The tiny city-state of San Marino has a proud and distinguished profile on the global stage. It’s the oldest republic in existence, for starters. And while it’s among the world’s smallest countries, it’s also among ...

India and China have been in competition from a geopolitical stance for years but their rivalry doesn’t stop there. As far back as the late 1940s, their respective financial markets have been in opposition and ...

Saxo Payments, the global transactions services provider, has been chosen by Lycamoney Financial Services Ltd,  for its  new International Money Remittance business, LycaRemit.  As a member of the Saxo Payments Banking Marketplace, LycaRemit will benefit ...

In periods of extreme volatility within asset markets, it is hugely important to take a step back from the noise and return to the fundamental backdrop. Our view remains one where activity paints a supportive macro ...

Why the Negative Balance Protection is Important The recent CHF debacle has been quite instructive for a number of reasons. We all agree that low volatility is a bad thing in retail forex, but too ...

Euroclear Bank, the Brussels-based international central securities depository (ICSD), and China Construction Bank (CCB) have today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to further develop the offshore Renminbi (RMB) capital market. CCB Chairman Wang Hongzhang, Euroclear ...

The world of finance has witnessed in the last five years an remarkable change in the form of finance market, banking and the concept of finance itself, due to the problems faced by the global ...

In  a ‘the gloves are off’ move, the UK’s Competition and Market Authority has launched an investigation into the state of competition within the British banking industry, pledging to do whatever it takes to bring ...

Access Bank is a leading African bank, operating 366 branches and over 1000 ATMs in major centres across Nigeria and with subsidiaries in Sub-Saharan Africa and the UK. For over 26 years the bank has ...

Elite Capital‘s  flexible solutions to international financing   Numerous new companies emerge in the global markets and operate in the fields of banking and finance. However their existence and continuity depend on their ability to ...

Mexican bank sets up new unit catering to ultra-high net worth individuals The world today is in constant, rapid transformation, and this brings major opportunities for those who are prepared and have the best support. ...

Chile is Latin America’s most competitive economy and is attracting ever increasing foreign investment Chile possesses the best economy in Latin America and one of the best among emerging economies worldwide. Its sustained economic growth ...

The banking industry has been fundamental to the Chilean economy and has played a key role in the country´s development, especially in recent decades since the economic and financial crisis of 1982.  The 1982 crisis ...

Israel has reduced its growth forecast to 2.4% for 2014, Bloomberg has reported, as the country’s inflation rate collapsed to zero in August. Israel’s economy has been hit hard by fighting in the Gaza strip, ...

With more investors looking past the BRIC countries for the next big emerging market opportunities, Africa is ready for an investment boom. There are several challenges when it comes to investing in Africa, including unemployment, ...

A 20-year surge in growth in Africa indicating that the world’s poorest continent is coming to terms with its challenges has raised the prospect of the African lion economies emulating the Asian tiger economies in ...

  ·           Listed companies in EMEA have almost €1tn in cash, up from €714bn in 2007 ·           59% of major businesses in this region will ...