At the annual general meeting of Consulegis EWIV at the end of April 2015 in Barcelona/Spain, Irmtraud Wendland from Cologne was elected chair of the 9-member advisory board. Julian Cockain-Barère (Toulouse/France) and Fernando Hernández Gómez (Guadalajara/Mexico) were elected vice-chairs. Their term in office is four years. Ms Wendland's law firm Junge, Schüngeler, Wendland in […]
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang conducted his first official visit to Latin America last month, putting trade, finance and investment deals all high on the agenda. This was particularly true during his visit to the region's economic hub of Brazil, where he discussed an investment plan worth billions of dollars. The plan is the latest in […]
Following a 61% ‘No’ vote, Greece’s future within the EU has become even more uncertain as Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis announced his resignation over the weekend. Leaders will meet in Brussels today for another EU crisis summit. Greek banks started closing and offering limited withdrawals following their shut down on June 29th when the European […]
Now in its 7th year, the 2015 Finance Monthly Global Awards have accrued a record amount of nominations and voting, and the award winners have now been released. This year’s batch of winners are truly international, from KPMG taking Funds Firm of the Year in Hong Kong, Deloitte Tax Firm of the Year in Portugal, […]
Swyx Solutions, a manufacturer of UC (Unified Communications) software specifically designed for small to medium sized businesses, has produced a new jargon-free and non-technical whitepaper. It aims to help senior managers such as owner operators or FDs to quickly grasp exactly what cloud-based UC is and the commercial benefits it will deliver for their particular […]
Currency Cloud announced that it has raised an $18 million Series C round, led by high-growth technology investor Sapphire Ventures (formerly SAP Ventures). A second new investor from Japan, Rakuten, has invested through its Rakuten FinTech Fund, underscoring the global growth potential of the Currency Cloud business. All existing investors – Anthemis, Atlas Ventures, Notion […]
Martin Beck, senior economic advisor to the EY ITEM Club, comments, “Total household borrowing rose by £2.9 billion in April, down from the £3.3 billion recorded in March and broadly in line with the average of £2.8 billion seen over the previous six months. Annual growth remained at a modest 2.4% for the fifth successive […]
A new London office for Lebanese tech entrepreneurs, enabling them to use the UK as a springboard for global growth, has opened in the heart of Tech City in Shoreditch. The London office is the first overseas base of the new UK Lebanon Tech Hub, which aims to support the growth of the knowledge economy […]
UK consumers spent over £19,000 every second using their cards last year as the number of purchases surged by more than a tenth, according to a report, UK Card Payments 2015, published by The UK Cards Association. Total UK-issued debit, credit and charge card spending both domestically and overseas rose by 8.2% in 2014 to […]
Greece has now missed its €1.5 billion (£1.1 billion) payment to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) following a decision from eurozone ministers to refuse to extend the country's bailout. The IMF officially confirmed this at 10pm GMT yesterday (June 30). Greece has requested a new two-year bailout plan which will be discussed on Wednesday. This makes […]
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