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China leaves an imprint on euro’s strength

International Finance DeskApril 5, 2014

by International Finance DeskApril 5, 2014

By Dmitry Demidenko, InstaForex Everybody hoped that economic calendar full of events will be able to reanimate EUR/USD. Unfortunately, we do not have much to do with cold reality. None of the economic reports, whether they are GDP growth, inflation rate, or even FOMC meeting results, forced the pair to take some particular direction. There...

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New service from WhoTrades Multi Market Account

International Finance DeskApril 4, 2014

by International Finance DeskApril 4, 2014

WhoTrades Ltd. is pleased to announce a new unique service Multi Market Account (MMA). Now company’s clients are free to make transactions with the instruments of 15 leading world exchanges using only one trading platform Transaq MMA. MMA service, introduced by WhoTrades Ltd., has no analogs in the financial market. The service provides clients of...

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In Conversation with Victor Remsha about how the social network has achieved such success

International Finance DeskApril 3, 2014

by International Finance DeskApril 3, 2014

In March 2014 International Finance Magazine recognized WhoTrades.com as the best social network for traders 2014. 3rd April 2014 The network attracted thousands of followers only over two years, uniting traders from around the world. In this interview, company founder Victor Remsha talks about how the social network has achieved such success. IFM: Victor, how...

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In Conversation with Victor Remsha about how the social network has achieved such success.

International Finance DeskApril 3, 2014

by International Finance DeskApril 3, 2014

In March 2014 International Finance Magazine recognized WhoTrades.com as the best social network for traders 2014. 3rd April 2014 The network attracted thousands of followers only over two years, uniting traders from around the world. In this interview, company founder Victor Remsha talks about how the social network has achieved such success. IFM: Victor, how...

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Finance directors accused of stifling the IT department

International Finance DeskJanuary 10, 2014

by International Finance DeskJanuary 10, 2014

By Gary Howes 10th January 2014 Two thirds of IT professionals blame lack freedom to choose best of breed solutions – senior finance function takes much of the blame. When it comes to improving data centre efficiency, 67% of IT professionals lack the freedom to choose innovative ‘best of breed’ technologies over ‘one stop shop’...

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Five Steps to Scale-Up Energy Efficiency

International Finance DeskJanuary 9, 2014

by International Finance DeskJanuary 9, 2014

BY JAS SINGH. 9th January 2014 Most experts agree that energy efficiency is a critical building block for sustainable development. This is because improvements in energy efficiency strengthen a country’s energy security, increase competitiveness, ease shortages in energy supply, and lower environmental impacts including local and greenhouse gas emissions. Why doesn’t it happen then? A...

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Cloud–network integration is coming to global cloud services

International Finance DeskJanuary 7, 2014

by International Finance DeskJanuary 7, 2014

By Mike Sapien,Principal Analyst, Enterprise 7th January 2014 Cloud services have been available for several years, and any provider of enterprise services or hardware is now a cloud service provider. Recently, new services have been emerging that offer different versions and types of cloud–network integration (CNI) services. Most cloud services are networks of cloud services...

Editor’s Epistle

International Finance DeskJanuary 5, 2014

by International Finance DeskJanuary 5, 2014

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...

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Maximising the returns from international market opportunities

International Finance DeskDecember 17, 2013

by International Finance DeskDecember 17, 2013

Written by Jonathan Pryor, head of FX Dealing, Investec Corporate Treasury 17th December 2013 With the right currency management solutions companies should be able to maximise the returns from international market opportunities. Last week, over 100 UK business leaders headed to China as part of the Prime Minister’s trade delegation, many of whom were no...

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IT Management Evolves

International Finance DeskDecember 12, 2013

by International Finance DeskDecember 12, 2013

By Paul DiBlasi, Director, Enhanced Services Product Management. 12th December 2013 A rose by any other name might smell as sweet but I doubt Shakespeare would extend the same courtesy to IT management. So why are the terms outsourcing, managed services and enhanced services often used interchangeably when they represent different points on the value...