Supported by Eurojust, as well as Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre (EC3) and the Joint Cybercrime Action Taskforce (J-CAT) and the European Banking Federation (EBF) the second coordinated European Money Mule Action (EMMA) culminated in the arrest of 178 individuals. Law enforcement agencies and judicial authorities from Bulgaria, Croatia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Moldova, […]
A commentary from Rick Nicholls, Managing Director, Bastien Jack Group Ltd, UK property developer. In short, we have opportunity. Initial shock at the prospect of leaving the EU sent the markets into decline, but have they not reacted pretty much as anticipated? Never letting a crisis go without opportunity, selling high to force a low, […]
On 15 November, prosecutors from the Romanian Territorial Office Valcea of the Directorate for Investigating Organized Crime and Terrorism (DIICOT), acting within a joint investigation team (JIT) set up with the support of Eurojust, carried out an operation concerning an organised crime group (OCG) specialised in computer fraud, forgery and money laundering. A total of […]
Future central bankers in the UK will have to deal with a compromised Bank of England following the government’s intervention in Mark Carney’s management of monetary policy, according to a leading critic of Bank of England policy. Anthony Evans, an economist at ESCP Europe business School in London, says that the government has overstepped its […]
Medical doctors with executive roles in medical device start-ups can hinder innovation, finds new research from UCL School of Management and Stanford University, but have a positive impact if they are inventors or board members. The study, accepted for publication in the Academy of Management Journal and funded by InHealth, looked at 231 US surgical […]
By Ante Ukalovic, CEO, Centili Paying for goods has changed drastically in recent years. Across the globe there is a great need for simple, mobile-driven alternatives to serve an ever-growing demand for digital and virtual services. Whether it is in developed nations, or emerging markets, payment methods have evolved and although cash will not ever […]
Capital flows to emerging markets should continue to improve gradually in 2017, according to the Institute of International Finance's (IIF) November Capital Flows Report. "After some turbulence earlier this year, we expect the current revival to continue into 2017," said Charles Collyns, managing director and chief economist at the IIF. "Markets have been generally buoyant since […]
The National Institute of Economic and Social Research's forecast of world output growth this year is unchanged at 3.0 per cent – the slowest annual growth rate since the 2009 recession. World growth is expected to strengthen to 3.2 per cent next year and 3.6 per cent in 2018, but to remain slower than before the […]
Germany’s small businesses are the most optimistic about their own economy according to the inaugural Global Business Monitor report from international business funder, Bibby Financial Services (BFS). Nearly three-quarters (73%) of German SMEs say their national economy is performing well in the global study that surveyed business owners in the US, Germany, UK, Poland, Hong […]
by Ben Brettell, Senior Economist, Hargreaves Lansdown The UK economy shook off Brexit-related uncertainty to post 0.5% growth in the third quarter. This is down from 0.7% in Q2, but far better than the 0.3% economists had feared. The ONS said there was little evidence thus far of an output shock in the immediate aftermath […]
The Latin American Economic Outlook 2017 will launch on Friday 28th October at 18:00h at the XXV Ibero-American Summit of Heads of State and Government, in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia. This edition focuses on youth, skills and entrepreneurship for more inclusive and sustainable growth in the region. It provides in-depth analysis of Latin America’s youth […]
This month Finance Monthly takes a close look at the work and accomplishments of Robynne Sisco - the chief financial officer of the Californian company Workday - a leading provider of enterprise cloud applications for finance and human resources. The company was founded in 2005, with a vision to deliver a modern, cloud-first approach to […]
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