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Saudi banks unruffled by Greece-euro crisis
July 6th, 2015
Saudi Arabia‘s banking system remains largely insulated from the ongoing events in the euro zone, with high levels of liquidity and solid capitalization ratios, say top economists in the Kingdom. Their reaction came as early results from the referendum ...
Trillion-Dollar Stock Managers See Chaos on Greek ‘No’ Vote
July 6th, 2015
It shouldn’t have gotten this far. That’s the view of equity managers overseeing more than $3.7 trillion, who say the game of chicken between Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and creditors threatens lasting damage to a European stock rally ...
Greece No vote: Oil prices tumble
July 6th, 2015
Oil prices fell sharply early on Monday after Greece rejected austerity measures demanded in return for bailout money and as China rolled out an unprecedented series of steps to prevent a full-blown stock market crash. The result of the ...
Stocks, euro staggered by Greece; China rescue in doubt
July 6th, 2015
Asian stocks hit a six-month trough and the euro stumbled on Monday after a Greek vote against austerity measures endangered its future in the single currency and raised the risk of a full-blown crisis in the euro zone. A ...
Codename Citicoin: Banking giant built three internal blockchains to test Bitcoin technology
July 3rd, 2015
Citigroup, the global advisor of multi-nationals and governments, has been using its scale and reach in some surprising ways, such as conducting transactions on mobiles without bank accounts in Kenya, and developing blockchains within the bank and test-coins to ...
Greek meltdown has UAE tour operators scrambling for holiday alternatives
July 2nd, 2015
As the Greek debt crisis drags on, scaring away potential visitors, tour operators in the UAE are looking at alternative destinations for the summer. The Mediterranean nation is technically in arrears after having missed its €1.6 billion (Dh6.52bn) payment ...
10 things they’re not telling you about the Greek crisis
July 2nd, 2015
People from different countries, economists, politicians, professors are speaking about the Greek crisis and what is right and what is wrong about it. Everybody express their opinion and everybody seems to be right. Why this is happening and who ...
How Investors Should React to the Greek Crisis
July 2nd, 2015
Step one: Don’t panic. Even from afar, it’s hard for U.S. investors to ignore the Greek economic crisis, which continues to roil global markets. After Greece saw its bailout funds expire Tuesday—and became the first developed country to fail ...
Asian stocks gain as US data eclipses Greek risk
July 2nd, 2015
Asian stocks were higher on Thursday as strong U.S. payroll data overshadowed worries about Greek debt. KEEPING SCORE: Japan’s Nikkei 225 rose 1.2 percent to 20,564.59 while South Korea’s Kospi added 0.4 percent to 2,106.20. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng ...
Top Stories of the day July 01
July 1st, 2015
1. Playtech is pleased to announce that its subsidiary, TradeFX Limited (“TradeFX”), has entered into a share acquisition agreement under the terms of which it will acquire the entire issued share capital of Ava Trade, an online B2C CFD ...
