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Asia defies pandemic, sees rise in FDI

The region was an exception in a year that saw foreign investments crash to greater depths than after the 2009 global financial crisis. The steep fall could have painful implications for Africa’s industrialization bid. Foreign...

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Bitcoin hits new record after $1.5 billion Tesla buy-in

Bitcoin has broken another price record, jumping nearly 15% on the news that Tesla has invested $1.5 billion in the cryptocurrency. The carmaker is also planning to accept Bitcoin as a means of payment.  The digital...

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Here’s why Silicon Valley is in California, not in Germany

The future is being invented in California, not in Germany. An entrepreneur and a VC who work in both places say the reasons for this are deep-rooted and will be very difficult to overcome —...

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In Italy, China’s New Silk Road is not seen as a threat

The Mediterranean country is the first in the G7 to join China’s Belt and Road Initiative. But in one small port town in Italy, Chinese investment is nothing new. DW’s Giulia Saudelli and Mu Cui...

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China’s peer-to-peer lenders face crisis, investors face ruin

A major upheaval is underway in China’s peer-to-peer (P2P) finance sector after numerous cases of fraud and negligence. As loans helped finance cars and property, could the crisis worsen the country’s economic slowdown? It’s not...

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US hedge fund buys major stake in Deutsche Bank

Hudson Executive has built a 3.1-percent stake in Germany’s biggest lender to become one of its major shareholders. The New York-based fund said it believed in CEO Christian Sewing to turn around the ailing business....

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Volatility & rotation between different investment assets

Warnings of volatility are issued too often and I try to avoid them. Nevertheless, looking at the London Stock Exchange’s Risers and Fallers these days can make one’s eyes water. Last week I wrote a piece...

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Vietnam the fastest-growing economy in Southeast Asia

The World Economic Forum on ASEAN countries has begun in Vietnam — a fitting host given its status as the fastest-growing economy in Southeast Asia. Manuela Kasper-Claridge reports from Hanoi. The bridge across the Bach...

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Donald Trump’s climate rollbacks can’t hold back global green economy

Trump has handed the fossil fuel industry another gift by rolling back coal regulations. Despite such actions, experts say the global green economy will continue to grow. US President Donald Trump has yet again dealt...

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Accommodative Officials and Synchronized Upturn Drive Markets

The investment climate is being shaped by two powerful forces. First is the very accommodative policy stance. This includes the United States, where despite delivering the fifth rate hike in the cycle, adjusted by headline...

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4 Key Investment Questions Series – Wait or Invest

“One of my friends suggested that I invest in Asian Paints now since the market expectation is that it is likely to announce good results, and historically it has done so well. However, he told...

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Are Government Bonds better option to Fixed Deposits?

The prime objective of Fixed Income investors is to have stable income on their investments with Capital protection. The general risk appetite of the fixed income investors are considered to be low or rather they...