Daily Archives | January 27, 2012
Hacking a Smartphone is not a Crime
January 27th, 2012
READ MOREThe Electronic Freedom Foundation was a relevant player against SOPA and PIPA. Now it is urging people to ask the government of the United States to declare that hacking tablets, smartphones, video game consoles and other electronic devices is not …
Emerging Markets as Growth Opportunities
January 27th, 2012
READ MORESD Shibulal, CEO of Infosys, one of India’s leading information technology companies, considers that emerging markets, including India, offer growth opportunities for international corporations. Despite Europe’s economic woes, Europe is a major market for foreign products: it provides 23% of …
Brazil’s Key Rate Falls to 10%
January 27th, 2012
READ MOREThe Central Bank of Brazil assures that there is a high chance to drop its benchmark rate from 10.5% to 10%. The bank’s board is focused on spurring economic growth and making significant structural changes in the country’s economy that …
4,114 Microfinance Companies in China
January 27th, 2012
READ MORELast year the government of China encouraged the development of microfinance companies to support small and micro-enterprises. MF companies witnessed a boom with the total number reaching 4,114 by the end of November 2011. In the first eleven months of …
Metafinance: a New Weapon Against Poverty
January 27th, 2012
READ MOREIn an article published in Huffington Post, Melanie Walker, deputy director for special initiatives in the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, presents an “exciting new intermediate type of financing”: metafinance, a low-risk financing that can bridge the gap that exists …