Tourism is one of the fastest growing industry in the world. Countries that offer the necessary infrastructure for tourism development reap great economic benefits. In 2015, international toursim generated US$ 1.5 trillion in export earnings according to The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). Among the countries visited by tourists, France tops the ranking with over 84.5 million …
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Public companies world-wide continue to hoard a significant portion of their assets in cash and cash equivalents rather then investing them. Large US firms are among the top hoarders of cash. There are a few logical reasons for holding cash such as taxation on profits repatriated to the US from overseas. But the negative effects …
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Indian stocks have outperformed so far this year relative to Brazil, Russia and China. The benchmark S&P BSE Sensex is up by 8.3% this year as of Sept 25th. From a journal article on Indian stocks today: Click to enlarge Once lumped in with a block of emerging markets termed the BRICs—Brazil, Russia, India and China—India …
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The Global Finance magazine published their 25th annual ranking of the World’s 50 Safest Banks earlier this month. The full list of the banks will be published in the November issue. From the press release: “The Safest Banks ranking for 2016 illustrates the impact of some the past year’s major political and economic shifts, with low oil prices in particular …
European dividend stocks offers offer higher yields than their US peers. Investors looking to diversify and add dividend stocks from Europe should consider some of the high-quality names in the continent. From an July article Peter Garnry at Saxo Bank: In a negative rate environment, a high-dividend yield portfolio is a good component of a long-term asset …
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