Investment
NSI: Industrial Sector in Bulgaria Attracts Biggest Volume Of Foreign Investments
According to preliminary data the foreign direct investments in the non-financial sector as of 31.12.2016 amounted to EUR 23 491 million, which is 1.4% more compared to 2015, according to data of the National Statistical Institute (NSI).
Investment and impressions
The prime minister's occasional attempts to create the impression that Greece has a great investment climate and is a fine place to do business will not suffice to draw investment to the country.
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Greek stock market sluggish
The Athens Stock market recorded a slight 0.30% rise, as the general index hovered around the 829-30 mark. Trade volume was overall slow with foreign investors probably waiting till September to focus on their portfolios when the changes in the MSCI index are expected to take effect.
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Norway's $975-bln wealth fund should improve ethical stance: NGO report
Norway's $975-billion sovereign wealth fund, the world's largest, should be more forceful in promoting its ethical agenda and influencing the thousands of companies it invests in, a report commissioned by non-governmental organizations said on Aug. 14.
The fund, which invests the proceeds of Norway's oil and gas production for future generations, has ethical ambitions.
Deadlocked investors
Any foreign investor who is considering investing in Greece first takes the very logical step of asking those who've invested here in the past if they ran into any problems in doing so.
The responses are usually quite depressing and discouraging to say the least.
Red tape and obstacles raised by the state all too often serve as impediments to prospective investors.
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Money managers can’t seem to offload gold fast enough
A month ago, money managers were the most optimistic on gold this year. Now, they can’t seem to unload bullion fast enough.
Japanese investors warming to European bonds
Japanese bond investors are growing fonder of European government bonds now that political risks are subsiding, according to analysis by UBS.
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Greece's National Bank to sell Romania, Serbia, Cyprus operations
Greece's second-largest lender National Bank (NBG) will sell more assets in the Balkans, including its Romanian operations, to complete a restructuring plan agreed with European authorities, its chief executive said on Tuesday.
Not a single fast-track project is fully up and running yet
Nearly seven years since the first law was introduced on the fast-track process for investments by then state minister Haris Pamboukis, only a handful of the projects that entered the scheme have been completed, and not one has started operating.
China shares get MSCI nod in landmark moment for Beijing on road to global acceptance
China's stocks took a major step towards global acceptance on June 21, finally winning a long campaign for inclusion in a leading emerging markets benchmark, in what was seen as a milestone for global investing.