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Milestones : Low Productivity Costs The British Economy Billions
United Kingdom Perceptions of the UKs international competitiveness have suffered a blow with studies indicating that low productivity is costing...
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Newsmakers : Hedge funds under increasing scrutiny
United States An SEC proposal to register hedge fund advisers has received a mixed response, with some welcoming it as...
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Features : Arrested Development
With their educated workforce and low costs, the Baltic states present some of the most interesting FDI opportunities in Europe....
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Milestones : British Banks Take Flak Over Equator Principles
UNITED KINGDOM Down the tubes: Banks find principles are tough to apply Just one year after signing on to the...
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Newsmakers : Companies told to pull their sox up
EUROPE Lewis:Producing correct numbers may be impossible with the first Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) deadline imminent, analysts and systems vendors paint a...
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Features : Breaking With The Bank
In-house banks are becoming increasingly popular among larger multinational corporations. They may not work for all big companies, though. Petroleum...
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Newsmakers : Businesses Focus On Customer Service Risk
EUROPE The Enron accounting scandal may have sparked a wave of knee-jerk regulatory measures (Sarbanes- Oxley,FAS 133),but Europes top 1,000...
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Features : Asia’s Other Tiger
India recently overtook China as Asias fastest-growing economy. Its showing no signs of slowing down. India has long been a...
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Features : Outward Bound
The market for outsourcing treasury services is snowballing as products become more refined and corporations grow more confident in the...
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Features : Brought to Book
New accounting rules covering derivatives and hedging transactions will have profound implications for corporations. They may affect the viability of...
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Features : CLS: Settling for Less
CLS Bank was introduced to address foreign exchange settlement risk in the interbank market,but its risk-reduction and netting benefits could...