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Vietnam Says China Backing Down In Oil Rig Dispute
July 17th, 2014
A leading Vietnamese military officer said July 16 that China’s decision to remove a huge oil rig from waters claimed by both countries shows that it is backing down in a dispute that has raged since May. Maj. Gen. ...
Global airline CEOs upbeat on revenue growth prospects: survey
July 17th, 2014
Airlines are confident that their industry will boost revenue over the next year and consider joint ventures a more viable growth driver than mergers, a PricewaterhouseCoopers survey of nearly 40 chief executive officers at carriers worldwide finds. The report ...
Croatian Bank forecasts signs of economic recovery in 2015
July 16th, 2014
The Council of the Croatian National Bank discussed the latest economic developments and forecasts, as well as the financial stability analysis, and adopted the monetary policy projection for the forthcoming period. As shown by available indicators and estimates of ...
Trafigura Targets $8B India Metals Market With Online Store
July 16th, 2014
Switzerland-based Trafigura has launched an online store in India to sell aluminum, copper and other metals, seeking a slice of the $8 billion market and becoming the first big commodities trader to cater to hordes of small manufacturers dotting ...
Unemployment in Britain Falls to 6.5 Percent
July 16th, 2014
British workers’ earnings grew at the slowest rate on record in the three months to May, one gauge showed, even as unemployment fell further, giving the Bank of England pause for thought as it prepares to start raising interest ...
ICAEW edges closer to approved regulator status
July 16th, 2014
The representative body for chartered accountants has inched another step closer to gaining the authority to license alternative business structures (ABSs). Parliament agreed yesterday that the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) has an appropriate appeals ...
South Africa’s Davis Committee Proposes Tax Reforms For SMEs
July 16th, 2014
The Davis Tax Committee (DTC), which was set up by the South African Ministry of Finance in July 2013 to make recommendations for possible tax reforms, has issued an updated report for public comment, covering issues regarding the taxation ...
CoinPip Supports Merchants Internationally
July 16th, 2014
Singapore-based bitcoin payment solution CoinPip Pte Ltd has been working tirelessly to make accepting digital currency even easier for its clients and for merchants in over 122 countries. Using CoinPip’s recently updated system, merchants can now instantly convert their ...
Bank of China Hires in Hong Kong as High-Yield Bond Trade Starts
July 16th, 2014
Bank of China Ltd. is hiring traders and sales people in Hong Kong as it sets up a high-yield bond-trading platform to boost market share and cement its position as one of Asia’s top 10 debt underwriters. Surging sales ...
The Inverted World of Mobile Capital
July 16th, 2014
A growing number of American companies are seeking to move their legal headquarters abroad by acquiring or merging with foreign companies. In the latest case, Medtronics plans to acquire Irish-based Covidien, a much smaller company spun off by US-based ...