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Oil trade: No sign of prices going up

International Finance DeskNovember 27, 2014

by International Finance DeskNovember 27, 2014

Some analysts claim that OPEC will not last more than 50 years Suparna Goswami Bhattacharya November 27, 2014: Economists dealing with oil prices and stability were in for a shock when global oil prices started to tumble this year. After three years of relative calm wherein prices moved less than three percent year-on-year, the sudden...

Economy

Argentina: Russia’s new market

International Finance DeskNovember 14, 2014

by International Finance DeskNovember 14, 2014

The South American country is in a good position to capitalise on President Putin’s embargo on food imports from Europe and Western nations Kamilia Lahrichi November 14, 2014: Russian businessmen met their Argentinian counterparts in Buenos Aires on November 11 to discuss investment projects in the energy, nuclear and mining industries, as Moscow seeks to...

Business Leaders

Islamic State: America’s new nemesis

International Finance DeskSeptember 30, 2014

by International Finance DeskSeptember 30, 2014

The recent turn of events in the Middle-East has raised several pressing questions such as the reason for the US authorising air strikes in Iraq this August Sharan Lal September 30, 2014: The gruesome beheading of two American journalists and a British aid worker in the months of August 2014 and September 2014 have once...

Economy

Oil dips, gold resilient despite US economic cheer

International Finance DeskJuly 8, 2014

by International Finance DeskJuly 8, 2014

Risk of Iraqi oil disruptions faded and in Libya, two major oil terminals are going to reopen following a year-long blockade. 8th July 2014 Bloomberg Commodity Index falls for second consecutive week Oil droops as Iraq fears fade and Libya is poised for export resumption Outlook to bumper corn and soybean crops in the US...

Economy

A Billion-dollar Opportunity for Developing Countries

International Finance DeskNovember 19, 2013

by International Finance DeskNovember 19, 2013

BY OTAVIANO CANUTO. 19th November 2013 The decision last week by the Swiss government to sign the OECD’s somewhat lengthily named Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters is the latest of a series of developments that have radically increased the amount and quality of tax information available to governments. For developing countries, being...