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Max-Levchin

PayPal co-founder Levchin, Affirm want to disrupt credit biz

05/08/2014(0)
If you’ve got your eye on a purchase that your credit score says you can’t quite afford, Max Levchin may be able to help. After a brief stint as ... Read More
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HSBC bank’s half-year profits fall by 12%

04/08/2014(0)
HSBC’s pre-tax profits fell by 12% in the first half of 2014 compared with the same period a year before. Profits were $12.34bn (£7.33bn), from $14.071bn twelve months earlier. ... Read More
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Earnings growth in Europe – first time in 3 years

04/08/2014(0)
European companies are delivering growth for the first time in three years albeit concerns over Russia which held back markets at the end of last week. Equity strategists at ... Read More
kenya

Kenyatta Sees Kenya Windfall Tax in Resource Laws in Months

04/08/2014(0)
Kenya will impose capital-gains and windfall taxes on oil, gas and mining companies within months to ensure the East African nation maximizes benefits from its mineral resources, President Uhuru ... Read More
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China repeats promise to increase investment, speed up reforms

04/08/2014(0)
China will increase investment in areas including the property sector, while authorities will advance wide-ranging economic reforms such as changing the fiscal and pricing systems, the country’s powerful economic ... Read More
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Commercial Bank announces new executive appointment

04/08/2014(0)
Commercial Bank is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Colin Macdonald as Executive General Manager, Business Enablement. In a statement, Mr. Hussain Alfardan, Vice Chairman and Managing Director ... Read More
draghi_ecb

Will Europe start to lend again?

04/08/2014(0)
The European Central Bank will take over supervising banks in Helsinki and Lisbon in November after finding out unprecedented scrutiny to their books. The reason for doing so is ... Read More
aeroflot

Russian Carrier to Suspend Flights due to European sanctions

04/08/2014(0)
Sanctions imposed on Russia by the European Union have led the Russian state carrier Aeroflot to suspend all flights according to its announcement on Sunday. The sanctions, announced on ... Read More
banco espirito santo

Portugal will finance $6.6 billion to rescue Banco Espirito Santo

04/08/2014(0)
It was a few months ago that Lisbon has exited an international bailout and now Portugal is planning to spend 4.9 billion euros in order to rescue Banco Espirito ... Read More
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ICE Benchmark Administration Launches Error Policy Market Consultation

01/08/2014(0)
Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE), the leading global network of exchanges and clearing houses, announced that ICE Benchmark Administration (IBA) is today launching a paper for consultation on a policy ... Read More
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