Thursday, Feb 26, 2026

International Finance

Category : Business Leaders

Business Leaders

‘Sacombank has been growing steadily’

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
CEO Phan Huy Khang says it is the outcome of targeting the correct areas, and providing a broad range of services and products            Sacombank CEO Phan Huy Khang March 2, 2015: Though Vietnam is one of the many south-east Asian countries witnessing strong economic growth, it is also home to...
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India’s Kickstarter

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Wishberry.in is now crowdfunding hundreds of creative projects David Drake February 24, 2015: Funding to pursue creativity and innovation in India is very limited, particularly when an idea has no connection with technology. This, coupled with the lack of accountability and transparency in the use of funds on projects that are purely creative, makes the...
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Economic sustainability? Grow your own entrepreneurs

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
The Enterprise Challenge and how businesses can contribute to the next generation of entrepreneurs Jonathan Freeman February 18, 2015: Founded by HRH The Prince of Wales, Mosaic’s award-winning and accredited mentoring programmes are designed to improve the future prospects of thousands of young people from some of our most disadvantaged communities. In the UK, where...
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‘By exiting Eurozone, Greece would shoot itself in the foot’

International Finance Desk
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Lars Oberle, Chairman of Finanz Konzept, spoke to IFM about the company and developments in Europe Tim Evershed February 17, 2015 Tell us the history of Finanz Konzept and the ethos behind the company? We concentrate all of our efforts on meeting the personal expectations of our clients and we guarantee that we will provide...
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‘Insurance companies should practice self-regulation’

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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’

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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

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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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