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    A Saxo Bank WLP approach

    As banks and financial institutions wake up to the growing potential of the online trading market, they continue to look for the technological solutions for gaining reliable, fast access to the sector. However, developing a workable, tried and tested platform for online trading is neither a cheap, straightforward nor timely exercise – and it was from this position that the concept of white labeling originated. Once viewed as a necessary step, White Label Partnerships have grown to become a sought-after solution that can offer much greater front, middle and back office support systems than many institutions could develop themselves. So what ...
    On May 23, 2008 / By
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    Hungary: a magnet for FDI

    As a result of EU accession on May 1, 2004, investors in Hungary find themselves in a single market of 493 million consumers with enormous potential for developing new markets and new horizons. At the geographical centre of the region Hungary is destined to become a bridge between present EU members and those countries on the verge of joining. Hungary’s increasing importance in offering logistics services to regions such as the Ukraine, Russia and the Balkan Peninsula is also a key factor for consideration. For any company entering the European market Hungary’s central location is impossible to overlook. If he could send a telegram to pot...
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    Global risk

    With a painful credit crunch, a growing regulatory burden, and a worryingly unstable geopolitical climate, business leaders have got plenty of issues to worry about, never mind what’s going on inside their own organisations. So what are the risks keeping leading business people awake at night? A new survey from Ernst & Young and think tank Oxford Analytica lists the top 10. Global financial shocks and ‘radical greening’ are among some of the biggest risks for international businesses in 2008 and beyond, according to the report, ‘Strategic Business Risk: 2008: the top ten risks for global business.’ The risk of a global financia...
    On May 13, 2008 / By
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    Absorbing the shock

    Just how much damage could a downturn in the US inflict on the world economy? Doom-mongers say the outlook is grim. But a more upbeat assessment from the World Bank suggests that the developing markets might ride to the rescue, with their healthy growth providing a timely shock-absorber to developed-world economic woe. Spurred on by the rapid adoption of new technologies, the bank says resilience in developing economies is already cushioning the impact of a US slowdown, with real GDP growth for developing countries expected to ease to 7.1 percent over the next 12 months. High-income countries are predicted to grow by a modest 2.2 percent. Its...
    On May 13, 2008 / By