The IMF board’s 24 members are due to make a decision on who will be the next IMF managing director after the two key candidates had an opportunity to present all relevant information concerning their candidacy to the executive board. French finance minister Christine Lagarde remains a clear favourite for the top job as head…
Liquidity is a key factor in all markets. And it is often more elusive and fragile than it appears, as recent events in the commodity markets have emphasised. “Obviously liquidity is a very relevant subject,” says Peter Billington, Head of FX Trading at Commerzbank. “We’ve had a timely reminder of the importance of liquidity in…
Europe’s leaders agreed late on Thursday to release a fresh €12bn bailout for Greece provided it passes an austerity package before its parliament. Greece is expected to introduce strict measures of €28bn in tax rises and spending cuts and in addition will have to commence a €50bn programme in privatisations of state assets. “Greece must…
With financial reform legislation barely a year old, Republican policymakers, urged on by Wall Street’s influential figureheads, have been vehemently spinning the yarn of the Dodd Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (DFA) into new regulatory fabric, trying to ignore the distraction of initiatives to tear up certain aspects of the existing law….
With financial reform legislation barely a year old, Republican policymakers, urged on by Wall Street’s influential figureheads, have been vehemently spinning the yarn of the Dodd Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (DFA) into new regulatory fabric, trying to ignore the distraction of initiatives to tear up certain aspects of the existing law….
Liquidity is a key factor in all markets. And it is often more elusive and fragile than it appears, as recent events in the commodity markets have emphasised. “Obviously liquidity is a very relevant subject,” says Peter Billington, Head of FX Trading at Commerzbank. “We’ve had a timely reminder of the importance of liquidity in…
Europe’s leaders agreed late on Thursday to release a fresh €12bn bailout for Greece provided it passes an austerity package before its parliament. Greece is expected to introduce strict measures of €28bn in tax rises and spending cuts and in addition will have to commence a €50bn programme in privatisations of state assets. “Greece must…
The bank has a very strong balance with a 20.5 percent tier one capital ratio, and its loan loss reserves cover 5.4 times the non performing loans. The strength is reflected in the BBB rating that Standard & Poor’s has given Inbursa – the highest rating in Mexico. Low operating costs is a key principle…
Forex gained the confidence of active people investigating avenues of generating additional income long ago. Distance methods of earning are the most popular ones and attract the attention of the majority. Their unquestionable advantage is that they do not require any initial expenditure and time for transfers – trading on forex meets these requirements. At…
In Islamic banking, traditionally banks do not invest in interest bearing instruments like treasuries or bonds, which means all deposits collected are transferred to the real economy as “murabaha” loans. Besides supporting real businesses and production, it protects the borrower from financial shocks in crisis situations. Furthermore, in the Islamic system, banks cannot call back…
