It is estimated that proceeds from crime represent 2-5% of global GDP (about US$2 trillion) yet less than 1% is confiscated or frozen by law enforcement agencies. Financial institutions and banks play a major role in combating money laundering, much of which is enforced by financial regulators, both by working with law enforcement agencies, but … Read more
Boris Johnson delivers a speech on immigration at Leeds Airport on 14 April 2022. Since Brexit, immigration to the United Kingdom has increased. Atlantico: Since Brexit, Immigration to the UK has increased. However, it is no longer seen as a major issue by British citizens at all, according to data from the IPSOS Issues Index … Read more
Morgan Housel instead believes that the key to investing success is time. (Picture 123RF) Author and speaker Morgan Housell says an investor who doesn’t manage their expectations can never be satisfied, no matter how much money they raise over their lifetime. The American Investor is the author of the book The Psychology of Money: Some … Read more
Skaleet (www.Skaleet.com), an international financial technology company that provides the next generation of core banking platform (CBP), has announced a partnership with Thunes, the world’s leading payments converter to complement its existing ecosystem. Skaleet wanted to find a partner capable of providing instant and international payment service, for both B2B and B2C objective. Thanks to … Read more
As part of the Cop15 that opened on May 9, 2022, at the Sofitel Abidjan Ivoire, a business forum on climate finance was held on Tuesday, chaired by the Minister of Trade, Industry and Promotion of Small and Medium Enterprises. One of the highlights was the second day (10 May) of the COP15 Conference on … Read more
NatWest, the UK’s largest commercial bank, formerly known as Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), was fined £256m in December 2021 after pleading guilty to three counts of failing to adequately monitor its clients’ accounts and failing to detect signs of funds. Money laundering between 2012 and 2016. Fowler Oldfield, a goldsmith founded in Bradford in … Read more
Inflation was +4.5%, according to INSEE, for the month of March. Eurostat confirms that the Eurozone is over 7%. Sectoral trends have been recorded at up to 15% (materials, wood, steel, aluminium) and appear to be robust. Since then, the issue of purchasing power has once again become the primary concern of the citizens and … Read more
Posted on December 08, 2021 As part of our ‘Net Zero Carbon’ strategy in 2040, we launched the first European single carbon investor fund. Presented on December 8, Orange Nature will finance projects to restore and conserve natural capital, up to 50 million euros The establishment of the Orange Nature Fund is a new milestone … Read more
Posted in: 09/20/2021 – 08:34 Exit from the comprehensive Doing Business rankings published each year by the World Bank. It was finally abandoned on Thursday, September 16, 2021. The sooner the better, rejoice all those who objected to it many years ago already. They are abundant. There are, of course, countries with poor ratings and … Read more