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The Rise and Fall of the Cypriot Economy (Part 1)
October 16th, 2014
Part 1 – Blue Skies, Growth & Wealth Development The Cypriot economy has had its fair share of ups and downs over the past 60 years since the island gained independence from the United Kingdom. The purpose of this ...
Democracy or Idiocracy?
October 9th, 2014
In Cyprus, we live in a democracy characterised by government by the people and/or their elected representatives: constitutional guarantees, free and fair elections, a parliament of elected members, separation of legislature and the executive, an independent judiciary, and so ...
IG Group obtains License for Swiss Banking Business
October 6th, 2014
IG Group Holdings Plc, the U.K. spread-betting firm, is set to start operations in Geneva, close to the private banks it hopes to win as customers. The London-based company chose Geneva partly because many institutional customers it wants to ...
When the carnival is over: Australia’s surprising G20 legacy
October 6th, 2014
The genesis of the G20 is a tale of two crises. The first — the Asian financial crisis — led to the creation of the G20 as a meeting of finance ministers and central bank governors from 19 of ...
Why is Cyprus Tourism Failing?
October 2nd, 2014
World tourism is the one industry that does not seem to have been affected by the financial crisis. Tourist arrivals to various global destinations have grown steadily. The numerous upbeat statements of the Cyprus Tourist Organization (CTO) give the ...
IRS Warns Banks Of FATCA-Linked Identify Theft Attempts
September 26th, 2014
The Internal Revenue Service issued that it does not require foreign financial companies and institutions to provide information on account holders by phone, fax, or email under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act. The statement comes after the emergence ...
GSK China consumer healthcare unit linked to DOJ probe in 2012
September 9th, 2014
A U.S. anti-bribery probe into GlaxoSmithKline Plc (GSK.L) touched on the firm’s Chinese consumer healthcare business in 2012, internal documents show, suggesting the drugmaker’s compliance problems in China could go wider than previously revealed. GSK confirmed it had conducted ...
Fed’s Powell says alternative to Libor needed
September 5th, 2014
The U.S. Federal Reserve will accelerate its search for a substitute to the Libor benchmark interest rate to stave off what would be “a horrible mess” if the current system collapses with no alternative, Fed Governor Jerome Powell said ...
Wells chief warns on mortgage lending
August 27th, 2014
The chief executive of Wells Fargo has warned that the biggest US mortgage provider will avoid providing home loans to people with lower credit scores unless federal authorities reduce the threat that the banks will bear the costs for ...
FSMA warns against unauthorised binary and forex firms
August 25th, 2014
The Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) issued a warning informing the public against the activities of various providers of binary options and forex products. The following foreign companies are offering these highly risky investment instruments in Belgium without ...
