International Finance

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Economy

New Partnership Takes Fresh Approach to Creating Jobs and Strengthening Private Sector Growth Potential

International Finance Desk
The World Bank Group and other development partners already provide valuable support to developing countries in helping strengthen private sector growth. 19th September 2013 A new partnership among the World Bank, the European Union and the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP) Secretariat, along with the governments of Austria and Switzerland, convened for...
Economy

Romania has a great advantage on developing countries: It is part of the most important economic club in the world, the EU

International Finance Desk
The World Bank experts are involved in a consultancy project which will provide assistance to the Romanian authorities to develop the regional development strategy. 19th September 2013 The experiences and expertise of the World Bank goes back to the 1940s, with the first loan being offered to France – to help with the post-war reconstruction....
FinanceWealth Management

Sound Fundamentals Strengthen Kuwait’s Real Estate Market

International Finance Desk
The oil rich country’ real estate sales grew by 72 percent year- on- year in September , as its residential and investment segments recovered following a fall in sales in the previous months. 18th September 2013 Kuwait is classified as a high income economy by the World Bank and designated as a major non-NATO ally...
Fintech

Trade Weighted U.S. Dollar Index

International Finance Desk
The American dollar is used as the standard unit of currency in world markets for commodities such as gold and petroleum, it also the world’s foremost reserve currency. 16th September 2013 The U.S. dollar slipped against its major counterparts on Friday as the U.S. added fewer jobs than expected in August, with downward revisions in...
Economy

Corporate Share Deals by Non Residents in Germany

International Finance Desk
Capital gains from the sale of a 1 percent or greater ownership interest in a German target by a non-resident are subject to German corporate income tax. 16th September 2013 In general, pre-existing tax losses of a German target company are proportionally forfeited if, within a five-year period, more than 25 percent of the shares...
Islamic Banking

Impediments to the Growth of Islamic Finance

International Finance Desk
The Islamic finance sector is estimated to be worth £ 1.2 trillion, and is expected to grow to £ 1.6 trillion by 2015. 13th September 2013 The 9th World Islamic Economic Forum or WIEF would be held from October 29th to 31st at ExCel London in the United Kingdom, first time outside the Muslim world....
Economy

Montreal Protocol could spell death knell to Emerging Economies

International Finance Desk
International Finance Magazine brings out the ill effects of Montreal Protocol on emerging economies such as India, Brazil, emerging dangers to the Indian Defence and Obama’s “personal” political priorities on signing the agreement. 13th September 2013 In recent years, focus on the international regime of climate change negotiations, notably represented by ongoing deliberations surrounding the...
Islamic Banking

Boom Times for Islamic Education

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...
Economy

U.K. Economy Stages Impressive Recovery

International Finance Desk
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) said the U.K economy is growing at an annualised rate of 3.7 percent this quarter and some economists reckoned it could top 4 percent by the end of this quarter. 12th September 2013 Britain’s economy has finally started to recover from recession as  surveys showed business activity...
Economy

Reverse Merger: Backdoor Method of Entering Marketplace

International Finance Desk
Reverse merger also gives additional liquidity to the company as the resources of the two companies are combined together, this process is also known as reverse takeover. 11th September 2013 Earlier in July, Ultra Sun Corporation successfully completed a reverse merger transaction with Wild Earth Naturals Inc., in which Wild Earth became a wholly owned...