Worldpay, a global leader in payments, has partnered with iyzico, the fastest growing payments provider in Eastern Europe and Turkey, to extend its payment services into Turkey. The collaboration is the first of its kind in the Turkish market, making it easier for global merchants to accept credit and debit… Read More »
Saudi Arabia announced its intention to sell 5% of its national oil & gas company Aramco, which has a value estimated by the government of USD 2 trillion. This estimation is equivalent to two thirds of the cumulative market capitalisation of all of the companies listed on the London stock… Read More »
The latest labour market data are in line with our baseline scenario, which foresees continuous, solid economic growth while wage pressures are likely to rise. Workers’ earnings, in the context of an overall economy which is close to full employment, are likely to strengthen further in the future, not stopping… Read More »
Launched in 2010, Under The Pole is a fully fledged business venture that has gathered more than 100 experts together into an interdisciplinary team: from divers, sailors and scientists to mechanics, engineers, photographers, cameramen and doctors. Over three years, they are in turns exploring the earth’s oceans, starting in the… Read More »
As 2018 starts, the scene is set for a positive year for equities. Across Europe, there are clear indicators of continuing economic growth after a very strong 2017. Eurozone jobs growth and manufacturing orders reached 17-year highs in November 2017, according to data from the Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI). This… Read More »
The economy is expanding, equities are at new highs and markets appear calm. What is there to worry about? Geopolitical risks are ticking up, according to our BlackRock Geopolitical Risk Indicator (BGRI). But this isn’t automatically bad news for markets. The BGRI gauges the degree of financial market concern about… Read More »
Arysta LifeScience, a Platform Specialty Products Company, and Isagro announced today they have finalized a long-term commercial agreement to distribute Isagro’s Fluindapyr-based mixtures for use in soybeans and other row crops in Brazil. Fluindapyr is a new, patent protected proprietary active ingredient that has been shown to be highly effective… Read More »
The year ahead gives us a number of reasons to be optimistic that I would like to share with you. World trade has taken an upturn, oil prices remain reasonable, and business leaders worldwide have a positive take on their environment. So the starting point for 2018 is solid. Growth,… Read More »
New Year 2018 sweeps in profound changes to financial markets in Europe with the implementation of the second act of the EU’s Markets in Financial Instruments Directive, referred to as MiFID II, and its accompanying regulation, MiFIR. Initially proposed in 2011, the new rules will subject all businesses involved in… Read More »
Emerging market (EM) bonds have delivered decent performance in 2017 and a number of factors should continue to support sentiment towards the asset class. These include the higher yields available from EM bonds relative to their developed market counterparts, as well as the diversity of both the emerging market governments… Read More »