Sunday, May 19, 2024

International Finance

Tag : Africa

Islamic Banking

Leading the way in revolutionizing Islamic banking in the digital era

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Rosie Kmeid, Vice President - Global Corporate Communications & Marketing at Path Solutions tells us how Islamic banks can stay ahead of the race to become digitilized by using world-class digital solutions provided by Path Solutions...
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Commodity

The resurgence of Atlantis

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Post-apartheid, the town lost its industries, but is now becoming a key manufacturing hub for the renewable energy sector in South Africa Miriam Mannak Situated 50km north of Cape Town, on the southern edge of the West Coast, lies Atlantis. Developed in the 1970s as a self-contained industrial backwater annex residential area for people of...
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Uncategorized

Africa’s youth bulge

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Many analysts expect significant growth opportunities in the continent, which has the largest youth population in the world Benita James December 21, 2016: Africa’s demography is showing a visible shift and many analysts have reason to believe that the continent has the largest youth population in the world. A young population is generally considered as...
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Banking

Georgia’s TBC Bank slashes loan decision time

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Using software from analytic software firm FICO October 12, 2016: TBC Bank, a leading universal Georgian bank, has substantially reduced the time needed to make decisions on credit applications, using software from analytic software firm FICO. TBC Bank, which recently installed FICO® Origination Manager 4.5, announced that it has cut credit decisions and disbursement down...
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Economy

Turner & Townsend opens new hub in Kenya

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Company is involved in more than 40 projects across Africa July 5, 2016: Global professional services consultancy Turner & Townsend has opened an office in Kenya as the country sees solid economic growth, with the outlook for continued investment in infrastructure and construction. The company is currently involved in more than 40 projects across Africa,...
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Fintech

Atkins to help clients manage uncertainty in infrastructure delivery

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Launches new advisory consulting business June 15, 2016: Atkins announced the launch of a new end-to-end advisory consulting business – Atkins Acuity – that will combine the company’s extensive engineering and master planning capability with new structuring, financing and project preparation expertise. This combination will support international finance institutions, governments, and large corporations through the...
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Economy

World Bank cuts global growth outlook

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Move prompted by low commodity prices and sluggish growth in advanced economies IFM Correspondent June 9, 2016: The World Bank has downgraded its 2016 global growth forecast to 2.4 percent from 2.9 percent, which was projected in January. The move was prompted by sluggish growth in advanced economies, low commodity prices, weak global growth and...
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Business Leaders

‘Many people assume that engineers work in the middle of nowhere’

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Naadiya Moosajee is trying to get more African women to study and pursue a career in engineering Miriam Mannak March 3, 2016: GDP-wise, Africa is doing well – with 4.5% growth predictions for 2015 and beyond. That doesn’t take way the fact that the continent is one of the world’s least developed regions in terms...
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Economy

Dim outlook for Europe in 2016

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Challenging political landscape, persistent high unemployment and a weak euro are a few of the challenges Suparna Goswami Bhattacharya February 2, 2016: Europe had been in the news in 2015, not every time for the right reasons though. Grexit, the Volkswagen scandal, migration crisis, Paris attacks were some of the low points which made economists...
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