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Oil, HIV, TB, Malaria etc..
London, 18 August 2010
A new study reveals that many players within the oil and gas industry supply chain – which includes oil companies, contractors and sub-contractors – underestimate the full extent of the risks that HIV/AIDS, TB and malaria pose to its workforce, productivity and profitability.
CTRM Systems are Just the Tip of the Iceberg
Sugar Land, Texas, August 2010
Every company that trades commodities is using some type of system capture their trades, manage their positions, and account for the value of the trades. That's not to say that all the systems being used are created equal —they are most certainly not, after all a paper ledger book can be considered a system.
In Search of Total Risk Management
London, August 2010
The Physical Factor and Operational Risk Management: Businesses that either trade, buy or sell commodities must routinely deal with the inherent uncertainty in commodity markets. However, in recent months and years, they have also had to deal with both global and national economic issues and with the increasing likelihood of regulation changes.
New Financing Sources for Africa's Infrastructure Deficit
London, July 2010
Four African countries are seeking to boost their infrastructure budgets with new and nontraditional financing sources as they chase higher economic growth rates. Policy programs in Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda allow for less concessional financing from multilateral development banks and export credit agencies; more use of public-private partnerships; and, potentially, external sovereign bond issues—as long as the new approach does not endanger fiscal and external debt sustainability.
Read more: New Financing Sources for Africa's Infrastructure Deficit
Raw Material Sourcing Strategies Are Critical to Revenue and Profit Margins
London, July 2010
Challenging economies and major fluctuations in demand require changes in commodity management planning and execution strategies. This research details the raw material sourcing challenges of 31 companies across five industries, providing course-correction strategies and tactics that deliver winning results.
Read more: Raw Material Sourcing Strategies Are Critical to Revenue and Profit Margins
The Basel Committee and Regulatory Reform
Vienna, 11 June 2010
Remarks of Nout Wellink, Chairman, Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, President, De Nederlandsche Bank at the Institute of International Finance 2010 Spring Meeting, Vienna, Austria.
FX futures & commodity economies
Dubai, 9 June 2010
FX futures, such as the Australian and Canadian Dollar serve as a good proxy for exposure to a range of commodities, given the strong correlation, according to John Anderson, Acting Head, School of Finance & Banking, The British University, at a seminar organised by the Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange ( DGCX).Report on OTC Derivatives Market Reforms published
London, 4 June 2010
The European Parliament’s ECON Committee has adopted the Langen Report on Derivatives calling for extensive transaction reporting, mandatory central clearing and higher collateral requirements for some transactions.Read more: Report on OTC Derivatives Market Reforms published
OECD Factbook 2010 focuses on causes and consequences of crisis
London, May 2010
Household debt reached more than 120% of disposable income in Britain, Canada, the US and Japan by the time the financial crisis struck in 2008. By then, asset prices were already falling in many economies. A few months later, confidence indicators fell to historically low levels and by June 2009, GDP across OECD countries had plunged 4.7% over the previous 15 months.
Read more: OECD Factbook 2010 focuses on causes and consequences of crisis
China's commodity imports rise in March
Singapore, 21 May 2010
China's hunger for imported commodity and energy products grew sharply in March from February, with liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports jumping 26% and a 53% surge in copper.
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