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OECD downgrades global growth outlook
February 19th, 2016
Achieving strong growth in the global economy remains elusive, with only a modest recovery in advanced economies and slower activity in emerging markets, according to the OECD’s latest Interim Economic Outlook. The world economy is likely to expand no faster ...
Why the Chinese Yuan Will Lose 30% of its Value
February 19th, 2016
The stark truth is nobody wants yuan any more. The U.S. dollar (USD) has gained over 35% against major currencies since 2011. China’s government has pegged its currency, the yuan (renminbi) to the USD for many years. Until mid-2005, ...
VimpelCom will pay to resolve probes in the second largest global anti-corruption settlement in history
February 19th, 2016
Amsterdam-based telecommunications operator VimpelCom Ltd on Thursday said it would pay $795 million (£555 million) to resolve U.S. and Dutch probes into a bribery scheme in Uzbekistan, in the second largest global anti-corruption settlement in history. The settlement was ...
Google Isn’t Paying the ‘Google Tax’
February 19th, 2016
Close to four years ago, Europe began to notice that some of the world’s biggest technology companies were paying minimal tax on the billions of dollars they earned across the continent. Among those the U.K. and other governments criticized ...
The Central Bank of the I.R. of Iran announced that SWIFT completes the on-boarding process for Iranian banks
February 18th, 2016
Following the historic event of implementation of Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) agreed by the 5+1 countries on January 16th 2016, the Central Bank of the I.R. of Iran started the plan of SWIFT rejoining process for all Iranian ...
MOEX improves clearing of OTC derivatives
February 17th, 2016
Beginning 15 February 2016, the Moscow Exchange Standardised OTC Derivatives Market will offer new types of centrally cleared OTC transactions, FX swaps and FX forwards. These will be in addition to already available central counterparty (CCP) cleared OTC interest ...
Brent crude and WTI: Oil prices waver as Iran casts doubt on production cut deal
February 17th, 2016
Oil prices wavered this morning, dipping in and out of the red, as speculation swirled around oil markets over whether a deal between Saudi Arabia and Russia to freeze output at January levels would lead to a broader production ...
7 Asian Banks Investigating Bitcoin and Blockchain Tech
February 17th, 2016
Until recently, there was a noticeable lack of interest in bitcoin and the blockchain among the financial institutions of Asia. In fact, banks there were more likely to be issuing warnings about digital currencies than getting involved in any related activity. It was the fall of Mt Gox in ...
The UAE is offering India free oil
February 16th, 2016
UAE will stock 6 million barrels of oil in one compartment of Mangalore facility. Of this, 0.5 million tonnes will belong to India and it can use it in emergencies. In a first of its kind deal, UAE’s national ...
Last Wave on Libor: CFTC Likely to Charge Multiple Banks for Rate Rigging
February 16th, 2016
Citigroup, HSBC are among firms targeted by regulators, according to people close to the probe American banks have so far escaped the billions of dollars in fines that have been levied by U.S. and British regulators leading a global ...
