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A quarterly magazine written for the members of LIBF looking at financial services, economics, fintech, financial advice, trade finance, regulation and careers with guest columns from leading commentators.
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The February 2025 issue of "Financial World" focuses on fintech: financialworld.libf.ac.uk

Will crypto trump the CBDC?

What will agentic AI mean for financial services?

What does your smartphone know about you and who does it tell?

#AI #ML #bigtech #tech #data #financialservices #regulation
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Battery giant CATL remains in talks with Spain’s government over a plan to have 2,000 Chinese engineers, technicians and managers work on establishing a €4.1 billion ($4.8 billion) manufacturing plant in Zaragoza
CATL Still Wants Spain to Allow 2,000 Chinese Workers For Battery Plant
Battery giant Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. remains in talks with Spain’s government over a plan to have 2,000 Chinese engineers, technicians and managers work on establishing a €4.1 billion ($4.8 billion) manufacturing plant in Zaragoza, according to a company executive.
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November 14, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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Starmer and Reeves ditch plan to increase income tax rates in the Budget

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#tax #budget #IncomeTax #growth #investment #pay #employment
Starmer and Reeves ditch plan to increase income tax rates in the Budget
U-turn on measures to raise revenue to fill fiscal hole sparks sell-off in gilt market
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November 14, 2025 at 8:35 AM
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Trump Administration Prepares Tariff Exemptions in Bid to Lower Food Prices www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...

#trade #tradewar #inflation #Food #tariffs #US #policy
Trump Administration Prepares Tariff Exemptions in Bid to Lower Food Prices
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November 14, 2025 at 8:33 AM
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European officials consider pooling dollars to lessen Fed reliance after Trump shocks

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#Fed #dollars #policy #EU #liquidity #lending #credit
European officials consider pooling dollars to lessen Fed reliance after Trump shocks
By Elisa Martinuzzi, Balazs Koranyi, Stefania Spezzati, Mathieu Rosemain and Giuseppe Fonte (Reuters) -European financial stability officials are debating whether to create an alternative to Federal
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November 14, 2025 at 8:31 AM
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US corporate bankruptcies set to hit 15-year high amid credit jitters, S&P data shows

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#bankruptcy #credit #debt #US #growth #investment #employment #interestrates #inflation #trade #tradewar
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November 14, 2025 at 8:29 AM
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Supreme Court sounds warning as Delhi AQI hits ‘severe’ for 3rd straight day

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#sustainability #pollution #ESG #netzero #India #renewables #investment #growth
Supreme Court sounds warning as Delhi AQI hits ‘severe’ for 3rd straight day
Justice PS Narasimha, leading a bench that also comprised Justice Atul S Chandurkar, made the observation during the morning mentioning round.
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November 14, 2025 at 8:26 AM
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Most emerging nations can realign trade to weather US tariffs, report finds

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#trade #tradewar #tariffs #US #growth #investment #supplychain #TradeDiversion #China #Brazil #India #BRICs
Most emerging nations can realign trade to weather US tariffs, report finds
By Libby George LONDON (Reuters) -Most big emerging economies, including China, Brazil and India, can weather U.S. tariffs without excessive pain, a study by risk consultancy Verisk Maplecroft showed,
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November 14, 2025 at 8:23 AM
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China’s Economy Stumbles After Unprecedented Slump in Investment

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#China #investment #growth #capex #Asia #trade #tradewar
China’s Economy Stumbles After Unprecedented Slump in Investment
Fixed-asset investment shrank 1.7% in the first 10 months of the year, a record decline for the period, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics on Friday. The median forecast ...
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November 14, 2025 at 8:20 AM
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Google offers EU to change adtech policy, no divestment

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#Google #competition #Search #bigtech #tech #AdTech #EU #regulation #data
Google offers EU to change adtech policy, no divestment
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Alphabet's Google has offered to make it easier for publishers and advertisers to use its online advertising technology, defying ​EU antitrust regulators' call for it to sell part ...
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November 14, 2025 at 8:18 AM
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Citi Is Growing Rapidly in China on Huge Interest, CEO Says

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#Citi #China #banks #Asia #financialservices #crossborder
Citi Is Growing Rapidly in China on Huge Interest, CEO Says
“We have had huge interest and a large number of investors and companies coming to China to understand what’s happening here, as well as the Chinese companies and investors that are looking much more ...
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November 14, 2025 at 8:16 AM
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Millions more to be hit by tax threshold freezes, warns IFS

