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Economy

Singapore draws up smart plans

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by International Finance Desk
The aim is to be a smart nation within 10 years Suparna Goswami Bhattacharya April 10, 2015: Steve Leonard, the executive deputy chairman of Infocomm Development Authority (IDA), Singapore’s technology development arm, is a busy man. After all, it cannot be any different when you have been bestowed the responsibility of making Singapore a smart...
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Economy

‘AEC could propel local companies into regional powerhouses’

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F&S says that local firms need to move away from low-labour cost production operations April 9,2015: The ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) could push local companies to become regional powerhouses, says Frost & Sullivan. Nitin Bhat, Partner & Head of Consulting at Frost & Sullivan said that to increase the competitiveness of Malaysian companies and prepare...
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Economy

Zaiwalla & Co welcomes Iran’s nuclear deal

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by International Finance Desk
The solicitor gives thumbs up to the framework agreement reached with the P5+1 countries April 8, 2015: Zaiwalla & Co, the solicitors who overturned both the United Kingdom’s and European Union’s sanctions against Iranian banks, welcomed the  framework agreement which has been reached between the P5+1 countries and Iran relating to Iran’s nuclear programme. This...
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FinanceWealth Management

What is risk in investing?

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by International Finance Desk
The chance that an investment’s actual return will be different than expected Dr Shane Oliver  April 6, 2015 Risk in investing is often portrayed as just market volatility when in reality it’s a whole lot more, notably: the risk of capital loss; the risk of not having enough investment income; the risk of not having...
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Economy

Menacorp tops dubai financial market’s list of brokers for Q1 2015

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by International Finance Desk
Attributes success to robust business model April 6, 2015: Menacorp, the UAE’s largest financial services firm, has achieved another milestone after it was named the top brokerage firm from among the 49 listed brokers at the Dubai Financial Market (DFM) for the first quarter of 2015. The award-winning investment firm ranked first in terms of...
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Economy

Russia seeks a bite of Latin America

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Renewing and strengthening ties in a bid to alleviate food shortages back home Kamilia Lahrichi April 2, 2015: Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov courted Cuba, Nicaragua, Colombia and Guatemala during a four-day visit to South America in March 2015 to boost bilateral trade, as food shortage is hitting his country hard. Last year, Moscow banned...
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Fintech

US continues to lead ecommerce sales

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by International Finance Desk
The country also appears to be adopting the shift to mobile at a faster rate than other countries April 1,2015: The United States continues to lead e-commerce among the most Internet-friendly markets surveyed in North America and Europe, according to an international study commissioned by RetailMeNot, the world’s largest marketplace for digital offers. The study,...
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FinanceIslamic Banking

Islamic finance and the halal industry

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by International Finance Desk
There is great potential for correlation between the two Camille Paldi March 31, 2015: The word halal is derived from the Arabic verb Halla, which means to be or become lawful, legal, legitimate, permissible, allowed, admissible, un-prohibited, or unforbidden. Halal is simply that which Allah and the Prophet Muhammad (Pbuh) have allowed to be done...
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Economy

ADB sees strong growth for Asia in 2015 and 2016

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“Developing Asia is making a strong contribution to global economic growth”, says ADB Chief Economist Shang-Jin Wei. March 26, 2015: Developing Asia will maintain its strong economic growth in 2015 and 2016 supported by soft commodity prices and recovery in the major industrial economies, says a new Asian Development Bank (ADB) report. ADB’s flagship annual...
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Economy

Impact of Osborne’s budget on business

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DoF Online spoke to KPMG’s head of tax policy Chris Morgan about the impact of Chancellor George Osborne’s proposals March 26, 2015: “On the corporate side of things there wasn’t anything too unexpected included in the budget. The only thing was the restriction on the carrying forwards of losses. This was described as a method...
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