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Europe rebounds as Ukraine rebels hand over black boxes
July 22nd, 2014
European markets rode a global rebound in risk appetite on Tuesday helped by the first signs of cooperation from Ukraine’s pro-Russian separatists over the downed Malaysian Airlines plane. After days of uncertainty, a train carrying the remains of some ...
Hong Kong Leads Asian Equities Higher
July 22nd, 2014
Asian stocks advanced, with the regional benchmark index on course for its highest close in six years, as investors bet rising tensions in Ukraine over the shooting down of a jetliner won’t curb global economic growth. Aluminum Corp. of ...
Key questions for audit committees to ask about internal audit
July 22nd, 2014
An effective relationship between the audit committee and internal auditors is fundamental to the success of the internal audit function. It has become increasingly important for audit committees to assess whether internal auditors are monitoring critical controls and identifying ...
National Bank of Bahrain net profit up 7.4 per cent to BHD 28.74 million
July 22nd, 2014
The Bank recorded a Net Profit of BHD 28.74 million ($76.44 million) for the six months ended 30 June 2014 compared to BHD 26.77 million ($71.20 million) for the corresponding period of the previous year, an increase of 7.4 ...
Gold Posts Slight Gains on Ukraine Plane Crash, Gaza Hostilites
July 21st, 2014
Gold prices have moved slightly higher on Monday, as fighting rages in Gaza and tensions increase in Ukraine. In the European session, the spot price stands at $1316.03 per ounce. On the release front, there are no US releases ...
Russian Billionaires in ‘Horror’ as Putin Risks Isolation
July 21st, 2014
Russia’s richest businessmen are increasingly frantic that President Vladimir Putin’s policies in Ukraine will lead to crippling sanctions and are too scared of reprisal to say so publicly, billionaires and analysts said. If Putin doesn’t move to end the ...
Julius Baer expects to settle U.S. tax case in months
July 21st, 2014
Julius Baer (BAER.VX) expects to strike a deal with U.S. authorities in a matter of months to settle a criminal investigation into the Swiss bank’s role in helping wealthy Americans evade their taxes, its chief executive said on Monday. ...
EU, Fiji To Implement Interim Pacific EPA
July 21st, 2014
On July 18, Fiji notified its decision to apply the interim Pacific Region Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA), which provides for duty and quota free access into the European Union (EU) for all products from the countries concerned. Three of ...
Technical Analysis GBP/USD grinds lower
July 21st, 2014
Pair’s Outlook There are less and less arguments in favour of a rally. First, the currency pair has been failing to make any meaningful progress for the last three weeks. Second, there is a decreasing number of technical indicators ...
UAB announces net profit of AED 328 million for H1 2014
July 21st, 2014
UAB, recently recognized as the fastest growing bank in the region, announces a net profit of AED 328 million for the first six months of the year, an increase of 26 per cent over H1 2013. Sheikh Faisal Bin ...
