Monthly Archives: January 2011

Global Risk Climate: Trends To Keep An Eye On

Weekly Focus 1-27-11    To read the full story click on the link above Australia – an income tax surcharge to pay for flood damage; Belgium – still no government and the risk of a lowered credit rating; Japan – S&P’s … Continue reading

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There is Value in Broadband Services: UK based BSkyB Acquires WiFi Provider ‘The Cloud’

Public WiFi technology is gaining in strategic importance due to the explosion in demand for high performance uncongested broadband data access outside the home and office.  As mobile and tablet devices are capturing more and more of content distribution, universal … Continue reading

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BIIA Forum 2011 is Open for Registration

  We thank the Dun & Bradstreet Corporation for their generous support for being a Platinum Sponsor of the BIIA Forum 2011 As part of Incisive Media’s new Online Information Asia Pacific event, we will be holding the Business Information Forum Taking … Continue reading

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Experian to Include Residential Rental Payment Data in Credit Reports

Experian® announced it is now incorporating positive rental data from its RentBureau® division into the traditional credit file, opening a new avenue for the estimated 50 million underbanked consumers — which can include everyone from college students and recent graduates … Continue reading

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Alibaba and its Partners to Invest up to $4.5 billion on Logistics

Alibaba Group, China’s largest e-commerce firm, and its financing partners plan to invest up to $4.5 billion setting up a network of warehouses across the country to tap a growing appetite for online shopping.  For further news log in

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Microfinance Under Attack

Important Facts:  In 2006 the founder of the Grameen Bank in India was hailed as an innovator for the poor and received a Nobel Prize for his work in developing what has been termed microfinance. Today that whole effort is … Continue reading

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