More sovereign sukuk on the way
This was the opinion of delegates at the IFM’s summit on Islamic finance - Tim Evershed...
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Enforcing debt when trading with Eurozone customers
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...
Zipcar drives into Brussels with its first free-floating car-sharing service
The launch is a pivotal milestone in Zipcar’s international expansion, which already includes a well-established presence in the United Kingdom, Spain, France, Austria, Germany and Turkey....
EU likely to make it tough for UK
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...
Brexit presents big opportunities for the UK
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...
Iran sees record FDI
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,...
‘Lazada and Alibaba partnership will bring significant synergies’
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...
‘Political agenda is influencing financial markets’
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...
Will falling oil prices drive global economy into a crisis?
An analysis by the Corporates & Markets division of Commerzbank AG February 8, 2016: If the oil price slumps, the stock prices plunge: Cheaper oil is clearly now regarded as negative, unlike in earlier times. We assess whether the economic correlations have really changed. Our analysis shows that a falling oil price is not always an...
Dim outlook for Europe in 2016
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...