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Shifting the Gear toward Green Growth

International Finance DeskDecember 13, 2013

by International Finance DeskDecember 13, 2013

By Stephen Groff, Vice-President for East Asia, Southeast Asia and the Pacific at the Asian Development Bank. 9th December 2013 The uncertain global economy has created a volatile environment for policy makers in the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Weak external demand and domestic imbalances pose challenges to economic growth. However, it also creates an...

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IT Management Evolves

International Finance DeskDecember 12, 2013

by International Finance DeskDecember 12, 2013

By Paul DiBlasi, Director, Enhanced Services Product Management. 12th December 2013 A rose by any other name might smell as sweet but I doubt Shakespeare would extend the same courtesy to IT management. So why are the terms outsourcing, managed services and enhanced services often used interchangeably when they represent different points on the value...

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Compliance Driving Information Governance

International Finance DeskDecember 12, 2013

by International Finance DeskDecember 12, 2013

Posted by Nick Patience 12th December 2013 If the explosion of big data were not enough to drive organizations to consider implementing an information governance strategy, the increasing number of regulations that businesses must comply with will certainly bring information governance to the forefront of every executive’s mind. Regulations such as Solvency II, Dodd-Frank, HIPAA,...

Economy

The changing role of the CFO

International Finance DeskDecember 12, 2013

by International Finance DeskDecember 12, 2013

Written by Bradley Maule-ffinch, head of Connected Business portfolio, Imago Techmedia. 12th December 2013 In today’s economy, where there is a continued focus on reducing costs while increasing efficiencies, the CFO has had to become involved in more sectors of the business in order make these objectives attainable. The role of the CFO has therefore...

Economy

Private Investment and Economic Stability Support Each Other

International Finance DeskDecember 12, 2013

by International Finance DeskDecember 12, 2013

By Groff, Stephen P. 12th December 2013 Mongolia is one of the fastest growing countries in the world, with economic gains over the last 20 years lifting per capita income levels up to around $4,000. Strong international interest in the future of the Mongolian economy helped the country access the international bond market in 2012....

Economy

Now invest in Asia’s future

International Finance DeskDecember 10, 2013

by International Finance DeskDecember 10, 2013

By Azis, Iwan 10th December 2013 The US Federal Reserve announcement delaying the start of a slowdown in asset purchases gives Asian markets a bit of a reprieve but does not change the basic picture that the US is embarking on a gradual normalization of its monetary policy. The big question is whether that normalization...

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Analytics: Bringing Business Intelligence Closer To Financial Data

International Finance DeskDecember 4, 2013

by International Finance DeskDecember 4, 2013

Underlying this trend, more and more financial departments are placing emphasis on the importance of embedded analytics; reporting built into existing systems, rather than stand-alone business intelligence (BI) applications. 4th December 2013 Recently, we’ve seen more and more of our customers using analytics to inform their everyday financial processes. By generating real-time reports about financial...

Business Leaders

Paul Kagame: Digital President Leading a Technology Movement

International Finance DeskDecember 4, 2013

by International Finance DeskDecember 4, 2013

By Uwimana Basaninyenzi. 4th December 2013 Paul Kagame, the President of Rwanda, has been dubbed the “digital president” by international organizations, journalists, and politicians alike. A recent article inWired Magazine provides a compelling review of numerous technology initiatives that President Kagame has spearheaded in the last decade, making it clear why he’s been given this title....

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Trade Regionalism in the Asia-Pacific: New Game, Old Rules?

International Finance DeskDecember 3, 2013

by International Finance DeskDecember 3, 2013

By Swarnim Wagle. 3rd December 2013 Negotiations over one of history’s most ambitious trade deals have taken another step towards defining the future of Trans-Pacific trade. The latest round of discussions on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) wrapped up this past weekend in Salt Lake City, Utah. Negotiators are believed to have made headway on a number of...

Economy

Indonesia’s “continuing adjustment”

International Finance DeskDecember 3, 2013

by International Finance DeskDecember 3, 2013

By Alex Sienaert. 3rd December 2013 2013 has been a year of adjustment for Indonesia’s economy. In the recent edition of the Indonesia Economic Quarterly report, the flagship publication of the World Bank Indonesia office, we asked the questions: what are the drivers of this adjustment and how should policy respond? 2013: a year of adjustment...