International Finance

Category : Economy

World Awaits “Tapering”

International Finance Desk
The decision and economic projections are out at 1800 GMT while Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke will start his press conference half an hour later 19th September 2013 Today’s Federal Open Market Committee meeting  will be seen with huge interests by investors, financial markets, currency strategists and commodity traders as the world’s most powerful central bank...

New Partnership Takes Fresh Approach to Creating Jobs and Strengthening Private Sector Growth Potential

International Finance Desk
The World Bank Group and other development partners already provide valuable support to developing countries in helping strengthen private sector growth. 19th September 2013 A new partnership among the World Bank, the European Union and the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP) Secretariat, along with the governments of Austria and Switzerland, convened for...

Romania has a great advantage on developing countries: It is part of the most important economic club in the world, the EU

International Finance Desk
The World Bank experts are involved in a consultancy project which will provide assistance to the Romanian authorities to develop the regional development strategy. 19th September 2013 The experiences and expertise of the World Bank goes back to the 1940s, with the first loan being offered to France – to help with the post-war reconstruction....

Asian financial integration: How much has it come true?

International Finance Desk
During the period following the Asian financial crisis of 1997, many Asian economies modernized their financial sectors and strengthened linkages with the financial sectors of other economies in the region. As articulated by Cavoli, Rajan, and Siregar (2004) in their survey of East Asian financial integration, financial integration is a multidimensional process closely associated with...

Corporate Share Deals by Non Residents in Germany

International Finance Desk
Capital gains from the sale of a 1 percent or greater ownership interest in a German target by a non-resident are subject to German corporate income tax. 16th September 2013 In general, pre-existing tax losses of a German target company are proportionally forfeited if, within a five-year period, more than 25 percent of the shares...

The Financial sector is part of Malaysia’s success

International Finance Desk
STABILITY: The nation’s banks are well capitalised and governance applies equally to all financial institutions. MALAYSIA’S dynamic economy and its rise to middle-income nation status offer lessons for many countries seeking to reduce poverty and build shared prosperity. The country’s economy shows continued strong momentum with real gross domestic product (GDP) growth estimated at five...

Montreal Protocol could spell death knell to Emerging Economies

International Finance Desk
International Finance Magazine brings out the ill effects of Montreal Protocol on emerging economies such as India, Brazil, emerging dangers to the Indian Defence and Obama’s “personal” political priorities on signing the agreement. 13th September 2013 In recent years, focus on the international regime of climate change negotiations, notably represented by ongoing deliberations surrounding the...

If Vienna and Poznan Can Do It, So Can Belgrade and Others

International Finance Desk
Do you know that District Heating Company in Zajecar makes a loss of 50 percent? Losses are also made in Knjazevac, Bor, Krusevac, Majdanpek, Pancevo, Leskovac, Cacak, Belgrade… By contrast, the same companies in Beocin, Pozarevac, Pecinci, Sremska Mitrovica, Uzice, or Velika Plana make a profit. Do you know that the Water Company in Sjenica...