Mexico’s economy contracted 8.5% in 2020, the largest single-year drop since 1932 and the second consecutive…
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Inflation on the Rise in Brazil
The average forecast for IPCA consumer price inflation at the end of the year (2021) rose…
Bitcoin Value not Enough to Dethrone the Dollar
Bitcoin (XBT) hit a high of more than $48,000 after Tesla (TSLA) reported a $1.5 billion…
Commodities Exchange on the card for The Central Bank of Nigeria
Within the next 90 days the bank should be able to really begin the first launch…
Microtraction Reports Portfolio Boom
It seems that early-stage startups on the African continent are continuing to see some notable growth,…
DBS Raises Sustainability Finance
DBS Bank has raised its sustainability finance target to S$50b by 2024, expanding from its earlier…
First ‘bad bank’ in India
India’s plan to create its first ‘bad bank’ to absorb non-performing assets from public-sector banks could…
Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) and Mastercard to Boost Cyber Resilience
New partnership between Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) and Mastercard seeks to boost cyber readiness and…
Kuwait Taps Wealth Fund
Kuwait has transferred the last of its performing assets to the country’s sovereign wealth fund in…
Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) to Reduce Trading Activity Fees
Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) has said that it will reduce overall trading activity fees on…