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Oil rises after month of steady decline but oversupply still weighs
August 1st, 2016
Oil rose on Monday, driven by new orders as traders staked out positions at the start of the new month, but the market remains dogged by a crude glut, a flood of refined products, and an economic slowdown. Brent ...
Eurozone GDP growth slows as French economy stalls
July 29th, 2016
Eurozone economic growth halved in the second quarter, but the 19-nation single currency area moved further away from deflation. GDP rose by 0.3% between April and June, in line with expectations but below 0.6% growth in the first quarter. ...
Regulator warns that fake law firms number is on the rise
July 28th, 2016
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has issued an announcement to advise law firms and the public to be vigilant, with reports of bogus firms doubling since 2012. In SRA’s annual Risk Outlook report launched today (25 July), SRA caution that bogus firms ...
FinTech Group and Rocket Internet are working together to create digital banking services in Europe
July 28th, 2016
FinTech Group and Rocket Internet are working together to create digital banking services in Europe Rocket Internet will use liability umbrella and technical infrastructure of FinTech Group’s subsidiaries XCOM AG and Bank biw AG Rocket Internet brings expertise in ...
FTSE 100: Losers of 2015 are Winners of 2016
July 26th, 2016
Mining stocks rose from the bottom to the top in 2016; becoming the biggest FTSE 100 winners of 2016, reversing their losing streak of 2015. Falling commodity prices dragged down mining stocks in 2015, and it is the oil price ...
UK property price slide creates wave of Chinese interest
July 25th, 2016
Interest among Chinese buyers in buying UK property has surged since Britain voted to leave the European Union last month, as the pound’s slide has created opportunities to buy at a discount, the property website juwai.com said on Monday. ...
Which is the next hotspot to attarct investors interest in UAE?
July 25th, 2016
UAE-based companies with more than 50 staff are now required to provide free housing for workers earning less than $544 per month. Worker housing projects in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are expected to draw increased interest from investors ...
Nigeria: Attracting foreign investors to the forex market
July 25th, 2016
Feelers from last week’s foreign investment road-show by Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) indicated that Nigeria’s finances and the economy as a whole may be headed to its worst external sector positions. The foreign investors have told the apex ...
Precious Metals Slide on Stronger Dollar Before Fed as Yen Drops
July 25th, 2016
Ringgit falls sixth day to lead Asian currency declines Turkish stocks climb after steepest weekly drop since 2008 The dollar’s strength weighed on precious metals as investors looked toward central bank meetings this week in the U.S. and Japan. European ...
International tourism on the rise; What is the increase by region
July 21st, 2016
2016 started on a strong note for international tourism. International tourist arrivals grew by 5% between January and April 2016 according to the latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer. Results were robust across almost all subregions and many destinations reported ...