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Project Finance Ratings Methods Change
Credit rating giant Moody's Analytics has changed its project finance ratings methods for rating generic project financings that are not covered by an existing specialty project finance or infrastructure methodology. The change in project finance
Climate Change Lawsuits Hurt Project Financings
Project Financings Being Hurt By Climate Change Lawsuits Climate activists, like so many on the left, weaponize litigation as they pursue an all out assault on western civilization. Whether directed against the host
Virgin Hyperloop Partners With DP World For Cargo
Virgin Hyperloop One Partners With DP World To Create DP World Cargospeed DP World Cargospeed, a new global company which is a partnership between global trade enabler DP World and Virgin Hyperloop One, was launched
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FinTech Is Driving Rise In Financial Inclusion Per Global Findex Data
FinTech Is Driving Rise In Financial Inclusion Financial inclusion is on the rise globally, accelerated by mobile phones and the internet, FinTech is driving rise in financial inclusion but gains have been uneven across countries. A new World Bank report on the worldwide
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
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
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
Shortage Of Trade Finance Reaches $1.6 Trillion US
Global Shortage Of Trade Finance Is Crushing Small Business The worldwide shortage of trade finance has reached $1.6 trillion US according to a recent study by the Asian Development Bank. A shortage of trade finance of this magnitude is having a crushing effect on
Aleppo Update: UN Passes Resolution To Probe Syrian War Crimes; Evacuation Complete
An Aleppo update shows that evacuations from Aleppo were completed in the aftermath of the resurgent Syrian Army’s success in establishing complete control, even as the United Nations passed a resolution Wednesday to establish an independent panel to investigate possible war crimes in Syria. The
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
Banks lift stocks, dollar holds near 14-year peak
LONDON European stocks edged higher on Friday helped by banks after two regional bellwethers settled U.S. mortgage securities probes, while oil and the dollar were on the back foot in light trading ahead of the Christmas break. In another boost to European financials, a bailout
Volkswagen reaches deal with 80,000 U.S. 3.0-liter vehicle owners
WASHINGTON A federal judge said on Thursday that Volkswagen AG (VOWG_p.DE) has reached an agreement in principle to provide "substantial compensation" to the owners of about 80,000 3.0-liter polluting diesel vehicles, a key hurdle to resolve the German automaker's emissions scandal. U.S. District Judge Charles
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
U.S. consumer spending slows; business investment perking up
WASHINGTON U.S. consumer spending increased modestly in November as household income failed to rise for the first time in nine months, suggesting the economy slowed in the fourth quarter after growing briskly in the prior period. The economy, however, remains on solid footing as other
Poll: As 2016 ends, ‘Trumponomics’ tempts investors back to equities
LONDON Global investors' equity holdings rose to six-month highs in December on bets that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's promised fiscal splurge would spur higher growth and inflation, a Reuters monthly poll showed on Thursday. Trump's plans to cut taxes and boost spending have sent Wall
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