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SINK OR SWIM. HOW RESILIENT ARE GCC BANKS COMPARED TO THEIR WESTERN COUNTERPART? ARE THERE ANY SIGNS OF SUBSIDENCE IN THE SECTOR?

Rajeev Patel, director, Transaction  Services, Deloitte Middle East The global banking sector has in...

14th January, 2014

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2014 PREDICTIONS: FRANK INVESTMENTS

Tensions between France and Germany will produce the next Eurozone ‘wobble’ as the results of the EC...

12th January, 2014

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CHINESE BUSINESS CONFIDENCE HIGHEST FOR TWO YEARS

MNI China Business Indicator Rose to 58.4 in December from 53.3 in November Business confidence amon...

3rd January, 2014

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Banking

ECB STRESS-TESTING: BANKING ON FAILURE?

Many financial commentators foretold the recent plight of the Eurozone believing it inevitable in an...

18th December, 2013

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UK AND JAPANESE EQUITIES TO DRIVE MULTI ASSET RETURNS INTO 2014

Equities to outperform bonds as the economic recovery continues across the world UK economic data ha...

13th December, 2013

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WHY THE ECB IS LIKELY TO BE FORCED TO EASE MONETARY POLICY AGAIN AS INFLATION DECELERATES

By David J. Powell, author of The Trader’s Guide to the Euro Area A deceleration of inflation is lik...

15th November, 2013

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CALLING ALL ACQUIRERS TO THE RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE MARKET

Alex Maddox, Director of Business Origination and Development, Acenden Over the last year, the UK’s...

12th November, 2013

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UPDATE ON THE PORTUGUESE ECONOMY

The latest indicators reported for the Portuguese economy show a more positive evolution, which resu...

14th October, 2013

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mobb mobile payments intro

This is an introduction video showing how to use the mobb service. mobb is a mobile payment service...

9th October, 2013

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mobb ATM registration

This video explains the registration of cards using the ATM. mobb is a mobile payment service that o...

9th October, 2013

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mobb POS payment 3

This video demonstrates how to make a POS payment without a card and PIN. mobb is a mobile payment s...

9th October, 2013

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THE EURO IS OVER-VALUED, A CORRECTION TO TAKE PLACE?

By Ronnie Chopra, TradeNext The Euro is still trading above 1.35 against the US dollar as political...

1st October, 2013