Tagged: Scotland

2012-08-13

Reformers speak out on global debt and banking

Redefinition of the banking landscape, especially with regards to the community and environment, will be the main topic of the 2012 Festival of Spirituality and Peace. Top-quality speakers will discuss on how to reestablish the connection between the m…

Omar Shaikh: Islamic banking could be perfect fit for Scotland

Islamic Finance

2012-03-20

Omar Shaikh: Islamic banking could be perfect fit for Scotland

The Tods Murray/Islamic Finance Council UK (IFC) ethical finance forum will analyze the practical challenges relating to marketing and distribution and talk about methods for measuring social returns.
Over the last few weeks, these discussions have rea…

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Dow Jones Newswires: China’s industrial profit jumps in August
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: Fed rate cuts could come sooner than expected, says former Goldman CEO Lloyd Blankfein
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: Videogame stocks outperform broader market slightly as actors strike threatens to spread to game publishers
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Book re-examines textile workers' uprising against the use of technology to erase jobs centuries ago, with an eye on similar problems stemming from AI.

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