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International computer fraud, forgery and money laundering ring dismantled

18th November 2016
On 15 November, prosecutors from the Romanian Territorial Office Valcea of the Directorate for Investigating Organized Crime and Terrorism (DIICOT), acting within a joint investigation team (JIT) set up with the support of Eurojust, carried out an operation concerning an organised crime group (OCG) specialised in computer fraud, forgery and money laundering. A total of […]
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Government Interference has Damaged the Bank Of England for Future Mark Carneys

17th November 2016
Future central bankers in the UK will have to deal with a compromised Bank of England following the government’s intervention in Mark Carney’s management of monetary policy, according to a leading critic of Bank of England policy. Anthony Evans, an economist at ESCP Europe business School in London, says that the government has overstepped its […]
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Doctor CEOs Hinder Innovation in Start-Ups

16th November 2016
Medical doctors with executive roles in medical device start-ups can hinder innovation, finds new research from UCL School of Management and Stanford University, but have a positive impact if they are inventors or board members. The study, accepted for publication in the Academy of Management Journal and funded by InHealth, looked at 231 US surgical […]
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Mobile payments: Boosting emerging markets

14th November 2016
By Ante Ukalovic, CEO, Centili Paying for goods has changed drastically in recent years. Across the globe there is a great need for simple, mobile-driven alternatives to serve an ever-growing demand for digital and virtual services. Whether it is in developed nations, or emerging markets, payment methods have evolved and although cash will not ever […]
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Emerging Market Capital Flows: better but not great in 2017

3rd November 2016
Capital flows to emerging markets should continue to improve gradually in 2017, according to the Institute of International Finance's (IIF) November Capital Flows Report. "After some turbulence earlier this year, we expect the current revival to continue into 2017," said Charles Collyns, managing director and chief economist at the IIF. "Markets have been generally buoyant since […]
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World economy expected to grow by 3.0% in 2016, slowest annual growth rate since the 2009 recession

2nd November 2016
The National Institute of Economic and Social Research's forecast of world output growth this year is unchanged at 3.0 per cent – the slowest annual growth rate since the 2009 recession. World growth is expected to strengthen to 3.2 per cent next year and 3.6 per cent in 2018, but to remain slower than before the […]
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German SMEs most optimistic as international economy responds to Brexit

31st October 2016
Germany’s small businesses are the most optimistic about their own economy according to the inaugural Global Business Monitor report from international business funder, Bibby Financial Services (BFS). Nearly three-quarters (73%) of German SMEs say their national economy is performing well in the global study that surveyed business owners in the US, Germany, UK, Poland, Hong […]
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UK GDP beats expectations

27th October 2016
by Ben Brettell, Senior Economist, Hargreaves Lansdown The UK economy shook off Brexit-related uncertainty to post 0.5% growth in the third quarter. This is down from 0.7% in Q2, but far better than the 0.3% economists had feared. The ONS said there was little evidence thus far of an output shock in the immediate aftermath […]
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The OECD Development Centre , CAF and ECLAC to launch their joint report Latin American Economic Outlook 2017

26th October 2016
The Latin American Economic Outlook 2017 will launch on Friday 28th October at 18:00h at the XXV Ibero-American Summit of Heads of State and Government, in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia. This edition focuses on youth, skills and entrepreneurship for more inclusive and sustainable growth in the region. It provides in-depth analysis of Latin America’s youth […]
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Robynne Sisco - CFO of Workday

24th October 2016
This month Finance Monthly takes a close look at the work and accomplishments of Robynne Sisco - the chief financial officer of the Californian company Workday - a leading provider of enterprise cloud applications for finance and human resources. The company was founded in 2005, with a vision to deliver a modern, cloud-first approach to […]
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Brexit: Calm before the Storm

24th October 2016
By Don Smith Despite a run of better than expected UK economic data since the Brexit vote – including 0.7% second-quarter expansion, beating estimates – financial markets are increasingly concerned about the outlook for the country’s economy and its currency. This can be seen most dramatically in sterling’s plunge on the foreign exchanges, which shows […]
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BWK and PL Investments take an equity stake in SDV-Group

24th October 2016
BWK GmbH Unternehmensbeteiligungsgesellscha­, Stuttgart (BWK), and PL Investments ISA, Luxembourg (PLI), supported by Kieger AG, Zurich as Investment Advisor, have acquired part of the SDV-Group, together with its management team from Christoph Deutsch. BWK and PLI now hold 40 % each of the SDV-Group. The SDV-Group, formed in 1990 in Dresden, manufactures high-quality, individualised printing […]
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