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Jeffrey C Taylor Joins Mortgage Bankers Association’s 2017 Board of Directors

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Taylor is co-founder & Managing Director of Digital Risk IFM Correspondent January 13, 2017: Digital Risk’s co-founder & Managing Director Jeffrey C. Taylor was among those sworn in on January 10 to the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) 2017 Board of Directors at the opening ceremony of MBA’s Annual Convention & Expo in Boston, Massachusetts. Digital Risk, headquartered in Orlando,...
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‘Banks in Afghanistan want to convert difficulties into opportunities’

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Interview with CEO of Azizi Bank IFM Correspondent November 28, 2016: Dr Mohammad Salem Omaid is the President and CEO of Azizi Bank. Prior to this, he has been the Deputy CEO of the bank for more than five years. Dr Omaid has been a great influencer and motivator in structuring the bank and guiding...
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Economy

UK Black Friday growth may surpass that of US

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by International Finance Desk
Global online retail analysis reveals rise in UK spending while US shoppers migrate to cyber Monday IFM Correspondent November 24, 2016: The UK is set for higher online Black Friday retail spending growth than the US, according to new data from Ingenico ePayments, the online and mobile division of Ingenico Group. Ingenico ePayments’ global analysis of online retail...
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Wealth Management

Japan scores low in financial literacy

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by International Finance Desk
Aversion to risk poses challenge to reversing the prolonged deflation in the economy Suparna Goswami Bhattacharya November 22, 2016: Despite being among the most industrialised and developed nations in the world, Japan surprisingly scores very low on financial literacy. According to a survey by the Central Council of Financial Services Information, Japanese are averse to...
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Economy

India demonetises currency to move away from cash

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
But this is not the first time a country has opted for demonetisation IFM Correspondent November 11, 2016: In a move that came as a shock, the Indian government banned currency notes of 500 and 1000 denomination rendering them worthless at November 8 midnight. The measure was taken to control fake currency notes and unaccounted...
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Singapore’s economy to stay sluggish in 2017

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by International Finance Desk
Growth in 2017 expected to be only slightly higher than this year, just above 2% IFM Correspondent October 31, 2016: Singapore’s central bank, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), said that the country’s small, trade-dependent economy is going through a cyclical downturn that has lasted longer than expected and is not expected to pick up...
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FinanceWealth Management

Tapping the opportunities in Latam

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by International Finance Desk
HMC Capital has developed a complete platform of third party products and strategies, and proprietary products October 25, 2016: HMC Capital is a Latin American investment and financial advisory firm with offices in Chile, Brazil, Peru, Colombia and United States. With $5 billion under distribution (third party funds) and $1 billion under management, HMC provides...
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