The $100 billion New Development Bank (NDB), also known as the BRICS bank, which comprises of the members of the BRICS grouping of emerging market nations — Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa — will start lending in local currency by April 2016 and its member countries will be the primarily focus of the bank, K.V. Kamath, the President of … Continue reading
Keep an eye on the shadow banking system – it is about to be shaken to the core. By Michael Snyder According to the Financial Stability Board, the size of the global shadow banking system has reached an astounding 75 trillion dollars. It has approximately tripled in size since 2002. In the U.S. alone, the … Continue reading
By Sputnik Following its recent downgrade of the Russian sovereign rating,Fitch Ratings said Friday it had downgraded the key ratings of 30 Russian and Russian-owned financial institutions by one notch. MOSCOW/LONDON, January 16 (Sputnik) — Fitch Ratings said Friday it had downgraded the key ratings of 30 Russian and Russian-owned financial institutions by one notch, following its recent downgrade … Continue reading
By Michael Snyder Will 2015 be a year of financial crashes, economic chaos and the start of the next great worldwide depression? Over the past couple of years, we have all watched as global financial bubbles have gotten larger and larger. Despite predictions that they could burst at any time, they have just continued to … Continue reading