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GLOBAL AMERICAN EXPRESS/CFO SURVEY REVEALS A RETURN TO PROSPERITY IS FINALLY ON THE HORIZON FOR UK PLC

2014 sees a surge in economic optimism amongst UK CFOs with 93% anticipating modest to substantial e...

12th June, 2014

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INVESTOR CONFIDENCE IN EMERGING MARKETS HAS RETURNED FOR THREE MAIN REASONS

Investor confidence in emerging markets is at its highest level for more than a year, according to o...

4th June, 2014

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EMIR AND THE FX MARKET

Alistair Cotton, head of corporate dealing at Currencies Direct 9thMay marks a key point in bringing...

13th May, 2014

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Can The Optimism Continue For the Global Economy in 2014?

Watch Doug Porter, Deputy Chief Economist and Managing Director of BMO Capital Markets discuss how t...

8th May, 2014

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HIGH-NET-WORTH INVESTOR CONFIDENCE SURGES TO POST-CRISIS HIGH

High-net-worth investor confidence has surged to its highest level since the global economic crash o...

19th March, 2014

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GLOBAL ECONOMIC NEWS: WILL CHINESE ECONOMY OVERTAKE THE US ECONOMY IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS?

Before the eruption of the global economic crisis, it had been predicted that People’s Republic of C...

18th March, 2014

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Turmoil in Financial Markets, Despite Upbeat U.S. Economic Data

The highlights of the previous week were the release of better-than-expected official data on U.S. r...

18th March, 2014

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MNI RUSSIA BUSINESS INDICATOR RISES TO 60.0 IN FEBRUARY FROM 57.9 IN JANUARY

71% of Firms say Sochi Olympics Good for Business Sentiment among some of Russia’s largest companies...

27th February, 2014

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FUTURIST HARRY S. DENT WARNS AUSTRALIA TO PREPARE FOR THE BIGGEST ECONOMIC CRUNCH OF ALL TIME AT SECURE THE FUTURE IN SYDNEY AND BRISBANE

The unique events feature leading marketing experts and financial forecasters, sharing their experti...

15th February, 2014

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TRADE FINANCE TRENDS – SHIFTS IN GLOBAL CREDIT TERMS

By Simon Featherstone, Global CEO, Bibby Financial Services  The global economy has undergone a prof...

27th January, 2014

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VTB Capital to participate in the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum

VTB Capital will be participating in the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, which will be...

24th June, 2013

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Driving growth in the financial sector through emerging markets

By Claude Sassoulas, Managing Director of Europe and Americas, Tata Communications The on-going econ...

17th January, 2013