Finance

With the world still coming to terms with a major reformulation of the political order in Europe, and preparing for what promise to be unpredictable electoral contests in Germany and the US – investors currently face an uncertain world. Increasingly frequent terror attacks in Europe and elsewhere are fueling a… Read More »

Downward revision of UK economic growth expectations Markets are trying to digest the political and economic ramifications of the surprise result of the UK referendum on EU membership. The vote to leave was arguably one of the UK’s most important political decisions of the past 60 years, and will have… Read More »

In September 2015, the UN General Assembly adopted its 2030 agenda for sustainable development, comprising 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs) and 169 measurable targets centered on five pillars: people, planet, prosperity peace, and partnership. The UN has stressed that striving for sustainable development will require a revitalized global partnership between… Read More »

Berlin is at the top of the10 favoured cities for investment in 2016. London and Paris are outside, while Zurich is in 24th position from the Number 25 of the last year. All details in the PwC and Uli’s research Berlin at number 1, followed by Hamburg, Dublin, Madrid and… Read More »

“Despite oil prices remaining low next year, Iran’s economic growth will continue” said Vali Zarabiyeh, The chairman of the Board of Directors of Iran’s Saman Bank at Euro Finance Week. The chairman of the Board of Directors of Iran’s Saman Bank has expounded on the business climate in the country… Read More »

There’s an important debate bubbling among investors and policy-makers: have residential mortgage lending standards tightened too much for too long in the post-crisis period? There’s general agreement that lending standards are tighter than the “housing bubble period” (2005-2007), but some continue to argue that credit availability is “normal” and similar… Read More »

According to S&P report, islamic finance faces challenges from the decline in oil prices, changes in the global regulatory and its own fragmented nature. The industry could be worth $3 trillion sometime in the next decade Islamic finance will grow again in 2016, but at a more subdued pace. According… Read More »

Since 2012, the number of funds increased by 6%, while the AuM increased by 56%, to EUR 372 billion. The photo of the sector in The European Responsible Investing Fund Survey 2015 by Kpmg More than 1,870 funds with total assets under management of EUR 372 billion, that means a… Read More »

The agreement Iran has reached regarding its nuclear program could bring about its eventual economic rebound, and boost Islamic finance in particular, in Standard & Poor’s view. Iran agreed the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPA) with the P5+1 (China, France, Russia, the U.K., and the U.S. plus Germany) in… Read More »