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If you’re serious on getting your personal real estate agent, you can take some steps in order to make that happen. One of those actions is to accumulate the desired financing. A few of the ways that you could accomplish that are as follows : From Your Day Job : The first technique to increase [...]

Offshore investment accounts simply refer to investment strategies that capitalize on investment opportunities that are located outside the United States or other country of residence of the investment client. These investment accounts are known for having low tax liabilities, thus making them also sometimes thought of as investment tax havens. Investing in offshore accounts also [...]

Lending rates have started rising after more than two years. Five banks have increased their benchmark lending rate or the base rate even as the country’s largest lender, State Bank of India (SBI), decided to maintain status quo. All corporate and retail loan rates linked to the base rate will now go up. Among government-owned [...]

In a tentative and qualified move, the Bank of Canada increased its benchmark lending rate on Tuesday for the first time since July 2007. The increase reflected growing concerns about inflation related to Canada’s booming real estate market and strong economic growth. But the relatively small size of the rate increase, one quarter of a [...]

Blowing Bubbles I watched an interesting interview with Jim Chanos on the Chinese Property Bubble. Jim Chanos is an American hedge fund manager of Kynikos Associates, a New York investment company that is focussed on short-selling (profiting from the fall in the value of an asset). Mr Chanos rose to fame in 2000-01 when he [...]

Panama, the little country at the end of the narrow strip connecting the Americas, lies nestled between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. A climate influenced by prevailing winds, further makes it a unique juncture, enriched by coffee plantations and majestic animal migrations. Indeed humpback whales, raptors, colorful macaws, toucans and the beautiful Quetzal, ensure that [...]

Stress test remains significant as it can guage sovereign issues as well as highlight sizable capital need for banks. Speaking to CNBC-TV18, Philip Poole, Global Head-Macro and Investment Strategy of HSBC Global AMC said the key issue at the moment is to raise additional capital. He believes Emerging Markets are still attractive but it is [...]