economy

Delivery workers take part in a demonstration in Bordeaux, France

Is the gig economy headed towards a day of reckoning?

Delivery workers take part in a demonstration in Bordeaux, France&nbsp Author: Jo Caird September 10, 2021 When the UK-based food delivery platform Deliveroo announced its intention to float on the London Stock Exchange in March this year, it did so in anticipation of raising £8.8bn. Just days later the company lowered the price range of … Read more

Philippine banks squeezed as Covid-19 ravages economy

Philippine banks squeezed as Covid-19 ravages economy

The Philippines is battling one of the worst Covid-19 outbreaks in Asia and the tough restrictions that have been in place over the past year have caused gross domestic product to contract for five quarters, including a 4.2% drop in the first three months of 2021. “The number of infections has remained elevated, which has … Read more

Firm-specific risk-neutral distributions with options and CDS

Role of the Bahamian Financial Services Sector in the Transformation and Growth of the Bahamian Economy

Introduction It is an honour to speak at this 30th Annual Bahamas Business Outlook and to reflect on the related themes of “recover, adapt and advance.” I would like to focus my presentation on the role of the financial sector in this process, from the perspective of transformation and growth, and to relate this to … Read more

Firm-specific risk-neutral distributions with options and CDS

ESRB report on the financial stability implications of Covid-19 support measures to protect the real economy

Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for joining today’s conference call. The report we present today is novel in two respects: First, the report benefited from the unique data collection on covid-19 related support measures under Recommendation ESRB/2020/8 issued by the European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB) in May 2020. This support has a total nominal value … Read more

Digital boom driving ‘high-end gig economy jobs’ shift -

Digital boom driving ‘high-end gig economy jobs’ shift –

All the benefits of Digital + Print plus subscriptions to: The Banker Database is a service of the Financial Times, providing comprehensive financial data and insight for 5000 of the world’s leading banks, in more than 160 countries.Visit The Banker Database + A specialist service from the Financial Times, Global Risk Regulator provides insightful reporting … Read more