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Eastern European growth will slow – but not as sharply as in the West

5 October 2011
Says SEB's Mikael Johansson in the October 2011 issue of their Eastern European Outlook...

Rebalancing and the real exchange rate

27 September 2011
In a speech at Thomson Reuters in London, Ben Broadbent examines the cause and consequences of sterling’s depreciation in 2007-8...

Greece’s departure from the Euro seems inevitable

14 September 2011
Current idea of a modest 'bond haircut' insufficient according to BNY Mellon's Newton...

Bloomberg launches Malaysian Foreign Currency Sukuk Index

8 June 2011
BMSSUTR is a non-ringgit denominated index developed in conjunction with Bank Negara Malaysia...

Travelex GEO moves into renminbi payments space

6 June 2011
Travelex is the first non-bank Payments Specialist to offer renminbi payments for businesses and partner banks...

Downgrades aplenty – damned if you do, damned if you don’t!

30 March 2011
The ratings agencies have been rather ‘slash happy’ this month. Here are some highlights of the action...

Firms unprepared for emerging currency and regulatory risks

24 March 2011
While 51% of survey respondents cite currency risk as a key concern, only 43% say their firm has a strategy in place to counter it...

Spanish downgrade doesn’t necessarily signal a bailout

10 March 2011
Moody’s main concern was that the cost of recapitalisation is much larger than the Spanish authorities’ estimate of €20bn...

SEB launches electronic FX trading of CNH

2 March 2011
Offshore Chinese Yuan (CNH) can now be traded 24 hours through SEB's international network...

Egypt: where next?

16 February 2011
Dean Peters-Wright analyses the ongoing crisis in Egypt and the wider implications of further strikes...

China introduces yuan options

16 February 2011
From 1st April, China will allow yuan options trading, helping the country to make headway towards a more flexible exchange rate...

What does the Japan downgrade mean for you?

27 January 2011
The yen has slumped as Standard & Poor’s has made the first cut in Japan’s credit rating since 2002 – downgrading it...

Estonia counts down to euro

31 December 2010
As of 1st January 2011, Estonia will be the 17th member of the Eurozone. The changeover from kroon to euro...

G20: all talk?

12 November 2010
World leaders have pledged to work towards tackling the ongoing tensions that have fuelled fears of currency wars and trade protectionism...

Sterling dips as UK growth is downgraded

11 August 2010
The Bank of England’s Quarterly Inflation Report fell broadly in line with expectations today, with the forecasts for both economic growth and inflation revised slightly from May.