Saturday, Nov 23, 2024

International Finance

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Business Leaders

‘Crowdfunding is bigger than the internet’

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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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Economy

Chinese government’s reaction to stock prices worrying

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The surprise was not that the government intervened, but the manner in which it did Suparna Goswami Bhattacharya July 17, 2015: While the world is focused on the Greece crisis, there is something more serious brewing in the east. The tumbling stock prices in China has left everybody wondering what went wrong with the market...
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Business Leaders

A breathtaking year for Mosaic

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Mosaic has seen some truly inspirational mentors achieving simply stunning results in their own communities Jonathan Freeman July 16, 2015: As usual, it’s been a very busy end to the Mosaic calendar year and the last month or so has been dominated by annual end-of-year celebration events in each region. It has been such a huge pleasure...
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Economy

Challenges of Saudisation

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To meet demand from industries, the Saudi government is opening colleges and universities to foster skill development among its youth Suparna Goswami Bhattacharya July 13, 2015: For decades now, Saudi Arabia has managed to attract talented expats from around the world. The region, in fact, became a favourite destination for those looking to work outside...
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Economy

Kenya’s betting big on infrastructure

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Earlier this year, various organisations placed the East African nation among the fastest growing economies in the world Amoxers Wachira and Veronicah Riba July 10, 2015: Africa has been described as the Dark Continent for many years. However, with economies of a couple of African countries recording growth in recent years, the narrative is quickly...
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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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Economy

Greek Referendum: What happens next?

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A temporary agreement based on the deal that was “on the table” before the Greek side walked out of the negotiations Oliver Adler July 8, 2015: A majority of Greek electorate voted to reject the proposed bailout “deal”. We now see two possible scenarios. A temporary agreement based on the deal that was “on the...
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Economy

Japan trying to revive startup eco-system

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Back in the ’40s, the nation was known for producing startups that went on to become world-class companies Suparna Goswami Bhattacharya July 6, 2015: For the past two decades, Japan has been searching to get its economic mojo back. Several governments have done their bit, but nothing seems to have paid the desired dividends. In...
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Business Leaders

Prince Alwaleed pledges his wealth to philanthropy

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Dedicates a whopping $32 billion to empower women, foster cultural understanding July 2, 2015: HRH Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz Alsaud, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Alwaleed Philanthropies, announced his intention to donate all of his wealth to philanthropy over the coming years to help build a “better world of tolerance,...
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Economy

Greece – the day after: Time for a fresh start?

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This might be the beginning of a new dialogue Thorsten Beck  June 30, 2015: The breakdown of negotiations between Greece and the Troika comes as a shock. It is not, however, the end of the game. This column argues that the rupture can serve as a starting point for a new relationship between Greece and...
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