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Global Report On Business Regulations 2017

Annual Report On Business Regulations Business Regulations that enhance business activity and those that constrain it are examined in World Bank Annual Report On Business Regulations, entitled Doing Business 2017. It is the 14th annual World Bank Report on global business regulations. The research presents quantitative indicators on business regulations and the protection of property rights that can be compared across

World Moving Away From Dollar As Global Reserve Currency

Global Reserve Currency May No Longer Be US Dollar The issue of when a global reserve currency begins or ends is not an exact science. There are no press releases announcing it, and neither are there big international conferences that end with the signing of treaties and a photo shoot. Nevertheless, we can say with confidence that the

World Trade Week Ordered By Trump To Promote Global Trade

World Trade Week Strengthens Economic Growth President Donald Trump has issued a presidential proclamation to create World Trade Week. World Trade Week will take place the week of May 21 through May 27 per the Proclamation. Trump's Presidential Proclamation to promote global trade should calm world trade markets which have been uneasy since Trump was elected in November. The America First

By |2023-12-06T05:23:08-05:00May 23, 2017|Categories: Financing, Government, International Trade, North America, Regions, Trade Finance|

Compliance In Trade Finance Due Diligence

Compliance In Trade Finance Due Diligence Companies involved in international trade have for many years used trade finance instruments as tools to manage risk when importing and exporting internationally. The trade finance deal structure, when engineered correctly, goes a long way towards ensuring that cross-border transactions are structured to protect our clients against late payments, political risk, delayed delivery,

By |2019-01-05T11:35:47-05:00Jan 12, 2017|Categories: Banking And Finance, Financing, Government, Industry, International Trade|Tags: |

China fines GM venture $29 million for monopolistic pricing: state TV

China Fines GM $29 Million for Monopolistic Pricing BEIJING China will fine U.S. automaker General Motors Co's (GM.N) joint venture 201 million yuan ($29 million) for monopolistic pricing, state television reported on Friday, ending speculation after an official forewarned of penalties against a U.S. automaker. Shanghai's pricing regulator said that it would fine GM's venture with China's largest automaker SAIC

By |2018-03-05T01:23:09-05:00Dec 23, 2016|Categories: Asia, Automobile, Government, Industry, International Trade, North America, Regions|

US Penalizes Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank $12 Billion For Toxic Debt

US Penalizes Credit Suisse and Deutsche Bank ZURICH/FRANKFURT Credit Suisse and Deutsche Bank have been hit with a combined penalty of more than $12 billion over the sale of U.S. toxic debt, further hampering two of Europe's leading investment banks as they grapple with falling profits. The penalty puts them at a further disadvantage to larger U.S. rivals. Credit

By |2023-12-06T05:17:56-05:00Dec 23, 2016|Categories: Banking And Finance, Europe, Government, Industry, North America, Politics, Regions|

Credit Suisse agrees $5.3 billion U.S. mortgage settlement

ZURICH Credit Suisse (CSGN.S) had agreed in principle to pay US authorities $2.48 billion to settle claims it misled investors in residential mortgage-backed securities it sold in the run-up to the 2008 financial crisis, the Swiss bank said on Friday. Credit Suisse will also provide $2.8 billion in consumer relief over five years from the settlement, it said in

By |2018-04-11T07:38:00-04:00Dec 23, 2016|Categories: Banking And Finance, Europe, Government, Industry, International Trade, North America, Politics, Regions|

Deutsche Bank agrees to $7.2 billion mortgage settlement with U.S.

NEW YORK/FRANKFURT Deutsche Bank has agreed to a $7.2 billion settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice over its sale and pooling of toxic mortgage securities in the run-up to the 2008 financial crisis. The agreement in principle, announced by Deutsche Bank's Frankfurt headquarters early Friday morning, offers some relief to the German lender, whose stock was hit hard

By |2018-03-29T21:29:34-04:00Dec 22, 2016|Categories: Banking And Finance, Europe, Government, Industry, North America, Politics, Regions|

U.S. sues Barclays, ex-executives for mortgage securities fraud

NEW YORK The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday sued Barclays Plc (BARC.L) and two former executives on civil charges of fraud in the sale of mortgage-backed securities during the run-up to the 2008-09 financial crisis. The lawsuit was filed after Barclays resisted a penalty the U.S. government had sought in settlement negotiations, a person familiar with the matter said.

By |2018-03-30T11:23:59-04:00Dec 22, 2016|Categories: Banking And Finance, Europe, Government, Industry, International Trade, North America, Politics, Regions|

Services bring new opportunities for banks

As the dollar value of global merchandise reduces, the value of cross-border services is rising, creating new opportunities for banks to innovative by embracing the change. In an analysis of bilateral trade between 25 key trading nations, Global Trade Forecast, HSBC and research partner Oxford Economics found that growth in services exports has outstripped growth in goods trade since the

By |2018-03-05T01:23:13-05:00Dec 21, 2016|Categories: Banking And Finance, Europe, Government, Industry, International Trade, North America, Politics, Regions|
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