Global Value Chains and Rethinking Production and Trade
September 2nd, 2015
Back in the 1920s and 1930s, manufacturing often meant enormous factories that tried to bring as many activities as possible under one roof–what economists call “vertical integration.” However, the trend in recent decades has been toward “global value chains,” ...
UAE making 2015 the year of renewable energy
July 6th, 2015
Some consider 2015 to be the year for renewable energy in the UAE. Three reasons stand out: the country’s expansion of clean-energy projects, its funding of renewable projects abroad and the fact that the Emirates has the lowest solar-energy ...
Regulatory Fine
June 26th, 2015
Global Regulators Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) Fines Imposed for Year 2015 and 2016
ASIC: ICAP Futures (Australia) Pty Ltd pays $50,000 infringement notice penalty
May 14th, 2015
ICAP Futures (Australia) Pty Ltd (ICAP)has paid a total penalty of$50,000 to comply with an infringement notice given to it by the Markets Disciplinary Panel (MDP). The MDP found it had reason to believe that ICAP had contravened section 798H(1) ...
We’re All Hedge Funds Now, Part 2: Tech Startups and Nigerian Bonds
March 27th, 2015
Watching formerly risk-averse investors adapt to a negative interest rate world is almost as much fun as watching Europe try to keep Greece and Germany in the same financial family. In each case, success depends on all the parties ...
Greek finance minister’s letter to the Eurogroup
February 24th, 2015
Following is the text of Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis‘s letter to Eurogroup President Jeroen Dijsselbloem outlining Greece’s proposed reforms. “Dear President of the Eurogroup, In the Eurogroup of 20 February 2015 the Greek government was invited to present ...
Foreign Investment Key To India’s Energy Future
November 7th, 2014
For a country of the size and complexity of India, there can be no easy solution to a problem as fundamental as giving the whole country access to steady power. With coal contributing about 60% to Indian power generation, ...
French government gives green light for GE-Alstom deal
November 5th, 2014
The French government gave the green light on Wednesday for General Electric’s (GE.N) planned 12.4 billion euro ($15.6 billion) purchase of most of Alstom’s (ALSO.PA) power business. Economy Minister Emmanuel Macron said in a statement that the government would ...
Six Dow stocks actually up today
October 16th, 2014
Believe it or not — there are six huge U.S. stocks escaping the pain There are six stocks in the Dow Jones industrial average, including Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), DuPont (DD) and General Electric (GE) that are up Wednesday, ...
Gas Natural of Spain offers to buy Utility in Chile
October 13th, 2014
The company said in a regulatory filing that it was offering $7.93 a share, or $3.3 billion. As part of the offer, it said that shareholders that control 54.19 percent of the company had already agreed to sell their ...
