Political risk becomes market volatility driver
From southern Europe's debt crisis to US banking reform, politics has emerged as a driver of volatility in Western markets this year in a way normally more associated with emerging economiesPolitics has been at the heart of some of the sharpest market moves in early 2010, with much money to be made or lost as investors call developments right or wrong. It is a trend that looks likely to ... Read More
Gold rush
From the Georgy Pobedonosets to the American Eagle, gold coin production is being cranked up in mints around the world to satisfy customers believing the assets may be immune to the global financial crisisIn the heart of Vienna in a Biedermeier building commissioned by Emperor Franz I, a man wearing a khaki uniform and beret exchanges a wad of euro notes across the counter for a few sparkling gold coin... Read More
Greeks calls for German goods boycott
26/02/2010 |
Greece's oldest consumer group has called for a boycott of German products and stores to protest a magazine cover of Venus de Milo making an obscene finger gesture which has infuri...
Japan deflation may trigger more BOJ action
26/02/2010 |
Japan's narrowest measure of consumer inflation matched a record annual fall in January in a sign weak demand will prolong deflation and may prompt the Bank of Japan to expand its ...
Trouble for turbulent Thailand
17/02/2010 |
While the threat of political unrest has put Thailand's markets on edge, a costly environmental row threatening to paralyse the country's industrial heart is already squeezing inve...
Japan GDP jumps as stimulus masks deflation crisis
15/02/2010 |
Japan's economy grew faster than expected in the fourth quarter with a stimulus-fuelled rebound in domestic demand and a corporate investment revival masking rising deflationary pr...
Ireland's high pain threshold begins to impress
03/02/2010 |
Ireland has begun to convince investors it has the public and political will to sustain financial pain long enough to heal its economy and inspire other nations to follow its lead...
Bulgaria to lure investors
14/01/2010 |
Bulgaria will try to woo Chinese and Korean investors to secure much needed foreign funds and help the emerging economy exit a deepening recession, a government official announced...
A major player
18/12/2009 |
The National Bank of Greece opened for business 168 years ago, and since then has grown into a key player in the European banking sector...
Mainstreaming the alternative
18/12/2009 | By Rana Kapoor, Founder/Managing Director & CEO, YES BAN
While India has witnessed unprecedented economic growth in the recent past, its development has been lopsided and inequitable with the country continuing to trail behind on essenti...
Comfortably numb
21/08/2009 | Daniel Bescoby
Economic turmoil is a chance to reassess our pension options in order to make sure that whatever happens in the short term, in the long term suitable provisions are in place...
Assessing the risk of a cataclysm
21/08/2009 |
As those who have so far survived the financial crisis pick over the wreckage to develop enhanced predictors of market risk, Zari Rachev's are among the offerings for people who be...
Neapolitan flavours
21/08/2009 |
Ludovico Capuano reveals to The New Economy's Roger St. Pierre just why Southern Italy warrants international investment...
Facing the facts
21/08/2009 |
Transfer pricing requires full and proper documentation if you are to avoid the taxman's wrath, RP Richter's Michael Heckel tells The New Economy's Roger St. Pierre...
Bitter pill
01/06/2009 | Chelsea Emery
It is Michael Bruder's job to to tell chief executives that a bankruptcy filing may be the best option to save their struggling company since it can protect them from lawsuits and ...
Safe crossing
01/06/2009 |
It's rough out there. In fact, Michael Fayhee of McDermott Will & Emery's Tax Department thinks the current economic downturn could last till 2010. Meanwhile for companies with...
The expert opinion
01/06/2009 |
LABLAW is the winner of the Award for the Best Italian Employment & Labour Law Team 2009. WIlliam Law speaks with partners Luca Failla and Francesco Rotondi about themes that h...
Opportunity in Montenegro
28/05/2009 |
Montenegro is almost unrecognisable from just a few years ago. It's now on track for EU membership and smart investors are flocking to the country. But navigating the country's leg...
Anatomy of a financial meltdown
27/01/2009 | Nouriel Roubini
A vicious circle is currently underway in the United States, and its reach could broaden to the global economy...
An agile approach
08/12/2008 | TNE
Global inflationary pressures are forcing many companies to look afresh at how much real value outsourcing can create for them. New markets mean new opportunities - but also new in...
