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Hirander Misra Chairman and CEO at GMEX Group
The extent of money supply increases needed to facilitate stimulus packages by sovereign central banks to counter the negative effects of the current crisis will dictate the inflationary pressures that ensue. Current world currencies are driven in a large part by expectation value and when confidence wanes there is a flight to alternative stores o...
20 July 2020 /crypto /covid-19 Blockchain in Banking and Financial Services
Will the crisis result in the rise or demise of the 4th Industrial Revolution? In its April World Economic Outlook, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) projects a decline in global growth in 2020 of -3 percent. This is a downgrade of 6.3 percentage points from January 2020, a major revision over a very short period. This makes the Great Lockdow...
25 May 2020 /markets /covid-19 Finance 2.0
Will the current economic crisis result in changes to the economic establishment as we know it, so that a new order is established fuelled by democratised digitally enabled innovation? How can data and information become the key currency to aid financial re-inclusion and inclusion post crisis? In 1815, Nathan Mayer Rothschild said: "I care no...
19 May 2020 /inclusion /covid-19 Bigger than Technology
While the COVID-19 pandemic poses a significant threat to mainstream industry and commerce, it will be even more devastating to Small-to-Medium Enterprises (‘SMEs’), as a large number may not survive the economic impact of the crisis. This issue affects SME activity worldwide, however it is especially pronounced in emerging markets, where access t...
28 April 2020 /markets /covid-19 Trends in Financial Services
A UK business could be eligible for a Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS), as set out by the UK Government. However, it appears that despite the Government’s best intentions, this scheme is not working in practice and some urgent readdress is required. There is, therefore, a serious concern that small businesses will start to fa...
02 April 2020 /wholesale /covid-19 Finance 2.0
Whilst the current pandemic induced crisis is yet to reach its peak, and is leaving a trail of personal and economic destruction, we should expect a new landscape to emerge, in many respects, when the dust settles. What does this mean for the Fintech sector in terms of opportunities and how does this impact the individual? 2019: A bumper year for ...
30 March 2020 /inclusion /covid-19 Capital Market Technology
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