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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has slashed this year's global growth expectations from 3.4% to 3.2%. Central banks are working hard to revitalise struggling economies through policies like negative interest rates. However, ...
After taking extreme measures to try protect the naira from the African currency crisis, the Nigerian government has now approved plans to increase its diaspora bond package from $100m to $300m. It hopes ...
U.S. Bank recently announced the launch of its app, Deposit Express, which allows small business owners to make deposits by snapping pictures of cheques. Across the Atlantic, the UK government has been encouraging ...
Oil consumers have become used to low prices over the past two years. Since mid-2014, prices have fallen and remained low. This means cheap rates at the pumps but also ...
The viability of bitcoin has long been debated and, after some serious setbacks in 2015, the cryptocurrency’s future is in the public eye more than ever. It needs to be more commonly ...
When housing demand outstrips supply and property prices rise, the market can experience a ‘bubble’. It’s a phenomenon that affects investors alongside homeowners; things may look rosy as property values ...
The advance of contactless and mobile payment systems has increased industry focus on user safety – biometric payment security is on the rise. According to Acuity Market Intelligence, 600m smartphones already have the ability to scan our fingerprints and ...
They say charity begins at home. However, given the income gap between developed and developing economies, it's no surprise that many non-profit organisations set their sights overseas. From facilitating mobile money transfers ...
The most recent global ‘currency war’ appears to have ended. The beginning of 2015 saw numerous countries lowering their currencies, including China, Japan and the Eurozone. Some, however, believe this apparent ...
Having been slow to the digital party, financial services are now seeing their own digital revolution. Last month, KPMG and CB Insights announced that 2015 saw fintech startups attract $13.8 billion of ...
While emerging market currencies (EMs) just enjoyed their best month in 18 years, the US dollar is struggling – it’s on course to post its largest quarterly percentage decline in half a ...
When housing demand outstrips supply and property prices rise, the market can experience a ‘bubble’. It’s a phenomenon that affects investors alongside homeowners; things may look rosy as property values ...