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How will politics impact your energy bills in 2018?

International FinanceJuly 13, 2018December 13, 2019

by International FinanceJuly 13, 2018December 13, 2019

In times of political turbulence, there is a high risk of power supply being disrupted as felt by residents of the UK now. Phil Foster, managing director of Love Energy Savings weighs in on how international politics will directly impact energy prices this year...

Lebanon makes a splash by issuing region’s first green bond

International FinanceJuly 13, 2018December 13, 2019

by International FinanceJuly 13, 2018December 13, 2019

Green bond financing has been gaining popularity among many countries, keeping sustainable energy development at the core of business. Lebanon’s Fransabank is the first in the country and the Levant region to issue a green bond for US$60mn, showing the bank’s keenness to develop the green market...

South Korea gears up for blockchain summit

International FinanceJuly 13, 2018December 13, 2019

by International FinanceJuly 13, 2018December 13, 2019

South Korea will conduct the Korea Blockchain Summit, highlighting the potential and business prospects for blockchain technologies in the region across multiple industries and key business verticals...

Mapping the success of geographic information systems

International FinanceJuly 13, 2018December 13, 2019

by International FinanceJuly 13, 2018December 13, 2019

The director of solutions at Esri, Damian Spangrud on the company’s revolutionary advanced mapping methods, and the future of AI and AR in this field...

The prominence of social media influencers in the Middle East

International FinanceJuly 13, 2018December 13, 2019

by International FinanceJuly 13, 2018December 13, 2019

There has been opposing views on social media and its effect on human connectivity. In this feature, Roland Abi spells out what its influencers stand for in the region post data breach...

Trading places: How to boost post-Brexit Britain

International FinanceJuly 13, 2018December 13, 2019

by International FinanceJuly 13, 2018December 13, 2019

Has Brexit offered UK the opportunity to move towards trade and away from consumer spending? Hetal Mehta weighs in...

Emerging by name, emerged by nature

International FinanceJuly 13, 2018December 13, 2019

by International FinanceJuly 13, 2018December 13, 2019

Emerging market assets appears to have become more mature and resilient, as aggregate fundamentals of emerging market countries continue to improve despite political uncertainty, finds William Miners...

The Rise of Robo-Advice in Financial Services: Time to Re-Boot ?

International FinanceJuly 12, 2018December 13, 2019

by International FinanceJuly 12, 2018December 13, 2019

Following the launch of Financial Advice Market Review to investigate the opportunities and challenges of automated advice in finance, what kind of impact will this have on the industry?...

Stopping Bad Actors: The Cost of Noncompliance is Big

International FinanceJuly 12, 2018December 13, 2019

by International FinanceJuly 12, 2018December 13, 2019

The use of technology reduces the manual intensity of anti-money laundering (AML) compliance, which enables compliance analysts to do their jobs more efficiently...

Cybersecurity for Srilanka’s financial services

International FinanceJuly 12, 2018December 13, 2019

by International FinanceJuly 12, 2018December 13, 2019

Cyber Security for Financial Services, to be held on 10th and 11th July in Colombo, Srilanka, is a step ahead for the industry to tackle modern day challenges in security...