferential loans

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
The interest rate is 6.99% February 12, 2015: Aiming to support and share the financial difficulties with its customers during Tet, Vietnam Prosperity Joint Stock Commercial Bank (VPBank) deploys the “Prosperous Loans, Amazing Fortune” with outstanding advantages. Up to March 20, 2015, customers availing loans with collateral for purchase of cars, real estate, and for...
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Bupa Arabia wins accolades for CSR programme

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Awards encourage the bank in its CSR initiatives IFM Correspondent February 11, 2015: The year 2014 has been a significant for BUPA Arabia. The bank faced challenges, difficulties but accomplished its targets. In the process, it ended up picking various awards, which is a testimony of their hard work. The bank admits that in the...
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Coutts appoints new MD for Western European, American and RND clients

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Prior to joining Coutts, John Saunders spent five years at Barclays Wealth February 4, 2015: Coutts, a private bank and wealth manager, announced the appointment of John Saunders as managing director for Western European, American and Resident Non-Domiciled (RND) clients. Based in London, Saunders will oversee Western Europe and America’s desks with a team of...
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Giving back to society

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Because it’s the right thing to do January 19, 2015: In the first of a regular column, Jonathan Freeman,Managing Director of HRH The Prince of Wales’s charitable mentoring initiative Mosaic (www.mosaicnetwork.org.uk),writes about the benefitsmentoring can bring to corporations and businesses as well as the personal rewards fortheir employees. Founded by HRH The Prince of Wales,...
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Corporate sustainability: No more a charity initiative

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Companies are realising that businesses grow only if all the stake holders around it grow; be it employees, customers, stockholders or the environment Jaya Smitha Menon December 24,2014: For Barclays, the business of banking goes beyond the profit and loss statements they generate every quarter. They want to play a broader role in the community...
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In Monopoly move, Sahara chairman offers hotel for bail

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Subrata Roy has been incarcerated after running afoul of a number of India’s financial regulations David Drake December 4,2014:We’ve seen life imitate art but rarely have we seen life imitate a board game. In  Hasbro’s popular board game, Monopoly, players often land in jail as well as own massive hotels on Park Place and other...
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