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International
JD.com’s Sales Growth Offset By Revenue Losses
March 02, 2016

Until last year, it seemed like there was no ceiling the Chinese economy couldn’t simply break through, but as the country’s long-term economic crisis continues, some retailers are seeing their previously impenetrable profit margins dissolving into dust. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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After A Century, Barclays Steps Back From Africa Operations
March 01, 2016

For Barclays, the British bank, it’s stiff upper lip time. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this...

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Starbucks Brews Up Plans To Launch In Italy
March 01, 2016

Starbucks will grow its global footprint into a new region next year. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By...

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Souq.com, The Amazon Of The Middle East, Raises $275M
March 01, 2016

Much like the Industrial Revolution 200 years before it, there are few regions of the world that the new age of eCommerce has not touched. Now that high-speed Internet access is becoming more common, even in undeveloped areas, previously inaccessible markets are becoming just the...

South East Asia
Will The Sharp/Foxconn Deal Fall Through?
February 25, 2016

A last-minute hitch might just put an end to Taiwan’s Foxconn’s proposed takeover of Japanese electronic maker Sharp. According to Reuters, Foxconn has reportedly tabled the deal in the face of some last-minute discoveries of previously undisclosed liability. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

GSMA/Mobile Operators Address Mobile Money Gender Gap
February 23, 2016

The GSMA said on Monday (Feb. 22) that it has launched what is known as the Connected Women Commitment Initiative, which the collection of mobile phone operators and other firms said represents a commitment to reducing what it termed the “mobile gender gap.” Get the Full...

International
Lower Still, Doing The Negative Rate Limbo
February 19, 2016

The banking sector has had its share of woes, from stock declines to the threat of earnings pressure and outsized energy loans on the books, raising the specter of missed payments from the oil patch. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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Citigroup Exits Argentina/Brazil Retail Banking
February 19, 2016

Citigroup is looking to get out of retail banking operations in Argentina and Brazil, two countries where it has had a retail and branch presence for more than a century. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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GM’s Finance Unit Has Own Online Bank — In Germany
February 19, 2016

Automotive giant General Motors Co., in what The Wall Street Journal said Thursday (Feb. 18) represented a move to help streamline funding costs and boost lending profits, is in the midst of running an Internet-based bank in Germany. It is also taking on retail deposits...