International Finance

Category : Economy

Corporate bonds

How to source income in a low interest rate environment 15th January 2013 In recent years, investors looking to source income have been attracted to the yields and perceived safety of term deposits. But, with term deposit rates expected to fall to less than 4% in 2013, investors should be considering other strategies that meet...

Editor’s Epistle

2014 looks good, but read us to stay ahead! January 2014 On behalf of the entire International Finance Magazine team let me first wish all our readers and clients a very happy and prosperous New Year. Welcome to the brave new world of 2014. The past year was tough. According to the International Monetary Fund’s...

A manifesto for better leadership

By Nuala Forsey, head of leadership development, QA 10th January 2014 Everyone will benefit when leaders learn to lead in an engaging way. According to quarter-on-quarter figures for growth from the Office for National Statistics, we are finally pulling out of the recession. Times are still tough: people will continue to feel the pinch until...

Calibrating 2014

BY OTAVIANO CANUTO. 8th January 2014 The global economy looks poised to display better growth performance in 2014. Leading indicators are pointing upward – or at least to stability – in major growth poles. However, for this to translate into reality policymakers will need to be nimble enough to calibrate responses to idiosyncratic challenges. Consider...

Hope for Cuba’s oil industry

It is the result of the thaw in relations with the US Kamilia Lahrichi January 6, 2015: After five decades of ostracism, the thaw between the United States and Cuba, announced by both Presidents — Barack Obama and Raul Castro — on December 17, could invigorate the island’s oil industry as it has significant resources...

Editor’s Epistle

2014 looks good, but read us to stay ahead! January 2014 On behalf of the entire International Finance Magazine team let me first wish all our readers and clients a very happy and prosperous New Year. Welcome to the brave new world of 2014. The past year was tough. According to the International Monetary Fund’s...

Shifting the Gear toward Green Growth

By Stephen Groff, Vice-President for East Asia, Southeast Asia and the Pacific at the Asian Development Bank. 9th December 2013 The uncertain global economy has created a volatile environment for policy makers in the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Weak external demand and domestic imbalances pose challenges to economic growth. However, it also creates an...

The changing role of the CFO

Written by Bradley Maule-ffinch, head of Connected Business portfolio, Imago Techmedia. 12th December 2013 In today’s economy, where there is a continued focus on reducing costs while increasing efficiencies, the CFO has had to become involved in more sectors of the business in order make these objectives attainable. The role of the CFO has therefore...

Private Investment and Economic Stability Support Each Other

By Groff, Stephen P. 12th December 2013 Mongolia is one of the fastest growing countries in the world, with economic gains over the last 20 years lifting per capita income levels up to around $4,000. Strong international interest in the future of the Mongolian economy helped the country access the international bond market in 2012....

Now invest in Asia’s future

By Azis, Iwan 10th December 2013 The US Federal Reserve announcement delaying the start of a slowdown in asset purchases gives Asian markets a bit of a reprieve but does not change the basic picture that the US is embarking on a gradual normalization of its monetary policy. The big question is whether that normalization...