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$100 Trillion by 2025: the Digital Dividend for Society and Business

3rd February 2016
The “combined value” to society and industry of the digitization that is already occurring in every industry could generate upwards of $100 trillion over the next 10 years, with society set to gain more than business. However, this transformation also brings with it risk, according to new research by the World Economic Forum. With digitization […]
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Barclays and Credit Suisse fined a total of $154 million for dark pool trading operations

2nd February 2016
Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today announced that Barclays Capital Inc. and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC will pay a combined $154.3 million to the State of New York and the SEC to settle investigations into false statements and omissions made in connection with the marketing of their respective dark pools and other high-speed electronic […]
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Mexico Bent on Structural Reforms Despite Oil Price Fall

2nd February 2016
“Low oil prices will not prevent, will not limit, will not stop energy reform,” Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto told participants at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos. The oil and gas sector, previously dominated by state-owned Pemex, will continue to be opened to domestic and foreign investors. In December 2015, 51 companies […]
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Keeping the Web ‘Worldwide’: Report Highlights Risk of Internet Fragmentation

1st February 2016
Concern has been growing over the past two years that the global public Internet is in danger of splintering into a series of bordered cyberspace segments. Troubling trends have emerged that could endanger the openness and consistency of the Internet’s underlying infrastructure and erect barriers to some of the content and transactions it conveys. Unfortunately, […]
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Bank of Japan introduces a negative interest rate of -0.1%

29th January 2016
Shares in Japan jumped today following a surprising decision from the Bank of Japan to introduce a negative interest-rate policy. The aim is to encourage bank lending and drive up inflation. The Nikkei Stock Average finished up 2.8% at 17518.3 as a result, after an oscillating session as investors tried to interpret the news. The […]
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Lifting of Sanctions Offers Iran Potential for Growth Surge and Increased Investment

29th January 2016
Analysts taking part in the World Economic Forum estimate that with the lifting of sanctions on Iran under the nuclear deal agreed last year, the Iranian economy could grow by above 5% in 2016 and has the potential to average 8% over the next five years. Mohammad Agha Nahavandian, Chief of Staff of the Presidency […]
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China’s Economy Is on Track, Assures Vice-President Li

28th January 2016
Li Yuanchao, Vice-President of the People's Republic of China, reassured participants at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos that the world’s second-largest economy will remain an important driving force for global economic growth. Li declared that China has entered a “new normal” of steady rather than speedy growth. “Despite the volatility in the […]
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SBRC and RBS Workshops Take on Financial Crime

28th January 2016
Police Scotland and the Scottish Government’s business resilience delivery arm has teamed up with the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) to help further protect customers from the growing threat of fraud. Experts from the Scottish Business Resilience Centre (SBRC) recently held workshops with RBS employees to open a dialogue about the complex issues facing banks, […]
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A quarter of the UK will use technology companies for half their banking needs or more by 2020

27th January 2016
A major shift in UK banking behaviour can be expected over the next five years, according to a report, The future of finance: how technology is democratising the financial services sector, launched today by TransferWise. People are ready and willing to consider financial technology alternatives to their bank. 65% of UK adults already say that […]
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Leaders of Divided Cyprus Shine a Ray of Hope in the Region

27th January 2016
In an unprecedented joint appearance at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, Nicos Anastasiades, President of Cyprus and Greek Cypriot Leader, and Mustafa Akıncı, Turkish-Cypriot Leader, shone a ray of hope in a region roiled by turmoil and uncertainty. Both leaders have been engaged in intense negotiations over the course of 2015 to find a […]
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Prime Minister Cameron Determined to Secure Future of UK in Reformed EU

26th January 2016
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom David Cameron today reiterated his determination to secure the future of the UK in a reformed European Union. This would be “the best outcome for Britain and the best outcome for Europe,” he said. Cameron outlined four key areas where he needs to see progress in Brussels in order […]
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Five Million Jobs by 2020: the Real Challenge of the Fourth Industrial Revolution

26th January 2016
The Fourth Industrial Revolution, which includes developments in previously disjointed fields such as artificial intelligence and machine-learning, robotics, nanotechnology, 3-D printing, and genetics and biotechnology, will cause widespread disruption not only to business models but also to labour markets over the next five years, with enormous change predicted in the skill sets needed to thrive […]
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