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‘Basmati has gone beyond NRIs’

International Finance DeskSeptember 9, 2015

by International Finance DeskSeptember 9, 2015

Amira Group Chairman Karan A Chanana says the rice being embraced by more mainstream consumers in developed markets Suparna Goswami Bhattacharya Karan A Chanana is the fourth generation custodian of his family business, which constitutes the Amira Group. He has transferred the group into a professional business with a turnover of $550 million. Excerpts from...

Business Leaders

E-invoicing is the way forward

International Finance DeskAugust 25, 2015

by International Finance DeskAugust 25, 2015

What Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill means for UK’s public sector Stephen Carter Augudt 25, 2015: Everyone has a stake in the efficiency of local and central government, we all pay taxes. And I for one, dislike paying for someone to process paper invoices. Especially, as there is a better and simpler way of...

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‘With AIIB around, ADB will no longer be complacent’

International Finance DeskJuly 31, 2015

by International Finance DeskJuly 31, 2015

ADB was not doing much lending before as Japan was too busy trying to put its own house in order Suparna Goswami Bhattacharya July 31, 2015: Since the day China announced its intention to set up Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), US has been skeptical about its intention. Same with Japan. Though initially, supporters were...

Banking

Online-only banks gaining popularity

International Finance DeskJune 29, 2015

by International Finance DeskJune 29, 2015

With banks struggling to remain profitable, digital banks are disrupting the way the industry functions Suparna Goswami Bhattacharya June 29, 2015: The one industry which has gone through a sea of transformation in the last decade is the financial industry. It all started with the opening up of ATMs and the addition of online banking...

Business Leaders

Skinners’ Academy wins Enterprise Challenge 2015

International Finance DeskJune 19, 2015

by International Finance DeskJune 19, 2015

They came up with a system whereby students can donate spare change to a nominated charity from electronic currency Jonathan Freeman June 19, 2015: One of the flagship events in the Mosaic calendar is without doubt the Mosaic Enterprise Challenge Grand Final. After months of preparations, regional heats and tireless work from mentors, students and...

Finance Islamic Banking

An initiative to promote Islamic Finance

International Finance DeskJune 3, 2015

by International Finance DeskJune 3, 2015

aafaq Islamic Finance signs MoU with University of Bolton’s Centre for Islamic Finance June 3, 2015: Institute of Finance & Management subsidiary of aafaq Islamic Finance, a leading provider of Islamic finance products and services in the UAE, has recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in London with the University of Bolton’s Centre for...

Economy

‘Focus on EU referendum and get it over with’

International Finance DeskMay 18, 2015

by International Finance DeskMay 18, 2015

Industry believes decisive UK election result will help only once all hurdles to growth are overcome quickly Peter Taberner May 18, 2015: Britain is still raising its eyebrows, after David Cameron’s Conservative Party won an outright majority in the general election, after five years in Downing Street as part of a coalition government. It was...

Economy

London secures £200 mn for extension to Northern Line

International Finance DeskMay 12, 2015

by International Finance DeskMay 12, 2015

The UK’s first ever CPI-linked Sterling bond will contribute to the cost of the new project May 12, 2015: A £1billion infrastructure project that will link Battersea to the London Underground is another step closer due to a pioneering new method of financing agreed between the GLA and Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking. On May 11,...

Finance Islamic Banking

Shari’ah law cannot apply to a commercial transaction in UK

International Finance DeskApril 28, 2015

by International Finance DeskApril 28, 2015

A look into a case settled in 2004 in the England and Wales Court Of Appeal Camille Paldi April 28, 2015: Beximco Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Bangladesh Export Import Co. Ltd., Mr. Ahmad Solail Fasiuhur Rahman, Beximco (Holdings) Ltd. v. Shamil Bank of Bahrain E.C. [2004] EWCA Civ 19, the defendant Beximco Pharmaceuticals Ltd. and the other...

Business Leaders

Rewarding enterprise

International Finance DeskApril 21, 2015

by International Finance DeskApril 21, 2015

In the fourth of his monthly columns, Jonathan Freeman writes about the Enterprise Challenge 2015 Jonathan Freeman April 21, 2015: The Mosaic Enterprise Challenge, generously supported by the Apax Foundation and Nectar Trust, is a fully immersive, business-based annual competition for secondary school students across the UK, designed to develop and encourage their entrepreneurial skills. This...