Hope in a few
19/11/2008 | William Henry
William Henry previews this years World Economic Forum General Meeting Davos Switzerland...
Going dutch
19/11/2008 | Roger St. Pierre
Horizontal monitoring simplifies things for taxpayer and revenue authority alike, as Ernst & Young Netherlands' Caroline van Noordenne explains to Roger St. Pierre...
A fine tradition
19/11/2008 | Lyndon Driver
CMS Cameron McKenna has had a presence in Poland for almost two decades, and today the firm is the largest international law firm in Poland, with more than 120 lawyers...
Committed to excellence
19/11/2008 | George Nasra
Qatar is one the fastest-growing economies in the world...
A global imperative
19/11/2008 | Liv Monica Bargem Stubholt
Climate change is one of the most severe challenges facing the world...
The traditional approach... a lesson for us all?
19/11/2008 | Selwyn Parker
Europe Arab Bank provides a financial bridge for companies in Europe who have business opportunities in the Middle East and North Africa...
Building on success
19/11/2008 | Osama Bishai
In the Middle East the construction industry remains largely buoyant, especially for home-grown players...
Great expectations
19/11/2008 | Selwyn Parker
In size and scope, North Rhine-Westphalia competes with the Greater London Area and Ile de France. Yet it wants to get bigger...
A marriage that works
19/11/2008 | Roger St. Pierre
Two of South Africa's leading business law firms have amalgamated...
A growing territory
19/11/2008 | Stephen Neale
The intellectual property law firm, Adams & Adams is transforming the workplace in South Africa...
A bank to be positive about?
19/11/2008 | Adrian Holliday
Far-sighted entrepreneur Rana Kapoor knows YES BANK has the chance to carve a lucrative and rewarding niche based on technology and highly responsive, top quality service...
Feeling the benefit
19/11/2008 |
The Swiss Life Network, now more than 45 years old, is part of Swiss Life Group, and has its headquarters in Zurich...
Small but perfectly formed
18/11/2008 |
Itís not hard to see why the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg ñ one of the smallest countries in Europe with a total population 451,600, of whom only 277,400 are citizens and has become k...
Improving economics
17/11/2008 | Alf Temme
Below follow a number of suggestions that would, according to Alf Temme, vastly improve the economics of entire countries...
Sixty years of KPMG in Cyprus
18/11/2008 | George Markides
KPMG is one of the largest audit and advisory firms in the world, with more than 1,200 offices in 160 countries. George Markides discusses some of the services the firm offers...
Weathering the storm
18/11/2008 | Martyn Cornell
Martyn Cornell speaks with Michel Nader of Jauregui, Navarrete y Nader about why when it comes to choosing a law firm, experience and expertise are everything...
Crisis or opportunity
17/11/2008 | Stephen Neale
Salans - one the world's largest law firms - is monitoring the development of tax laws that could provide beneficial returns...
Whose life is it anyway?
18/11/2008 | The New Economy
Nick Laurance speaks with the Liberal Democrat MP Phil Willis about a recent cross-party review of current UK legislation on the controversial issue of abortion...
In safe hands
28/11/2008 | The New Economy
Kubas Kos Gaertner, a leading Polish law firm, has been at the sharp end of Polandís recent transformation. Partners Rafal Kos and Dominik Galkowski talk to The New Economy...
Economic powerhouse
18/11/2008 | Dr. Johann Niggl
The State of Bavaria is continuing its fast-track course when it comes to growth. Above all, this growth can be attributed to the regionís dynamic people and innovative companies...
India's taxing times
18/11/2008 | Lyndon Driver
Lyndon Driver speaks with top Indian tax advisor Bansi S. Mehta about recent changes to the country's tax reform system...
Controversy mounts in EU over fall-out from biofuel
12/02/2010 |
Fresh controversy is mounting within the EU over biofuels and their unintended impact on tropical fo...
55 nations set 2020 carbon goals since Copenhagen
02/02/2010 |
Fifty-five nations accounting for almost 80 percent of world greenhouse gas emissions have set natio...
Internet companies voice alarm over Italian law
26/01/2010 |
Internet companies and civil liberty groups have voiced alarm over a proposed Italian law which woul...
IEA sees world oil use in 2010 highest since 2007
15/01/2010 |
Global oil demand this year will reach the highest level since 2007, with rising consumption led by ...
