International

  • Jan 15, 2014
  • 6 min read

Global gold market heads for modest gain in 2014

Last year marked a watershed for the global gold market. Having defied gravity for over a decade,...

International
  • Jan 10, 2014
  • 7 min read

Emerging market bond sell-off highlights growing risks

As of January 2, emerging market (EM) debt funds suffered their 32nd week of sustained outflows...

International
  • Jan 8, 2014
  • 7 min read

Governments will lead long-term internet norm creation

Internet governance, at the national and international levels, is becoming a pressing policy...

International
  • Jan 8, 2014
  • 6 min read

EU agreement delay hinders regulatory coordination

European negotiators failed to update the EU's Market in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID)...

EU
  • Jan 7, 2014
  • 7 min read

Islamic finance will continue strong growth in Europe

The Islamic finance landscape in Europe is expanding rapidly. Countries such as France and...

International
  • Jan 6, 2014
  • 6 min read

Turkish interest rates will rise only as last resort

The lira fell to a new record low against the dollar this morning, reaching 2.19. While the...

Turkey
  • Jan 3, 2014
  • 7 min read

'Globally networked risks' emerge as critical threat

A small group of eminent physicists and sociologists, including Dirk Helbing of ETH Zurich, have...

International
  • Jan 3, 2014
  • 7 min read

Bitcoin could disrupt traditional banking globally

Despite speculative trading in Bitcoin -- a digital currency that has occupied a high-profile...

International