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5 Tax-saving Tips for Entrepreneurs
May 26th, 2016
Being employed at an organization doesn’t have the costs and risks that self-employment or entrepreneurship has. For most entrepreneurs, all those risks that could adversely affect your business or might eventually lead it into the right direction going forward. If you ...
$175 Million Penalty for Citibank
May 26th, 2016
CFTC Orders Citibank, N.A. and Japanese Affiliates to Pay $175 Million Penalty for Attempted Manipulation of Yen LIBOR and Euroyen TIBOR, and False Reporting of Euroyen TIBOR and U.S. Dollar LIBOR Citibank, N.A. Has Been Subject to Three CFTC ...
HSI, Nikkei lead gains as most Asian markets advance
May 25th, 2016
Asia markets mostly closed higher on Wednesday, with Hong Kong leading gains and several major indexes advancing more than 1 percent each. Japan’s Nikkei 225 closed up 258.59 points, or 1.57 percent, at 16,757.35, with shares receiving an additional boost from ...
Eurozone finance ministers are set to discuss easing Greece’s debt burden
May 23rd, 2016
Greek lawmakers on Sunday (22 May) adopted another batch of controversial spending cuts and tax hikes, two days before a crunch eurozone meeting expected to unlock the next tranche of much-needed bailout funds for the debt-ridden nation. The 7,000-page ...
The Endgame
May 18th, 2016
And how we got here There is a growing fear in financial and monetary circles that there is something deeply wrong with the global economy. Publicly, officials and practitioners alike have become confused by policy failures, and privately, occasionally ...
Exit from the MoU: What does it mean for Cyprus?
May 12th, 2016
On March 31st, 2016 the Cyprus government has officially exited the MoU with Troika after a three-year period. During this time, Cyprus has received around €7.2 billion (out of a total of €10 billion available) with a very low ...
Lifting sanctions on Iran opens up business opportunities
May 9th, 2016
Economic sanctions have cost Iran an estimated $120 billion (€105 billion) since 2012, primarily in lost oil and gas revenues. That equates to about 30 per cent of the economy of the second-largest country in the Middle East after ...
Central European economies not performing up to potential, IMF warns
May 6th, 2016
Falling productivity, low investment, and high migration are withholding central, eastern and southern European economies from returning to their pre-crisis potential, the International Monetary Fund has warned. In its economic outlook for the region, the fund said that the ...
A Currency War Battle That Europe and Japan Can’t Afford To Lose
May 5th, 2016
The dollar is tanking lately. From a high of around 100 in December, the dollar index — which measures USD against a basket of foreign currencies — is down about 8%, and the decline is steepening. In counterintuitive currency ...
Taking the petro out of the dollar
May 4th, 2016
Saudi Arabia has been in the news recently for several interconnected reasons. Underlying it all is a spendthrift country that is rapidly becoming insolvent. While the House of Saud remains strongly resistant to change, a mixture of reality and ...
