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MAY 29, 2025

general contractors and subcontractors, reveals a significant crisis in the construction industry due to widespread payment delays. Wider Economic Impact: 73% of contractors view construction activity as a key indicator of economic health. A new national study by Built , surveying 250 U.S.

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CFA Institute

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Multi-asset managers need a reliable, data-driven foundation for constructing portfolios that are not only diversified but also aligned with global economic trends.

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Global Finance

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Together, these issues could pose significant threats to economic growth and social progress, analysts warn. Road Map For The Future A lively FDI contribution gives Togo a favorable economic outlook, augmented by structural reforms and critical investment projects, according to the African Development Bank. annually.

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CFO News Room

JANUARY 21, 2023

The consumer-welfare standard is nothing more, nor less, than an understanding and acceptance of this fundamental economic reality. It is, instead, a relationship that inheres in the nature of all economic activity. In common language we might still say that “Joe produced a table,” but economically he produced no value.

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Global Finance

MARCH 6, 2025

Led by Latvian President Edgars Rinkvis and Minister of Economics Viktors Valainis, the eight-day event included investor briefings in Houston, San Francisco, and Denver. The project involves the construction of two European Transport Corridors (ETC). million Official languages: Latvian (56.3%), Russian (33.8%), other 0.6%

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Global Finance

OCTOBER 31, 2024

In Japan, the three banks included in our ranking—Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Sumitomo Mitsui, and Mizuho—all suffered an average 5% balance sheet contraction in 2023, which could be seen as a reflection of the country’s difficulty sustaining economic growth. The 14 eurozone banks in our top 50 averaged a 1% increase in assets.

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CFO News Room

JANUARY 26, 2023

The economic recovery since 2020 Private-sector employment has largely returned to pre-pandemic levels across the country, except for the leisure and hospitality sector, which faced large job losses and remains 5.5% State and local lawmakers should seize it. below February 2020 employment levels.

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CFO Talks

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

How do you balance achieving strong financial results while also supporting economic development and promoting sustainable growth through corporate social responsibility? At Gas de Cameroon, our mission is to unlock Cameroon’s economic potential through cost-effective, clean, and efficient gas products.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 17, 2020

home construction collapsed in March, the sector rebounded in May after steep declines caused by COVID-19 shutdowns, according to the U.S. Home construction activity is beginning to slowly reawaken, just two months after the industry experienced an unprecedented decline in activity,” said Matthew Speakman, an economist at Zillow, wrote. “We

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 14, 2021

economy posted slight gains in the pandemic year of 2020, after closing the books on what was one of the most dismal economic fallouts in history, according to the Federal Reserve’s Beige Book report on Wednesday (Jan. Low real estate inventories combined with rising construction costs caused the continued rise of housing market prices.

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CFA Institute

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

There, he developed asset allocation programs for plan providers, plan sponsors, and money management companies, working with clients to create and manage custom target date glidepaths, select appropriate asset classes, and construct model portfolios. Previously, he worked as a defined contribution manager at Hewitt Associates.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 16, 2019

Late payments are a headache for any industry, but the construction sector has seen some particularly detrimental effects from cash-flow bottlenecks. the collapse of construction conglomerate Carillion pulled back the curtains on the corporate’s B2B payment practices. In the U.K.,

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Global Finance

MARCH 17, 2025

IZ: By focusing on markets aligned with Egypts trade interests and that show economic potential, we are prioritising SME and retail banking, trade finance, digital financial services, sustainable finance, high net worth individuals (HNWIs) and institutional banking. GF: Which markets and sectors are the priority for growth?

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Global Finance

APRIL 3, 2025

For the hydrocarbon-dependent MENA economies, the official rallying call extends beyond economic growth to diversification for job creation, especially for individuals entering the workforce. These states are primarily seeking political gains, not economic ones, Olivereau points out.

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CFA Institute

MAY 6, 2025

Mark Rieder’s Reminiscences of a Bond Operator is a hands-on guide to corporate bond analysis, fixed-income portfolio construction, and navigating today’s evolving private credit landscape.

