Tuesday, Nov 26, 2024

International Finance

Tag : Wealth Management

Business Leaders

India’s Kickstarter

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by International Finance Desk
Wishberry.in is now crowdfunding hundreds of creative projects David Drake February 24, 2015: Funding to pursue creativity and innovation in India is very limited, particularly when an idea has no connection with technology. This, coupled with the lack of accountability and transparency in the use of funds on projects that are purely creative, makes the...
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Economy

Thousands of Argentines take to the streets

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by International Finance Desk
Lambast President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner for mysterious death of a prosecutor Kamilia Lahrichi February 20, 2015: Some 400,000 Argentines flooded the streets of the capital under a torrential rain on February 18 to commemorate the mysterious death of a prosecutor a month ago and lambast the president, who is suspected to be involved in...
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Economy

Investment in clean cooking can return a profit

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by International Finance Desk
But the real benefit lies in the social impact Kamilia Lahrichi February 17, 2015: Large financial institutions, such as Bank of America and Deutsche Bank, and private investors launched a $100 million fund to ease access to clean and efficient cookstoves and fuels at the Cookstove Future summit in New York on November 21, 2014....
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Business Leaders

‘By exiting Eurozone, Greece would shoot itself in the foot’

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by International Finance Desk
Lars Oberle, Chairman of Finanz Konzept, spoke to IFM about the company and developments in Europe Tim Evershed February 17, 2015 Tell us the history of Finanz Konzept and the ethos behind the company? We concentrate all of our efforts on meeting the personal expectations of our clients and we guarantee that we will provide...
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Business Leaders

‘Insurance companies should practice self-regulation’

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by International Finance Desk
Excerpts from an interesting interaction with Nihal Senaratne, chairman of Sri Lanka-based Senaratne Insurance Brokers (Pvt) Ltd. Jaya Smitha Menon February 17,2015: With 61 years of experience, Nihal Senaratne is a doyen of the insurance industry in Sri Lanka. His career and the insurance sector in Sri Lanka began almost at the same time; and...
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FinanceIslamic Banking

Only if you have a lot of time on your hands

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by International Finance Desk
Book review of ‘Takaful Investment Portfolios: A study of the composition of takaful funds in the GCC and Malaysia’ by Mehmet Asutay Camille Paldi February 16,2015: Takaful Investment Portfolios: A Study of the Composition of Takaful Funds in the GCC and Malaysia provides an explanation and analysis of the investments of takaful funds in the...
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Business Leaders

Why everyone is talking about Africa

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by International Finance Desk
Over the past two decades, Africa has grown from a region dominated by problems, risks, and hazards to one of opportunity and possibility Miriam Mannak February 13, 2015: Up until recently, Africa was a place best avoided. Apart from its natural resources, the continent was deemed pretty much insignificant. This notion has changed fundamentally over...
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Business Leaders

‘Extractive sector can and should benefit human development’

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by International Finance Desk
Speakers at the 2015 Mining Indaba stressed on local content Miriam Mannak February 12, 2105: Natural resources must benefit local communities and human development, not just corporate viability. In order to achieve that, the extractive industry should put a bigger emphasis on local content. That was one of the topics on the agenda at Investing...
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Business Leaders

VPBank offers preferential loans

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by International Finance Desk
The interest rate is 6.99% February 12, 2015: Aiming to support and share the financial difficulties with its customers during Tet, Vietnam Prosperity Joint Stock Commercial Bank (VPBank) deploys the “Prosperous Loans, Amazing Fortune” with outstanding advantages. Up to March 20, 2015, customers availing loans with collateral for purchase of cars, real estate, and for...
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