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Western firms invest billions in Russia as economy returns to growth
November 24th, 2016
A number of large Western corporations are increasing investment in Russia, with the country’s economy recovering from its deep decline, according to Bloomberg. Global retailers like Sweden’s IKEA and France’s Leroy Merlin have started pouring billions of dollars into ...
PwC: Ireland Most Effective Place In EU To Pay Business Taxes
November 23rd, 2016
Ireland remains the most effective country in the EU in which to pay business taxes, according to the latest PwC/World Bank Paying Taxes survey. The report covered 189 economies worldwide, and considered all taxes paid by businesses. It analyzed ...
Asia stocks at one-week highs on U.S. cues; oil jumps
November 22nd, 2016
Asian stocks rose to one-week highs, helped by solid overnight gains on Wall Street, though investors were wary of chasing prices higher until President-elect Donald Trump picks his economic team. Oil extended gains. Crude oil climbed in Asian trading ...
The UK and China have reached a new fintech agreement
November 16th, 2016
In the latest example of cross-border cooperation between governments on fintech, the UK and China agreed to form a fintech bridge on Thursday, as part of a series of new measures to strengthen economic ties between the countries. The UK already has ...
Law firms to combine and create a global law firm with 1,000 lawyers across US, Europe and china
November 14th, 2016
Arnold & Porter LLP and Kaye Scholer LLP today announced the two firms have agreed to combine effective January 1, 2017 to become Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP. This strategic combination brings together renowned regulatory expertise, sophisticated litigation ...
Fintech start-ups in Europe to get up to €1.6bn in funding from EIF
November 11th, 2016
The European Commission (EC) has pledged up to €400 million to the European Investment Fund’s (EIF) new fund-of-funds – for the money to be spent on start-ups in Europe, including in the fintech space. The EC has also said ...
How America’s new president will affect the global economy
November 10th, 2016
From trade war with China to jobs turmoil in Mexico, Trump’s reign will pose new threats to already fragile world economy Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential elections will have implications for the whole global economy. Mexico America’s ...
Asian Shares Jump With Metals as Trump Reassessed; Kiwi Weakens
November 10th, 2016
Stock gains led by raw-materials producers as copper jumps Australian 10-year debt yield surges more than 20 basis points Stocks in Asia rebounded from their steepest slide since Brexit, industrial metals surged and regional bonds tumbled after Donald Trump’s ...
Global Markets Rocked as Traders See Likelihood of Trump Victory
November 9th, 2016
S&P 500 futures tumble by 5% limit as Mexican peso plunges Gold jump by most since 2009, surging with yen, Treasuries Global markets were thrown into disarray as results from the U.S. election indicated that Donald Trump may prevail ...
Asian Shares Gain as FBI Clears Clinton
November 7th, 2016
Equity markets rallied, a sign that investors believe a victory for Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton is now more likely Tuesday Asian share markets were broadly higher Monday, with the dollar surging after the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation stood ...
