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2021-03-29

International shareholders increase stake in Tajikistan micro lender IMON+

Tajikistan’s leading micro lending institution, Imon International (Imon), will continue providing financial services to more than 100,000 micro businesses and individual borrowers across the country thanks to an equity investment from Imon’s international shareholders. Following the...

Africa / ASIA / Featured / Krise Crisis / Markets / Trading

2021-02-09

Trade growth and competitiveness across sectors during COVID-19

As an example, during the COVID-19 pandemic China was able to capture markets share in many sectors including in some of the most negatively affected sectors (transport equipment and road vehicles). However, China’s export competitiveness eroded...

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2021-02-09

Export competitiveness during COVID-19

COVID-19 is having profound impacts not only on the global demand but also on the relative competitiveness of countries. While exports have declined for most countries, some countries have gained in terms of global market share...

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2021-02-09

Global trade trends at the sectoral level

The trade recovery of the second half of 2020 has encompassed most sectors of goods, with the exception of the energy and transport equipment sectors. The value of trade in these two sectors was still about...

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2021-02-09

Regional trade trends

The trade recovery of Q4 2020 is largely due to developing countries. The trade of goods from and to developing countries has recovered more strongly relative to developed countries, especially in relation to exports. However, the...

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2021-02-09

Trade trends for the major economies

Import and export trends for some of the world’s major trading economies further illustrate how trade patterns changed during 2020. In the first half of 2020, all major economies experienced significant downturns in both imports and...

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2021-02-09

Global trade trends and short-term forecasts

The economic and social disruptions brought about by COVID-19 greatly affected global trade during 2020. Overall, world trade recorded a drop in value of about 9 per cent in 2020, with trade in goods declining by...

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2021-02-09

Global Trade Update February 2021 . East Asia manufacturing leading the global trade recovery

The recovery has been uneven, with many countries lagging. South-South trade remains well below average but for East Asia. East Asian economies have been leading the recovery process with strong export growth and gains in global...

DAC Beachcroft | Islamic Insurance at the Crossroads

ASIA / Islamic Finance

2013-08-15

DAC Beachcroft | Islamic Insurance at the Crossroads

The Inland Revenue and Stamp Duty Legislation (Alternative Bond Schemes) (Amendment) Ordinance is a new piece of legislation, introduced in Hong Kong. This law, which puts the taxation of sukuk on a level footing with conventional bonds in Hong Kong, m…

Takaful Ikhlas To Focus On Group Insurance Schemes To Educate Malay Clients

ASIA / Islamic Finance

2013-08-08

Takaful Ikhlas To Focus On Group Insurance Schemes To Educate Malay Clients

Takaful Ikhlas will focus on group insurance schemes in efforts to educate more Malay clients on the importance of Islamic insurance policy and protection coverage. President and Chief Executive Officer Ab Latiff Abu Bakar said the Islamic insurance pe…

In One Chart: This dogecoin chart offers the clearest explanation for the buzz surrounding the ‘joke’ crypto
Dogecoin, dogecoin, dogecoin! That must be what bitcoin holders are saying lately. Owners of the world's No. 1 crypto, like Jan from the 1970s-era sitcom, The Brady Bunch, must feel as if they have been living in the shadow of a more intriguing sister crypto.
: NBA star Kevin Durant invested in Coinbase in 2017 — his stake is now worth 53 times what it was worth then
Durant also invested $1 million in Postmates before its sale to Uber in 2020
Capitol Report: Biden, Suga vow to jointly confront ‘challenges’ from China
President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga committed to work together on "challenges" presented by China, the two leaders said Friday at the White House.
Market Extra: Get ready for stock buybacks to roar back
Bank of America this week announced a new $25 billion share buyback program, but it is probably only the start.
Market Snapshot: Dow and S&P 500 finish at records, book 4 weeks of gains in a row
The Dow and S&P 500 closed at all-time highs, extending their recent rallies to four weeks in a row, amid a fresh flurry of first-quarter financial results.
NewsWatch: This dogecoin chart offers the clearest explanation for the buzz surrounding the ‘joke’ crypto
Dogecoin, dogecoin, dogecoin! That must be what bitcoin holders are saying lately. Owners of the world's No. 1 crypto, like Jan from the 1970s-era sitcom, The Brady Bunch, must feel as if they have been living in the shadow of a more intriguing sister crypto.
Market Extra: Bank of America tops charts with $15 billion bond deal, the biggest ever from a bank
Major U.S. financial powerhouses Bank of America and JP Morgan are going on a borrowing spree, after reporting blockbuster first-quarter financial results this week, smashing record after record along the way.
Market Extra: This new ETF gets you access to the backbone of the crypto world
The 'digital asset ecosystem' is now mature enough to support a fund that tracks companies offering ancillary services, and a new Van Eck ETF will attempt to be a pure-play version of that strategy.
Bond Report: 10-year Treasury yield posts largest weekly decline in about 10 months
The 10-year Treasury note faced some selling pressure on Friday but that didn't stop long-dated U.S. government debt from logging their sharpest yield declines in weeks.
Capitol Report: After year of pandemic, Capitol Hill slowly sees signs of return to normalcy
Congress, like many other areas of American life, is slowly but surely beginning to return to normal as more lawmakers and staff get vaccinated and the level of coronavirus worry ebbs. Lawmakers say there's still a long ways to go yet, though.