Wednesday, May 8, 2024

International Finance

Tag : India

Banking

Why digital wallets are a hit in China, India

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
The reason is the huge proportion of the population that does not have a bank account IFM Correspondent January 31, 2016: Consumers around the world are increasingly using mobile phones to make online payments. This is helped by the increase in the number of people using smartphones. According to Statista, the overall number of mobile...
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Economy

China slowdown is bad news for Asian countries

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
However, India bucks the trend, grows at a steady pace Suparna Goswami Bhattacharya December 9, 2015: Countries in Asia are facing a tough time as economy in China shows no signs of improvement. Though the slowdown is bound to impact the world as China has been one of the main engines of economic growth, the...
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Economy

More concern about Chinese economy

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Survey reveals uptick in late payment of B2B invoices October 23, 2015: Concern over China’s economic performance persists, causing a further downward revision of its 2016 growth forecast from 6.9% this year to 6.7% in 2016. Atradius survey shows an uptick in late payment of B2B invoices in China. This can have a knock-on effect on...
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Economy

China’s slowdown will affect world economy

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
East and Southeast Asia will be hit harder Shang-Jin Wei August 5, 2015: After many decades of driving regional growth, the economy of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) is now slowing down, and this is likely going to have a noticeable effect on the world economy and especially globally integrated economies in developing Asia....
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Business Leaders

‘With AIIB around, ADB will no longer be complacent’

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
ADB was not doing much lending before as Japan was too busy trying to put its own house in order Suparna Goswami Bhattacharya July 31, 2015: Since the day China announced its intention to set up Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), US has been skeptical about its intention. Same with Japan. Though initially, supporters were...
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Fintech

M-commerce set to leave e-commerce behind

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
However, companies need to invest more in mobile commerce to make the experience seamless for consumers Suparna Goswami Bhattacharya July 22, 2015: In the last decade, the one revolution that has taken everybody by storm is probably the evolution of mobile phones. From a device meant for making and accepting calls to a multipurpose gadget,...
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Economy

Too early for a fair assessment

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has shown great resolve in trying to tackle problems faced by the Indian economy in its first year in office Giovanni Puglisi June 15, 2015: Since the election one year ago, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has energetically toured the world meeting foreign political and business leaders, promoting his government...
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Business Leaders

What are smart cities?

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
It is pertinent to look at this question as India embarks on a mission to create a hundred smart cities Anil Bhaskaran June 11, 2015: India, it is claimed, is on the threshold of creating a hundred ‘smart cities’. It is pertinent, therefore, at this point of time, to take look at the question –...
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Fintech

Changing the rules of the game

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
A look at the laws governing tax residency in India Pallavi Singhal May 28, 2015: Tax residency is at the core of any taxation system as it determines the sovereign right of a country to tax income. The tax residency determines whether a tax payer is liable to pay tax on global income or source...
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Business Leaders

India’s Kickstarter

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Wishberry.in is now crowdfunding hundreds of creative projects David Drake February 24, 2015: Funding to pursue creativity and innovation in India is very limited, particularly when an idea has no connection with technology. This, coupled with the lack of accountability and transparency in the use of funds on projects that are purely creative, makes the...
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