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EU Signs Historic Trade Deal With Canada

International Finance DeskOctober 24, 2013

by International Finance DeskOctober 24, 2013

The deal will make Canada the only G8 country to have preferential access to the world’s two largest markets, the EU and the United States. 24th October 2013 The European Union and Canada agreed on a multibillion – trade pact on Friday that will integrate two of the world’s largest economies and paves the way...

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DCIM Solutions: Do You Know Where Your Servers Are?

International Finance DeskOctober 24, 2013

by International Finance DeskOctober 24, 2013

by William Bloomstein, Market Strategist for iTRACS. 24th October 2013 Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) means many things to many people, depending on their short-term and long-range goals for the data center. For some, the immediate priority is reducing energy consumption and costs, contributing to the elimination of OPEX. For others, it’s getting a better handle...

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Data Center Efficiency: Flirting with Disaster

International Finance DeskOctober 24, 2013

by International Finance DeskOctober 24, 2013

Global demand for datacenter electricity will quadruple by 2020″ . 24th October 2013 Data center inefficiency affects all levels of the corporate hierarchy; from IT asset managers and data center directors, to accounting and finance professionals, right up to the folks sitting in the boardroom. The combination of skyrocketing energy costs and the ever-increasing business...

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Hacker’s Now Set Their Eyes on “Source Code”

International Finance DeskOctober 21, 2013

by International Finance DeskOctober 21, 2013

Cyber crime is carried out by self styled criminals known as “hacktivists”, to organised crime gangs who have a strong understanding of the hardest networks and also from state sponsored adversaries to target banks, financial centres and state owned. 21st October 2013 Experian Data Breach Resolution and the Ponemon Institute have released a new study...

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Herstatt Risk- Systemic Risk in the Forex Market

International Finance DeskOctober 11, 2013

by International Finance DeskOctober 11, 2013

The time zone difference meant that the banks sending the money never received their US. dollars, on June 26, 1974, German regulators forced the bank into liquidation. 11th October 2013 The world has seen failure of banks and corporates due to creative accounting strategies such as Repo-105 in case of Lehman Brothers, transferring accumulated losses...

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International Finance Magazine, Financial Awards – Mexico 2013

International Finance DeskOctober 2, 2013

by International Finance DeskOctober 2, 2013

International Finance Magazine announces Financial Award winners for Mexico 2013. 2nd October 2013 International Finance Magazine (IFM), the London based online magazine with a viewership in over 200+ countries announced the financial awards 2013 for Mexico. The recipients have been chosen after a rigorous selection process by the internal team as well as key inputs...

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International Finance Magazine, Financial Awards – Azerbaijan 2013

International Finance DeskOctober 1, 2013

by International Finance DeskOctober 1, 2013

International Finance Magazine announces Financial Award winners for Azerbaijan 2013. 1st October 2013 International Finance Magazine (IFM), the London based online magazine with a viewership in over 200+ countries announced the financial awards 2013 for Azerbaijan. The recipients have been chosen after a rigorous selection process by the internal team as well as key inputs...

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When Under Pressure, Preparedness Pays Dividends

International Finance DeskSeptember 28, 2013

by International Finance DeskSeptember 28, 2013

Michael Speranza, Senior Vice President, Managing Director, Trading Communication Systems . 28th October 2013 Under pressure. Got to keep things going – advancing toward the goal. A midfielder passes the ball to a striker. A guard feeds it to a power forward. A quarterback throws a spiral to a running wide receiver. Worldwide, whether it’s...

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High Above Earth, Satellites Help Direct Ground-Breaking Development Work

International Finance DeskSeptember 23, 2013

by International Finance DeskSeptember 23, 2013

A space-based partnership between the World Bank and the European Space Agency is opening up new frontiers in international development. 23rd September 2013 A space-based partnership between the World Bank and the European Space Agency is opening up new frontiers in international development. Using sophisticated Earth observation measurement systems from a constellation of orbiting satellites,...

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Innovation in Poland – Addressing the €10 billion Question

International Finance DeskSeptember 20, 2013

by International Finance DeskSeptember 20, 2013

Innovation is considered a key component for growth in Poland and the country is utilizing €10 billion in structural funds from the European Union to stimulate commercially oriented research, particularly in the private sector. 20th September Poland, as a high income country, is committed to fostering sustainable income growth for the bottom 40% of its...