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Oil edges up on Libya disruptions, but bloated U.S. market still weighs
March 30th, 2017
Oil prices edged up on Thursday, extending two days of increases as supply disruptions in Libya lifted the market, although bloated U.S. crude inventories curbed gains. Prices for front-month Brent crude futures LCOc1, the international benchmark for oil, were ...
The Russian “Laundromat” exposed; how the complex money laundering scheme worked
March 23rd, 2017
Three years after the “Laundromat” was exposed as a criminal financial vehicle to move vast sums of money out of Russia, journalists now know how the complex scheme worked – including who ended up with the $20.8 billion and ...
How powerful is your passport?
March 23rd, 2017
The Henley & Partners Visa Restrictions Index is a global ranking of countries according to the travel freedom that their citizens enjoy. For more than a decade, Henley & Partners has analyzed global visa regulations to present an index ...
What You Do On Your Cell Phone Could Come Back To Haunt You
March 20th, 2017
As far as Big Brother is concerned, nothing that you do on your cell phone is ever private. And if the government really wants to see what is on your cell phone, they are going to get that information ...
Oil prices mark time, set for small weekly rise
March 17th, 2017
Oil prices were little changed in early Asian trade on Friday as the market looked for clues on how effectively OPEC production cuts are working to absorb a global supply overhang. Brent crude was up 5 cents, or 0.1 ...
You can’t imagine how much every person in the world “owe” for the global debt
March 13th, 2017
$21,714 For Every Man, Woman And Child In The World – This Global Debt Bomb Is Ready To Explode According to the International Monetary Fund, global debt has grown to a staggering grand total of 152 trillion dollars. Other ...
Gulf countries companies may face challenges on VAT implepmentation
March 13th, 2017
GCC corporates could face multiple VAT challenges in the short-run The plan to introduce value-added tax in GCC states could create operational risks for companies and put pressure on Ebitda [earnings before income tax, depreciation and amortisation} and cash ...
Biometric Payment Startup Keyo Lets You Pay With Your Palm
March 10th, 2017
You’ve ordered your morning coffee, unloaded all your groceries at the checkout or made it to the front of a long line at the drugstore. You reach for your wallet. Your pocket is empty. Shit. You pat down your ...
Rising demand for chartered accountants in Middle East
March 9th, 2017
As business models become more complex and sophisticated, every enterprise needs qualified professionals to help them invest, develop and grow prudently. Since 1961, The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP) has been playing a pivotal role in meeting ...
Energy Exchange in Europe set to acquire US-based futures exchange
March 6th, 2017
The European Energy Exchange (EEX) and the owners of US-based Nodal Exchange Holdings, LLC have reached an agreement under which EEX will acquire 100% of the equity in Nodal Exchange for a low triple digit million US-Dollar investment. As ...
