TI: The G20 must show leadership to tackle Covid-19
London, Sept 13 (HNA) – “The G20 and its Anti-Corruption Working Group should ensure that COVID-19 funding includes a specific budget line for anti-corruption, transparency and accountability measures” the Transparency…
Fitch: Coronavirus will weaken Turkish banks’ asset quality
London,Sep 9 (HNA) – Turkish banks’ underlying asset quality will weaken due to the coronavirus pandemic, but this will be more apparent in their income statements than their reported asset-quality…
Fitch raises forecast for global GDP growth
London , September 8 (HNA) – Fitch raises forecast for global GDP growth The credit rating agency Fitch has revised up its forecast for global GDP this year slightly, to…
Goldhub: Silver has been the best-performing asset in 2020
London, September 6 (HNA) – We would be remiss if we didn’t include at least a short section on silver’s outstanding performance thus far this year, according to the latest…
IMFBlog: Ongoing pandemic, leaving “an uncertain outlook” for tourism
London, Aug 20 (HNA) – Due to the ongoing pandemic, leaving “an uncertain outlook” for tourism industries in economies both big and small, stated in a blog published on the…
“EU welcomes the normalisation of relations between Israel and the UAE”
London, Aug 16 (HNA) – The European Union announced that it welcomes the normalisation of relations between Israel and the UAE, according to the declaration by the High Representative on…
ECB/Fernandez-Bollo: Consolidation can secure safe and sound banks
London, Aug 15 (HNA) – Edouard Fernandez-Bollo, the ECB representative to the Supervisory Board, outlines the ECB’s supervisory expectations for mergers and acquisitions, which are aimed at ensuring that consolidation…
WTO: Covid-19 crisis may push up trade costs
London, Aug 14 (HNA) – The WTO Secretariat has published a new information note warning of possible increases to trade costs due to COVID-19 disruptions. The note examines the pandemic’s…