January 2024 - Page 19

Key Points: Countries in south and southeast Asia are at the highest risk of flooding in the Asia-Pacific region, according to Fitch Ratings. Sovereigns with weaker adaptation capacities are likely to face

Key Points: HDFC Bank’s gross advances increased by 62.4% to Rs 24.69 trillion in the October-December quarter of the current fiscal year. The bank’s deposits grew by 27.7% year-on-year to Rs 22.14

Key Points: Ecobank Ghana has appointed Abena Osei-Poku as the new managing director and regional executive for the Anglophone West Africa region. Osei-Poku has over 25 years of experience in the financial

TLDR: Head of Trade & Supply Chain Finance at Finastra and Director of Business Development at Microsoft discuss the transformation of the global trade finance system The shift from static data to

TLDR: Retik Finance (RETIK) has sold out its presale stages well ahead of schedule, raising over $6 million in just four weeks. Retik Finance offers a suite of financial tools, including Retik

TLDR: Nithin Kamath, the founder of Zerodha, has warned against predatory finance apps and listed red flags to watch out for. Finance apps that request full access to contacts, messages, and photos,

TLDR: The author meets with four financial experts every January to plan her financial goals and strategies for the year ahead. She starts by checking in with her personal banker to learn

TLDR: Berenberg predicts that Legal & General Group’s stock will benefit from an improved macroeconomic outlook, supported by more interest-rate certainty. The insurer is expected to see a step-up in capital generation

In its finance forecast for 2024, Demica, a market-leading fintech company, highlights several key trends and developments in the financial services industry: Banks are expected to focus on fostering long-term relationships with

TLDR: Using overdrafts can lead to financial hardships for consumers Consumers living paycheck to paycheck are six times more likely to attempt a transaction without sufficient funds In challenging economic times, accessing