Thursday, Nov 21, 2024

International Finance

Tag : retail

Economy

India eases FDI norms to boost employment generation

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Decision helps government regain investor confidence IFM Correspondent  June 22, 2016: The Indian government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi made sweeping changes to foreign direct investment (FDI) norms announcing easier terms and conditions for investors in sectors ranging from civil aviation to pharmaceuticals. The government has increased sectoral caps, raised limits under the automatic...
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Business Leaders

Zapper strengthens leadership team

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Jon Birt and Jason Cooling join Zapper, both have over 25 years of experience June 2, 2016: Zapper, a global data insights and mobile payment platform, appointed Jon Birt as its retail sales director. Birt has over 25 years of retail account management experience. He specialises in managing the convenience and symbol group sectors, which...
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Uncategorized

Fidelity taps Alpha Factor Library

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
The S&P Global Market Intelligence product helps investors identify and analyse investment opportunities April 22, 2016: S&P Global Market Intelligence, a division of McGraw Hill Financial (NYSE: MHFI), has announced that Fidelity Investments has selected the US Value Model from its unique Alpha Factor Library to help customers identify or validate attractively priced stocks with...
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Banking

Materialising the concept of ‘Insurance for Everyone’

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
The insurance penetration in Bangladesh is less than 1%, which shows the current scenario of the market February 15, 2016: The insurance industry in Bangladesh is considered to be an untapped sector. It has one of the lowest insurance penetrations in the world (around 1%). While some choose to be pessimistic about it, insurance experts...
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FinanceWealth Management

Investors look beyond their own home to boost exposure to UK property

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Long term growth main factor behind the move November 17, 2015: Almost half (44%) of retail investors want to enhance their exposure to the UK property market by other means than owning their home, according to a new study by peer to peer lending platform, Crowdstacker. The biggest factors driving investor demand are the long...
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Fintech

IT, mobile to drive growth in retail

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
For retailers, factors like reduced time to market, less inaccuracies, no manual latency will be the differentiators Suparna Goswami Bhattacharya May 26, 2015: A couple of months ago, Tesco hit the headlines when it opened the world’s first virtual supermarket store in South Korea’s Seoul subway station. The pillars and platform screen doors of the...
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Banking

Bank Rakyat starts 2015 with new corporate office

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
It embodies the bank’s commitment to deliver nothing but the best to its 5 million customers and 950,000 members March 13, 2015: Bank Rakyat started 2015 by launching Menara Kembar Bank Rakyat, its new corporate office located along Jalan Travers, on the fringes of KL Sentral. Operating in a very conducive and modern environment, it...
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Banking

Sacombank is reaping the benefits of its customer centric model

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Its successful retail strategy is based on human resources, technology, financial capability and branch network March 2, 2015: Even since it was established 23 years ago, Retail Banking Strategy has been the key for Sacombank. It adopted a “Customer Centric Model” very early in order to achieve excellence in customer service as the main differentiating...
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Banking

ANZ gearing to tap growing potential in Vietnam

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
The formation of a consuming middle-class is occurring at a faster pace in Vietnam than in any other emerging Asian economy, including China, India and Indonesia February 11, 2015: Commencing operations in Vietnam in 1993, ANZ was one of the first foreign banks to open representative offices in major cities, including Hanoi (1993), Ho Chi...
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Banking

Gulf Bank Wins ‘Best Retail Bank in Kuwait’ Award from IFM

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
The award highlights the bank’s strategy and commitment to offering its customers the best possible services within a safe and secure framework February 3, 2015: Gulf Bank has announced that it has received the ‘Best Retail Bank in Kuwait’ award from International Finance Magazine, one of the world’s leading financial publications with a readership in...
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