Friday, Nov 22, 2024

International Finance

Tag : Germany

Banking

‘Now, we have to deliver even more than expected’

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Interview with Cezary Kocik, Vice-President of the Management Board, Head of Retail Banking, mBank Suparna Goswami Bhattacharya October 3, 2016 What factors led the transition of BRE Bank from a corporate bank to retail banking and eventually mBank? When BRE Bank decided to establish its retail business, Poland was just past a decade of transition....
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Economy

Brexit: So far so good for the UK

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Among other things, it is more price competitive in global markets, thanks to the depreciation of the pound Suparna Goswami Bhattacharya September 26, 2016: Though talks of the adverse after-effects of Brexit have been going on for a while, things have not been as bad for the country as was predicted, at least for now....
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Fintech

Enforcing debt when trading with Eurozone customers

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by International Finance Desk
Implications of Brexit and the importance of a carefully designed risk management strategy Sophie Brackenbury September 19, 2016: Our commercial dispute resolution team was recently instructed to advise on the enforcement of a debt owed to a German business (our client) by a UK company, as part of our debt recovery service.  The outcome was...
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Economy

EU likely to make it tough for UK

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by International Finance Desk
A wrong step in the negotiations may fuel demand from other countries to exit Suparna Goswami Bhattacharya September 15, 2016: Recently, the German economy minister had remarked that Britain must not be allowed to ‘keep the nice things’ that come with EU membership without taking responsibility for the fallout from Brexit. In fact, he warned...
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Economy

Brexit presents big opportunities for the UK

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
It will now be able to embrace more market-friendly policies Suparna Goswami Bhattacharya  July 13, 2016: While many of us would like to believe that the UK is in a mess, thanks to Brexit, what we all tend to ignore is the upside opportunities that Britain will now have. There are legitimate reasons to believe that...
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Economy

Iran sees record FDI

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by International Finance Desk
Climbs three rankings with a market share of 11.11 percent among Middle East nations IFM Correspondent June 30, 2016: The volume of foreign direct investment (FDI) in Iran has reached the highest level in years since lifting of sanctions in January this year. Data from fDi Markets, an FT service that monitors cross-border greenfield investment,...
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Business Leaders

‘Lazada and Alibaba partnership will bring significant synergies’

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Giovanni Puglisi Interview with Riccardo Basile, Chief Commercial Officer of Lazada Group June 6, 2016: Lazada is Southeast Asia’s undisputed retail giant. However, data by Rocket Internet, the Germany-based company behind Lazada, reveals that despite strong revenues, the e-commerce giant has struggled to generate profit. The company’s latest financial results show €275 million in revenue...
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Economy

‘Political agenda is influencing financial markets’

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Pioneer Investment’s Head of Global Asset Allocation Research Monica Defend on the economic outlook post Brexit What are, in your view, the implications of Brexit on the global economy? We believe that the Brexit outcome is a global shock, with implications for the global and regional economic outlook that will be channelled mainly through four...
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