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UAE stocks get off lightly as global rout persists
August 25th, 2015
UAE investors helped local equities escape relatively unscathed yesterday, even as plummeting Chinese stocks and additional pressure on oil prices provoked a further global sell-off of shares. China’s Shanghai Composite plunged 8.4 per cent yesterday, despite a move by ...
Global tech IPO market surges 57% in second quarter
August 25th, 2015
The global technology IPO market continued to exhibit its strength in the second quarter, with 36 IPOs and total proceeds of US$6.2 billion, according to PwC’s Global Technology IPO Review. The number of offerings marked a 57% increase over the ...
Brent Crude Falls Below $45 for First Time Since 2009 on Surplus
August 24th, 2015
Oil in London slid below $45 a barrel for the first time since March 2009 on concerns Chinese demand is slowing just as supplies from the U.S. and Iran threaten to swell a global surplus. Brent futures fell as ...
Increasing tax revenues is crucial to development in emerging Asian economies
August 24th, 2015
Increasing tax revenues and ensuring sustainable domestic resource mobilisation will be critical as emerging Asian economies seek to boost the provision of public goods and services and improve economic growth and living standards. Revenue Statistics in Asian Countries: Trends ...
UAE open to meeting Indian oil demand – UAE economy minister
August 20th, 2015
The United Arab Emirates is open to meeting any demand for oil from India, the Gulf OPEC member’s economy minister Sultan bin Saeed al-Mansouri told Reuters on Monday. Mansouri was speaking after meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, ...
Derivatives markets see oil prices to stay low for years to come
August 20th, 2015
Oil prices will stay low for years to come, derivatives markets say, keeping a lid on inflation and helping boost global growth. Oil has more than halved in value over the last year, thanks to huge oversupply, and many ...
Law firms head to the banks as lawyers target expansion
August 19th, 2015
Lending tops £7.3bn as firms borrow to fund M&A, overseas offices, and lateral hires Long-term lending to UK law firms has risen by 28 per cent over the last four years to £7.35bn, as firms compete to capture a ...
CFTC Issues Order of Exemption from Registration as a Derivatives Clearing Organization to ASX Clear (Futures) Pty Limited
August 19th, 2015
First Order of its Kind Issued by the Commission The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission) issued an order of exemption from registration as a derivatives clearing organization (DCO) to ASX Clear (Futures) Pty Limited (ASX). The order is ...
Europe: When the Macro Overshadows the Micro
August 17th, 2015
Christian Thimann currently works with the French investment bank AXA while also holding an academic position at the Paris School of Economics. However, from 2008 to 2013 he was Director General and Adviser to the President at the European ...
Saudi money market turmoil shows bank jitters over bond issues
August 17th, 2015
Longer-term money rates, dollar/riyal forwards surge Banks easily absorb last week’s sovereign bond issue Multi-year issuance programme could be different Official secrecy around bond plans adds to jitters Some see eventual pressure on FX peg, but CDS show no ...