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#tax #taxthreshold #earnings #pay #spending #investment #growth
Millions more to be hit by tax threshold freezes, warns IFS
Labour's freeze on thresholds is dragging millions more into paying higher tax rates, the IFS has warned.
uk.finance.yahoo.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:13 AM
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Apple's China iPhone sales jumped 22% in month after iPhone 17 launch reut.rs/4r0VsKn
Apple's China iPhone sales jumped 22% in month after iPhone 17 launch
Sales of iPhones in China rose 22% from year-earlier levels in the first month after the iPhone 17 series launched, even as the broader market softened, a private survey showed on Friday.
reut.rs
November 14, 2025 at 7:25 AM
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Greece arrests man in Europol's global 'Endgame' operation against cybercrime reut.rs/4oFukix
Greece arrests man in Europol's global 'Endgame' operation against cybercrime
Greece has arrested a 38-year-old man as part of a Europol crackdown on international cybercrime, during which authorities dismantled malware infrastructure that has infected hundreds of thousands of computers worldwide, police said.
reut.rs
November 14, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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CVC passes realisations target, re-affirms earnings goal reut.rs/47FcXZd
CVC passes realisations target, re-affirms earnings goal
CVC Capital Partners , one of the world's largest private equity managers, on Friday reported realisations which were above the guidance it set earlier in the year.
reut.rs
November 14, 2025 at 7:50 AM
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Oil tanker veers toward Iran after small-boat approach, British maritime agency says reut.rs/47USL4x
Oil tanker veers toward Iran after small-boat approach, British maritime agency says
A Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker sailing from the United Arab Emirates to Singapore made a sudden course change and was heading toward Iranian territorial waters, British maritime security firm Ambrey said on Friday.
reut.rs
November 14, 2025 at 8:05 AM
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reuters.com
Villagers struggle with aftermath of intense Iberian wildfires reut.rs/3XzpUxD
Villagers struggle with aftermath of intense Iberian wildfires
Photo essay: See here
reut.rs
November 14, 2025 at 8:10 AM
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Britain Gives Go-Ahead to Smaller Nuclear Reactor in Wales www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/b...

#energy #power #utilities #infrastructure #investment #growth #netzero #ESG #sustainability #NuclearPower
Britain Gives Go-Ahead to Smaller Nuclear Reactor in Wales
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November 13, 2025 at 8:43 AM
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UK's Shawbrook nine-month loan book expands 15% reut.rs/49O6v3l
UK's Shawbrook nine-month loan book expands 15%
British lender Shawbrook said on Thursday its loan book grew 14.6% to 18.25 billion pounds ($24.49 billion) in the first nine months of 2025, and forecast profit to grow in the mid-to-high teens range over the medium term.
reut.rs
November 13, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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reuters.com
Exclusive: China’s securities regulatory chief seeks approval to step down, sources say reut.rs/3Xr1sOZ
Exclusive: China’s securities regulatory chief seeks approval to step down, sources say
China's securities watchdog chief, Wu Qing, has sought approval to step down, people with knowledge of the matter said, in what would be an abrupt and unexpected exit for a regulatory head brought in last year to stabilise the country’s stock markets.
reut.rs
November 13, 2025 at 8:05 AM
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Hapag-Lloyd's nine-month profit drops 50% as shipping market volatility persists reut.rs/3WTWlqy
Hapag-Lloyd's nine-month profit drops 50% as shipping market volatility persists
German container shipping firm Hapag-Lloyd on Thursday posted a 50% drop in nine-month net profit to 846 million euros ($986.6 million) and lowered the top end of its full-year earnings outlook, citing market volatility and rising costs.
reut.rs
November 13, 2025 at 8:10 AM
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As Consumer Bureau’s Cash Dwindles, Trump Administration Declares Its Funding Illegal www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/b...

#CFPB #regulation #financialservices #policy #US
As Consumer Bureau’s Cash Dwindles, Trump Administration Declares Its Funding Illegal
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November 13, 2025 at 8:39 AM
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The government that once curbed childbirth is now struggling to persuade its citizens to have more children.
China Enforced Strict Population Controls for Decades. Encouraging Births Is Far Harder
A Chinese steel city has doubled down on pro-natalist policies in search of an elusive baby bump.
bloom.bg
November 13, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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Mexiko hat gestern ein Klimaziel für 2035 vorgelegt, das von Fachleuten als wirklich ambitioniert bewertet wird #COP30
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STATEMENT: Mexico Announces Strong New Climate Commitment
Mexico has officially approved and presented its new Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) at COP30. The plan marks a milestone in the country’s climate policy, introducing for the first time an ab...
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November 12, 2025 at 10:14 AM
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DBS and Ant International Enhance Strategic Partnership to Scale Innovative Cross-Border Payment and Fintech Solutions to Drive Inclusive Growth

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#payments #crossborder #Singapore #china #fintech #tech #financialservices
DBS and Ant International Enhance Strategic Partnership to Scale Innovative Cross-Border Payment and Fintech Solutions to Drive Inclusive Growth
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November 13, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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COP30: 'literally insane' that we are letting global heating happen, says Al Gore

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#netzero #GlobalWarming #ClimateChange #ESG #sustainability #growth #investment #renewables #regulation #COP30
Cop30 live: ‘literally insane’ that we are letting global heating happen, says Al Gore
This live blog is now closed. You can read the full Guardian coverage of the climate talks in Brazil here
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November 13, 2025 at 8:28 AM