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ICAEW and CISI launch Diploma in Corporate Finance in Cyprus
August 4th, 2014
ICAEW and the CISI have launched a diploma in Corporate Finance. The only specialist diploma of its kind, the qualification will be delivered by the Cyprus International Institute of Management and is aimed at establishing and maintaining the highest ...
Oil companies may deregulate diesel prices by Diwali
August 4th, 2014
The government raised diesel prices by 50 paise on Friday and under-recoveries – the price differential between cost and selling price on every litre of diesel sold is now Rs 1.33. Diesel prices were first deregulated by the NDA ...
Nikkei Previews: run against them to get your face ripped off!
August 4th, 2014
Japanese second quarter results season peaked last week with the Nikkei newspaper playing its role as broadcaster of results days in advance of the actual company announcements. Japanese regulators continue to turn a blind eye to the now common ...
Earnings growth in Europe – first time in 3 years
August 4th, 2014
European companies are delivering growth for the first time in three years albeit concerns over Russia which held back markets at the end of last week. Equity strategists at Morgan Stanley and Credit Suisse are somewhat upbeat pointing out ...
Kenyatta Sees Kenya Windfall Tax in Resource Laws in Months
August 4th, 2014
Kenya will impose capital-gains and windfall taxes on oil, gas and mining companies within months to ensure the East African nation maximizes benefits from its mineral resources, President Uhuru Kenyatta said. “This is something that we are very clear ...
Investors Cheer Portuguese Bank Rescue
August 4th, 2014
Investors breathed a sigh of relief on Monday after Portugal prevented the collapse of one of its biggest banks, putting some life back into European stocks following last week’s slide and pushing bond yields lower across the board. Lisbon ...
Vodafone wins VAT rebate appeal
August 4th, 2014
Vodafone is entitled to reclaim £4.1m in VAT, a tribunal has ruled, after the mobile phone operator paid too much VAT after using a loyalty scheme to rewards its customers. Vodafone argued that that it should have reduced its ...
China repeats promise to increase investment, speed up reforms
August 4th, 2014
China will increase investment in areas including the property sector, while authorities will advance wide-ranging economic reforms such as changing the fiscal and pricing systems, the country’s powerful economic planning agency said on Monday. The remarks from the National ...
Clashes with Russia point to globalization’s end
August 4th, 2014
As the European Union and the United States ramp up their sanctions on Russia, President Vladimir Putin’s plans for retaliation seem to include an attack on McDonald’s. There could not be a more powerful symbol that geopolitics is increasingly ...
Commercial Bank announces new executive appointment
August 4th, 2014
Commercial Bank is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Colin Macdonald as Executive General Manager, Business Enablement. In a statement, Mr. Hussain Alfardan, Vice Chairman and Managing Director of Commercial Bank said; “Colin has wide banking experience built ...
