International Finance

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Economy

China’s investment in Indonesia up from $600 million to $1.6 billion

Boost for President Joko Widodo’s ambitious program to build infrastructure IFM Correspondent November 1, 2016: Many countries are racing to invest in Indonesia, South East Asia’s biggest economy. Last week, Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said the economy will probably expand 5 percent this year, making Indonesia an attractive investment destination. According to reports from...
Fintech

Ecommerce: Fraud by customers on the rise

Buyers increasingly using chargeback option to get refund for their products Suparna Goswami Bhattacharya October 3, 2016: Online merchants are facing a new problem — fraud by customers. Firms are increasingly facing malicious activity in the form of chargeback or friendly fraud. According to Visa, chargeback fraud has been growing at around 41% every year,...
Economy

India clears historic GST Bill

Likely to benefit through growth in investments and revenue August 4, 2016: With the passage of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Constitutional Amendment of Bill in the Upper House of Parliament on August 4, a decade-long wait finally came to an end. Many term it as the next big reform in India after liberalisation...
Economy

‘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...