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World GDP is Falling–If Measured at Market Exchange Rates
December 16th, 2015
IMF statistics show that world GDP fell 4.9% from 2014 to 2015 which is almost as severe a drop as occurred from 2008-2009. Check out the bottom rows of Table A1 in the October 2015 issue of the World Economic ...
Here’s how the Fed actually raises interest rates
December 16th, 2015
For the Fed, voting to hike interest rates is the easy part. The tough work begins as U.S. central bank officials implement the right maneuvers to ensure rates go where they want. Essentially, the heavy lifting gets assigned to ...
With change of tone, EU warms to Turkey, Serbia membership bids
December 15th, 2015
The European Union revived Turkey’s membership bid on Monday and opened accession talks with Serbia, showing how a migration crisis and Russia’s presence in the Balkans has prompted the EU to rethink plans to stop expanding. More than a ...
Plus 500:Dividend Declaration
December 15th, 2015
Dividend Declaration Further to the announcement dated 23 November 2015, Plus500 has issued today a press release to inform that the firm declare an interim dividend in respect of the 6 month period to June 2015 of $0.2121 per share, with a total ...
‘Fintech 100’ – Announcing the world’s leading fintech innovators for 2015
December 15th, 2015
China fintech on the rise as ZhongAn tops listtop fintech companies closes 31 October; Overall fintech investment expected to jump 66% to over US$20bn in 2015. Fintech Innovators, a collaboration between fintech investment firm, H2 Ventures and KPMG Fintech, today ...
EU: Maximising the contribution of the European Structural and Investment Funds to the Commission’s priorities
December 15th, 2015
The Commission adopted a Communication on the contribution of the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESI Funds) to the EU’s growth strategy, the Investment Plan and the Commission’s priorities over the next decade. The Commission adopted a Communication on the contribution ...
Samsung appeals Apple patent ‘windfall’ ruling to U.S. Supreme Court
December 15th, 2015
Samsung took to the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday in a last-ditch effort to pare back the more than $548 million in damages it must pay Apple for infringing the patents and designs of the iPhone. Samsung’s petition must ...
Yogi Berra: “When you come to a fork in the road – take it!”
December 14th, 2015
If you are not familiar with the legendary quotes of Yogi Berra, you must be seriously wondering what this headline means. A uniquely successful baseball catcher with the New York Yankees for almost two decades, elected to the Baseball ...
ELITE boosted by 20 New European Companies
December 14th, 2015
20 new companies join ELITE today from across Europe Companies from France, Greece, Romania, Russia among those to join ELITE is London Stock Exchange Group’s international programme for ambitious high growth businesses More than 320 companies, 150 advisors, and ...
Dubai economy picks up with tourist activity on the rise
December 14th, 2015
Dubai’s economy picked up in November as tourist activity increased against the previous month, an economic survey of the emirate shows. The Dubai economy tracker, a survey of business conditions in the emirate, rose to 53.4 in November, up ...
