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Osborne moves to cut spending to 1930s levels in dramatic autumn statement
December 4th, 2014
The chancellor, George Osborne, has set out dramatic plans to move Britain from the red into the black that will see public spending as a percentage of GDP fall to its lowest level since the 1930s and could require ...
Australia probes bitcoin crime links as currency craves legitimacy
December 3rd, 2014
A top Australian law enforcement agency is investigating bitcoin’s role in organized crime, a senior official said, just as politicians and financial regulators embrace the digital currency as a legitimate part of modern business. The investigation into bitcoin’s crime ...
Russia warns of recession in 2015
December 2nd, 2014
The Russian government has warned the economy will fall into recession next year as Western sanctions, in response to its role in eastern Ukraine, and falling oil prices begin to bite. Russia’s economic development ministry estimates the economy will ...
Bitcoin Fund Manager Faces HSBC Account Closure
December 2nd, 2014
Global Advisors, a firm based in Jersey that manages the first regulated bitcoin fund, has been served notice by its bank, HSBC. The firm said it received a notice from HSBC indicating that the company’s bank account would be ...
UK passes tough new transparency law for oil, gas and mining companies
December 1st, 2014
A historic law came into force in the UK today that will help fight poverty and corruption in resource-rich but poor countries said Global Witness, which has been campaigning for such measures for over 16 years. The new rules ...
Moody’s downgrades Japan on debt worries
December 1st, 2014
Moody’s Investors Service today downgraded the Government of Japan’s debt rating by one notch to A1 from Aa3. The outlook is stable. The key drivers for the downgrade are the following: Heightened uncertainty over the achievability of fiscal deficit ...
PwC urges SME boosts, innovation in 2015 budget
December 1st, 2014
Measures to reduce the burdens of small and medium enterprises (SMEs), ease the risk of investing in intellectual property and lessen the strain on the old will help Singapore to lay the foundation for the next 50 years, the ...
Cyprus Airways through the eyes of potential investors
November 28th, 2014
The sale process of Cyprus Airways (CAIR) has been put on hold waiting for the results of the European Commission investigation on the legality of the aid package of EUR 103m, which was provided by the Cyprus government to ...
UK’s first Shari’ah-compliant Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS)
November 28th, 2014
IFAAS, the international Islamic finance consultancy and Portillion Capital have launched the UK’s first Shariah compliant Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme fund. The Portillion Capital Shariah Compliant SEIS Fund (SEIS Fund) is available to investors immediately; however, the first tranche ...
Yen Falls Toward Seven-Year Low as Spending Slides; Aussie Drops
November 28th, 2014
The yen tumbled toward a seven-year low and two-year Japanese government bond yields slid below zero after data showed household spending fell and inflation slowed. The yen headed for a monthly loss of at least 1.6 percent against all ...
