Wednesday, December 30, 2015

Tuesday, December 29, 2015

Is The OPEC Cartel Party Over?

If the price of oil goes below $25.00 a barrel, the building boom in the UEA is bound to burst.  

Thursday, December 10, 2015

Accor Hotels Snatch FRHI Holdings At $3 Billion?

The competition is heating up in the hospitality industry. The new strategy is to bulk up in a lean economy. First it was Intercontinental, then Marriot now Accor Hotels.

Monday, December 7, 2015

The Future Of Banking

Are bank branches dead? No, mobile banking and ATM are very convenient, but bank branches are not going away soon. Bain & Co did a study on the future of banking and find that branches are over value. I disagree to some extent. There are still some challenges that banks face when serving clients, that mobile banking will not solve. Here our top five.

  1. Banking frauds
  2. Large deposits
  3. Large withdrawals
  4. Bankers personal relationship
  5. Tech savvy customers