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International Finance

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Banking

Singapore “Censures” Erring Banks For Attempted Manipulation of Local Benchmark Interest Rates

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Singapore’s Central Bank has censured a record 20 banks on Friday after it found that 133 traders in the city tried to rig key borrowing and currency rates. June 18,2013 : Singapore’s Central Bank has rapped 20 banks for allowing 133 traders to attempt to manipulate interest rates and foreign exchange benchmarks for a period of...
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FinanceWealth Management

A post-2015 agenda for Asia

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Asia has been enormously successful in achieving fast economic growth. But continued progress calls for an integrated stance against rising natural and social vulnerabilities. Author :Thomas, Vinod The writer is Director-General of Independent Evaluation at the Asian Development Bank, and former director-general and senior vice president of the World Bank’s Independent Evaluation Group and chief...
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Islamic Banking

Tunisia gets $ 1.2 Billion Funding From Islamic Development Bank to ‘bolster’ its Economy

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
The North African Country has won a $ 1.2 Billion in funding from the Saudi based Islamic Development Bank with an aim to rejuvenate its agricultural and industrial sectors in general and its economy in particular. 18th June 2013 Tunisia has won a $ 1.2 billion in funding from the Saudi based Islamic Development Bank...
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Banking

Andrew Bailey at the Society of Business Economists

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Andrew Bailey, Deputy Governor, Prudential Regulation and Chief Executive Office, Prudential Regulation Authority. June 17,2013 : The financial crisis has provided hard lessons on what happens when the stability of the financial system is found wanting. It has reminded us how much we depend upon the supply of critical services from banks, insurers, investment firms, asset managers and...
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Banking

‘Central Counterparties – what are they, why do they matter and how does the Bank supervise them?’

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Financial market infrastructures play a crucial role in helping the economy and financial markets to function.  June  17,2013 :Financial market infrastructures lie at the heart of the financial system. They settle transactions and, by stepping in between buyers and sellers, ensure that financial obligations are met. Central counterparties (CCPs) – also known as clearing houses –...
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Islamic Banking

Singapore to host 4th World Islamic Banking Conference –Asia Summit

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
SINGAPORE will host the fourth edition of the World Islamic Banking Conference: Asia Summit (WIBC Asia), which will bring together more than 480 Islamic finance players and thought leaders under one roof. More than 480 leaders are expected to participate in the World Islamic Banking conference to be held in Singapore from the 3rd to...
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Islamic Banking

Senegal as the West African Hub for Islamic Finance

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Senegal’s attraction to banks rests on its macroeconomic and political stability. Senegal as the West African Hub for Islamic Finance Senegal’s banking system is one of Africa’s most competitive. Yet, there is still lot of scope for it to expand and improve due its steady economic growth and a large unbanked population. If this rise...
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Business Leaders

Can Jose “Maverick” Mourinho End Premier League Drought for Chelsea

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Jose Mourinho proclaimed that he is “The Happy One” on his return to Chelsea, adding that he is calmer and a better manager than he has ever been. 17th June 2013 “Absence makes the heart grow fonder”, goes a popular adage. Jose Mourinho, the temperamental coach must have felt exactly the same when he was...
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Islamic Banking

Boom Times for Islamic Education

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
The object of the Islamic economic system is to secure the widest and most beneficial distribution of wealth through institutions, set-up by it and through moral exhortation. Muslims worldwide abide strictly by the teachings of their founder Muhammad, who led his life as a humble merchant and was a “trustworthy one” by all those who...
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Islamic Banking

Islamic Finance a Global Alternative for Socially Responsible Investment

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
The Rise of Socially conscious consumers, entrepreneurs and Leaders in the U.S who expect business to play an ethical role in generating social good is the reason for the increase in the performance of Islamic Banking. Islamic finance is certainly the fastest growing segments of international financial markets. While the U.S. relationship with the Islamic...
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