Investor Confidence In US, Japan And Europe Rises

By Emma Wall, Head of Investment Analysis and Research, Hargreaves Lansdown: “HL client Investor Confidence survey for February shows the index has stayed the same overall but shows variation in geographical sectors. Confidence has risen in the European, Japanese, and North American sectors but has fallen in the Asia Pacific sector and stayed the same for Emerging Markets and the UK. Momentum and rallying markets are clearly moving client views.

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Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Extends Invitation to British Investors for Special Economic Zone

In a bid to bolster economic ties between the United Kingdom and Bangladesh, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has made a groundbreaking offer to British investors, inviting them to establish a special economic zone in Bangladesh. This move underscores the pivotal role of foreign direct investment (FDI) in driving Bangladesh’s economic growth trajectory and aims to forge stronger bilateral relations between the two nations. The proposition emerged during a meeting between Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and a high-level British cross-party parliamentary delegation led by Virendra Sharma, MP, Vice Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Bangladesh and Chair of…

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Dubai Emerges as a Leading Global Hub

A report titled ‘The Future of Financial Services Talent’ (‘The Report’) issued today by Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), the leading global financial centre in the Middle East, Africa, and South Asia (MEASA) region, in collaboration with London Stock Exchange Group, one of the world’s largest providers of financial markets data, reaffirms Dubai’s emergence as a leading global hub for talent attraction. …

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Lithuania Kicks Off

Lithuania has launched a “Startupcation” program and invites foreign startups to experience the booming startup ecosystem of Vilnius, Lithuania’s capital city and main startup hub. The program grants fast-lane access to the country’s relevant business networks and hubs and provides an entry point to the European market with more than 700 million customers open to new technologies. Vilnius is home to “Vinted” and “Nord Security” – two of the country’s unicorns – and over a thousand promising startups enjoying great work and life balance in an innovation-friendly business environment with an excellently developed infrastructure and a world-class talent pool. Last…

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