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Bypass the broker with automatic managed trading

Privileged access to market information and leading technology
gives clients the benefit of split-second analysis and reaction

Inovatrade is a Panamanian brokerage firm offering specialised forex brokerage to clients 24-hours a day, five days a week. With more than seven years of forex trading experience and customers in more than 100 countries, Inovatrade is one of Panama’s fa...

Structuring the European way

Since its inception as a transnational, pan-European corporate form in October 2004, Societas Europaea – European Public Company – has become increasingly popular as an alternative for company structuring within the 30 EEA member states

High-profile names such as BASF, Allianz, Porsche, Man Diesel, Eurotunnel, Schering Plough and Strabag took the step to become Societas Europaea (SEs) to reap the benefits, and several other heavyweight companies are now following suit. There were 751 SEs...

Tax haven niche spots

As taxes in mainland Europe are on the increase, the allure
of the tax haven is more pronounced than ever. Each territory
offers distinctly unique merits to attract different targets –
and the Cayman Islands, Bermuda and Switzerland are three
of the most sought-after niche spots

The pulling power of the tax haven shouldn’t be underestimated, as Arcadia Group’s Sir Philip Green, one of the UK’s most famous tax haven mavens, would attest. Amid severe hikes in tax rates in the UK, speculation is rife that Barclays is to move i...

The Parmalat scandal

Suing over spilt milk

It’s been dubbed “Europe’s Enron” – the saga that has engulfed Italy’s milk-processing giant Parmalat and its senior executives, blue-chip European and American banks, accountancy firms, politicians and 130,000 hapless small shareholders follo...

Levelling the forex playing field

Successful trading is only possible under fair and professional trading conditions

Globalisation, modern technologies and the internet have drastically changed our life, providing many tempting − and sometimes dangerous − opportunities. All these changes made people more educated, sophisticated and aware. Nowhere is this more true t...

Services undergo technology upgrade

A pioneering Israeli bank has made banking services more easily accessible and available through the use of advanced technology

Bank Leumi is Israel’s first banking corporation. Established in 1902, it currently operates 269 branches throughout Israel, as well as 72 branches located in 18 countries worldwide, including the US, UK, Switzerland and Luxembourg. Leumi has 13,490 emp...

Capitalising on extreme market movements

Identifying currency patterns in the aftermath of natural disasters can be a lucrative trading strategy

If you are confused at the moment as to what is happening in the currency markets, you can take solace in the fact that you are not alone. The continuing protests and unrest in the Middle East, natural disasters in New Zealand, Japan and the US, and uneas...

Enhancing service without sacrificing security

World Finance rewards Latin America’s leading automation technology provider

Itautec’s success in the financial industry is directly linked to the competitive advantages of the solutions it offers to the market. After more than three decades of operation, the company has been able to provide clients with a comprehensive range of...

Uruguay gains from macroeconomic remodelling

Sustainable GDP growth achieved through infrastructure investments,
business incentives and deficit reduction

In the course of two centuries of independent governance, Uruguay, one of the smallest countries in South America, has attracted attention due to the quality of its natural and human resources and the stability of its political and economic institutions. ...

Reliability goes beyond transactions

BCA is moving to the next level by broadening its transaction strengths

PT Bank Central Asia Tbk (BCA) is one of Indonesia’s major banks and the leading payment settlement bank in the country. Supported by a wide range of delivery channels, BCA processes around five million banking transactions daily. To serve more than nin...

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Zimbabwe

234.1% of GDP, pariah of debt markets, but with hopes for a healthy twelve months ahead

Japan

197.5%, hard-hit by the tsunami, and reeling from the internal corruption allegations

Greece

142.8%, possibly heading for default, and considered one of many eurozone bad boys

Lebanon

133.8%, deceptively, has a strong banking sector, but little more in an ailing economy

Iceland

126%, hopelessly indebted banks and very little light at the end of a long and gloomy tunnel

Italy

119% of GDP, in need of reform, paying over 7% for its debt thanks to technocratic leadership

Singapore

106%, to many an idyllic investment destination, a great borrower, repayer, and long term option

Belgium

101%, no government for most of 2011 didn’t help a weak economy in dire need of stimulus

Egypt

90%, high but it’s recovering from a long and protracted revolution and aiming high

European Union

82%, stronger countries like Germany are contaminated by the weakest. It could go on…