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International Finance

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Economy

Beyond the Recurring Revenue Economy: Flexibility Wins

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
The hybrid business model, reflects the reality of many established companies. May 14th 2014 When it comes to building the parts of your business that support your sales model, do you focus on size and scale, or flexibility? In a different world, the companies that built the most powerful sales teams might have had the...
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Economy

Mexico’s industrial output show mixed results in March

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Driven by auto sector surge, Y-o-Y first quarter output up though month-on-month growth figures below expectations, reports Team IFM Mexico City, May 14: Mexico may have dislodged Japan as the second biggest automobile exporter to the US after Canada in the first quarter this year, but it is on shaky ground as far as overall...
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Economy

Global economic growth falters at start of Q2

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by International Finance Desk
Japan, emerging markets drag growth numbers though UK expected to return to pre-meltdown scenario from next month, reports Team IFM London, May 13: Global economic growth, dragged down primarily by a disappointing performance by Japanese manufacturers on the eve of the second quarter, eased to a six-month low in April, an independent study released last...
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Economy

Pre-meltdown stability by June beckons UK

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by International Finance Desk
Quarterly figures for manufacturing suggest economic upswing is continuing, and trade deficit contracting, says Team IFM. London, May 11: The UK’s economy could be back to its pre-meltdown figures in June, an independent study said on Friday, while official statistics showed manufacturing gathering steam and trade figures improving in March. An industry body had earlier...
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Economy

Alibaba is flying towards record-high IPO

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by International Finance Desk
The initial public offering (IPO) market has been going wild in 2014, with 94 companies jumping into the arena. The most highly-anticipated IPO among investors, though, is that of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.  Alibaba, one of the companies that led China’s emergence as an economic superpower over the last 15 years, filed to go public...
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Economy

Australian overnight interest rates kept unchanged

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by International Finance Desk
The move, which comes on the eve of the national budget, is the most prudent course, says RBA Governor, reports Team IFM Sydney, May 8: In a widely-anticipated policy announcement on Tuesday that has propped the country’s construction sector and stoked employment since last September, Australia’s central bank said it was keeping its overnight cash...
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Economy

German factory output accelerates in April

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by International Finance Desk
Manufacturing growth registered for 10 months in a row despite subdued increase in new orders, reports Team IFM Berlin, May 7: Germany’s manufacturing sector brushed aside weaker increase in new orders to swagger into the second quarter, having notched growth figures for the 10th consecutive month in April, according to independent data released late last...
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Economy

UK construction grows in April, concerns remain

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by International Finance Desk
Growth is at slowest pace for six months, though beats analysts predicting a lower figure, reports Team IFM London, May 7: UK construction companies continued to record strong output rises during April for the 12th straight month but at their slowest pace since October, with all three broad categories of activity registering robust growth, independent...
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Economy

Euro area unemployment rate stabilises, but still high

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by International Finance Desk
European Commission says region on path to recovery even as it launches plan to prepare for future, reports Team IFM Brussels, May 6: Unemployment rate in the euro region, though still high, is stabilising on the back of a gradual economic recovery, fresh data released last week said, even as the authorities announced on Monday...
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Economy

Delayed Easter shopping dents German retail show

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by International Finance Desk
Despite recruitments increasing, shopkeepers see sales falling in March compared to business notched up a year ago, reports Team IFM Wiesbaden (Germany), May 5: Easter shopping shifted to April this year, denting the figures for the German retail segment in March as compared to the year-ago period, according to the country’s statistical office. Moreover, contrary...
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