Search Results for: World Bank
Europe Stocks Are Little Changed on World Bank Global Cut
June 11th, 2014
European stocks were little changed near a six-year high as the World Bank cut its global growth forecast, and investors awaited a report on U.K. unemployment. U.S. stock-index futures were also little changed, while Asian shares rose. Airbus NV ...
Asian stocks weak on world bank growth downgrade
June 11th, 2014
Asian stock markets were weak on Wednesday, dragged down by the World Bank’s lower global growth forecast. The bank cut its forecast for global economic growth this year to 2.8 percent from the 3.2 percent it forecast in January. ...
World’s first crypto bank gets green light
September 24th, 2020
The mainstream adoption of crypto may soon be accelerated by the establishment of a pioneering bank dedicated to providing comprehensive deposit-taking, custody and fiduciary services for digital assets. The Kraken crypto exchange has announced that the American state of ...
5 ways the World Economic Forum says Artificial intelligence is changing banking
September 13th, 2018
Artificial intelligence has been a focus of discussions at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, over the past few years, so the organization decided to partner with Deloitte Consulting on a study that sought to “cut ...
China unseats eurozone as world’s largest banking system
March 6th, 2017
New analysis by the Financial Times shows China’s banking system has overtaken the eurozone to become the world’s biggest by assets. The status reflects the country’s increasing global influence and its reliance on growth driven by debt. According to ...
The world’s first Bitcoin bank opened in Austria
February 16th, 2017
The Austrian capital Vienna has its first ‘Bitcoin bank’, located on the popular Mariahilfer Strasse shopping street. Customers can exchange cash for Bitcoin, and find out information about the digital currency. In January Bitcoin saw its value top $1,000 ...
The world’s oldest bank survival may trigger deep crisis in whole Europe
December 8th, 2016
Monte dei Paschi bailout this weekend could trigger crisis in Italian banking Bankers are running out of private-sector solutions for Monte dei Paschi di Siena and have told the Italian lender to prepare for a state bailout this weekend ...
Can the world’s oldest bank survive Italy’s upheaval?
December 6th, 2016
The world’s oldest operating bank is racing to avoid a government bailout. Italy’s Monte dei Paschi di Siena (BMDPF) is trying to salvage a rescue plan that would see investors inject €5 billion ($5.4 billion) into the bank. Political ...
Saudi Arabia, SoftBank aim to be world’s No. 1 tech investor with $100 billion fund
October 14th, 2016
Saudi Arabia and Japan’s SoftBank Group (9984.T) will create a technology investment fund that could grow as large as $100 billion, making it one of the world’s largest private equity investors and a potential kingpin in the industry. The ...
Can You Imagine The Fed Raising Rates In This World? Bank Bail-In Edition
October 5th, 2016
I know it’s bad form to express sympathy for the people running the world’s central banks. But come on, they’re human beings in an impossible spot with no idea how to escape. The pain they feel is both intense ...
