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Dubai private sector growth hits five-year low amid ‘travel and tourism contraction’
November 9th, 2015
Dubai’s private sector recorded its slowest growth in more than five years last month. Expansion of business activity was at a 68-month low with a slowdown in the travel and tourism sector particularly prominent, according to the Emirates NBD ...
Big four accountants ‘quietly’ threatening mid-tier law firms
November 9th, 2015
The resurgence of mid-tier law firms is about to come under pressure from ‘intense competition’ from the big accountancy firms entering the legal market. A report published today by the Royal Bank of Scotland says mid-market law firms had ...
Spain: EUR 10 million loan under InnovFin for Danobat RDI activities
November 9th, 2015
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a EUR 10 million agreement with Danobat S. Coop. for its RDI activities in the field of machine tools. EIB Vice-President Román Escolano and DanobatGroup’s CEO Iñigo Ucín Azcue signed the finance ...
IMF’s Lagarde Discusses Economic Challenges with GCC Countries
November 9th, 2015
Ms. Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), issued the following statement today at the conclusion of a meeting in Qatar with the finance ministers and central bank governors of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)1 : “I ...
Nikkei, Shanghai outperform lackluster Asia
November 9th, 2015
Asian stocks diverged on Monday, with markets in China and Japan leaping to their highest levels since August 21 while other regional bourses wobbled after below-view trade figures released at the weekend from China. October exports fell 6.9 percent from a ...
The end-point in financial credit
November 6th, 2015
Since the 1980s, markets have had to adapt to a world of infinite credit. Of course, this credit has not been available to everyone: it has been principally deployed in favour of governments, financial markets, and big business. It ...
EU Commission: Autumn 2015 Economic Forecast
November 5th, 2015
Autumn 2015 Economic Forecast: Moderate recovery despite challenges The economic recovery in the euro area and the European Union as a whole is now in its third year. It should continue at a modest pace next year despite more ...
Bank of England maintains Bank Rate at 0.5%
November 5th, 2015
The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) sets monetary policy in order to meet the 2% inflation target and in a way that helps to sustain growth and employment. At its meeting ending on 4 November 2015, the MPC ...
Law firms consider deal to create a leading global law firm
November 5th, 2015
Pacific Rim Powerhouse: Dentons, 大成, Gadens and Rodyk & Davidson consider deal to create the Pacific Rim’s leading global law firm The global law firm Dentons, the Chinese firm 大成, the Singapore firm Rodyk & Davidson, and the Australian ...
Snapshots of Well-Being Across High-Income Countries
November 4th, 2015
Well-being is a multidimensional concept, for countries as well as for individuals. Thus, in the recent OECD report “How’s Life 2015: Measuring Well-Being,” the emphasis goes well beyond basic one-dimensional measures of well-being like per capita GDP and offers comparisons ...
