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Banking

Grupo Aval — Central America’s largest financial conglomerate

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by International Finance Desk
Operates in 12 countries, serves more than 13 million banking customers, consolidates more than $68 billion in assets and has over $128 billion in assets under management February 8, 2016: Grupo Aval is Colombia and Central America’s largest financial conglomerate; it operates in 12 countries, serving more than 13 million banking customers and 11 million...
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Business Leaders

A growth story in the midst of bad news

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4 indicators that top real estate crowdfunding platforms will grow exponentially in 2016 David Drake January 27, 2016: Real estate crowdfunding is on the rise and is inarguably the hottest sector within the crowdfunding industry in the United States. In 2014, a total of $1 billion was raised through #realestatecrowdfunding platforms alone. This amount was...
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Economy

China: Going with the wind

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by International Finance Desk
There are economic factors behind Asian giant’s interest in wind energy Suparna Goswami Bhattacharya January 11, 2016: China has begun a new journey. The journey towards a greener future. And it is not surprising given the fact that the country emits 23.42% of global CO2 emissions as per a report by GermanWatch, a non-profit organisation...
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FinanceIslamic Banking

No-interest finance and its benefits

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by International Finance Desk
Review of The Art of Islamic Banking and Finance (2014) by Dr. Yahia Abdul-Rahman Camille Paldi January 7, 2016: This book is a fascinating account of the journey of Dr. Yahia Abdul-Rahman and his family from Egypt to America in 1968 in his pursuit of several MA degrees and a PHD. It also offers a...
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FinanceWealth Management

Study suggests over £29bn of working capital currently trapped in UK economy

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by International Finance Desk
Supply Chain Finance from PrimeRevenue and AIG launch new supple chain finance offering for mid-market November 26, 2015: New research commissioned by American International Group, Inc. and PrimeRevenue indicates that limited access to working capital finance and inflexible payment terms are having an adverse impact on UK business. The YouGov poll of UK businesses that provide goods or services to large...
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Fintech

UK FinTech firm Hello Soda expands to USA

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by International Finance Desk
It seeks to revolutionise the financial services and fraud detection markets September 22, 2015: UK FinTech company, Hello Soda announced its expansion into the United States with the opening of a New York office and recruitment of two new heads of sales. The US office and hiring of experienced new recruits, Layton Brooks and Oliver Peckham, will...
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Economy

Iran: Renewed interest

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by International Finance Desk
The initial round of foreign investment is expected to benefit petrochemical and metal industries Suparna Goswami Bhattacharya August 28, 2015: For economists worldwide, July historically is usually a quiet month. However, this year has been unusually active for the global economy. First, there was Greece’s debt crisis. Then the news of China’s stock plunging stroked...
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Economy

China’s slowdown will affect world economy

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by International Finance Desk
East and Southeast Asia will be hit harder Shang-Jin Wei August 5, 2015: After many decades of driving regional growth, the economy of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) is now slowing down, and this is likely going to have a noticeable effect on the world economy and especially globally integrated economies in developing Asia....
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Business Leaders

‘Crowdfunding is bigger than the internet’

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by International Finance Desk
Scott Purcell spurs FundAmerica into a Top Crowdfunding Platform David Drake July 20, 2015: Scott Purcell is a serial entrepreneur experienced in securities, banking, technology, internet infrastructure, publishing, social networking and music industry. He is best known for founding Epoch Networks, one of the first internet providers in the United States as well as the...
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Uncategorized

China monsoon losses approached $4bn in June

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Aon catastrophe report reveals insurance payouts to breach $500 million following US severe weather July 10, 2015 Chicago: Impact Forecasting, Aon Benfield’s catastrophe model development team, launched the latest edition of its monthly Global Catastrophe Recap report, which evaluates the impact of the natural disaster events that occurred worldwide during June 2015. Aon Benfield is the global reinsurance intermediary and...
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