Construction 52

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CFA Institute

JUNE 3, 2022

To test the Sharpe Ratio’s effectiveness, we constructed monthly return distributions for global stock market indices to see if any had too much skewness.

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Global Finance

MARCH 3, 2025

Finance products offered range from retail solar mortgages and special loans for electric vehicles to bonds financing the construction of massive wind-power farms and green steel manufacturing plants. Asia wields significant economic influence on the world stage. million) loan for Envision Energy, a wind-turbine manufacturer.

Finance 52

Finance Construction Manufacturing Banking 52

CFA Institute

JUNE 6, 2024

There, he developed asset allocation programs for plan providers, plan sponsors, and money management companies, working with clients to create and manage custom target date glidepaths, select appropriate asset classes, and construct model portfolios. Previously, he worked as a defined contribution manager at Hewitt Associates.

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CFO News

DECEMBER 3, 2024

India's rapid urbanisation, robust infrastructure development, and economic growth have collectively driven significant demand, boosting construction activity in the industrial and logistics sector and supply, which is projected to surpass 60 million square feet annually over the next 3-4 years, a report said on Tuesday.

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Global Finance

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Peru has seen continued economic growth for the past two years and this is expected to last at least until the end of 2025. Over the last few quarters, Perus economy has been driven by mining, manufacturing, construction, and the service industries. We saw the economic activity print for August come in at 3.5% year-over-year (0.6%

Construction 52

Construction Currencies Investments Manufacturing 52

CFA Institute

JUNE 9, 2023

How would an index constructed at the US country level that weights holdings by each sector's underlying GDP compare to the S&P 500 in terms of risk and performance?

Construction 52

Construction Performance Measuring Economics Investments 52

Barry Ritholtz

OCTOBER 18, 2022

The caveat these days is that a wicked combination of events — falling new home construction post-GFC, the pandemic purchase spree, and the low available inventory have made it more difficult to read into the usual home data. Nowhere is this easier to see than in mortgage rates and their impact on home purchases.

Construction 145

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CFO Talks

MARCH 14, 2023

Komatsu supplies mining, construction, earthmoving and utility equipment all industries especially hard hit by power cuts. However, the economic decisions that are made next year, especially around load shedding, are key,” says Ehsaan. In particular, mining and quarrying, and construction saw negative economic growth for 2022.

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Future CFO

JULY 20, 2023

China’s economic growth would stay above target though recovery momentum fades, said Fitch recently. Housing construction also remains very weak, the firm said. Nonetheless, Fitch said it still expects China’s economic growth to hit5.6% Nonetheless, Fitch said it still expects China’s economic growth to hit5.6%

Economics 52

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CFA Institute

JULY 8, 2024

There, he developed asset allocation programs for plan providers, plan sponsors, and money management companies, working with clients to create and manage custom target date glidepaths, select appropriate asset classes, and construct model portfolios. Previously, he worked as a defined contribution manager at Hewitt Associates.

Construction 52

Construction Financial Analyst Investments Economics 52

CFO News

MAY 31, 2023

Enthused by higher than expected GDP number in the fourth quarter of FY23, Chief Economic Adviser V Anantha Nageswaran on Wednesday said India can look for another year of solid economic performance. per cent on account of better performance by agriculture, manufacturing, mining and construction sectors.

Economics 52

Economics Construction Manufacturing Numbers 52

Barry Ritholtz

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

And it was a miserable economic time, with both of these elevated measures together creating a period of unhappy people that the Misery index neatly captured. As Zunbrun observes, “ The Misery Index, as commonly constructed, doesn’t adequately capture how overall economic conditions affect attitudes.”. But what about amplitude?

Construction 130

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CFO News Room

DECEMBER 10, 2022

Ironically, it was during Jefferson’s presidency that the government first embarked upon road construction, with the National Road. Thus did the federal camel get its nose under the road construction tent. Thus, in 1957, the great highway construction project got under way. Prescient words, those.

Construction 130

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CFA Institute

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Moore, CFA, CAIA, chairs the Investment Committee and guides its portfolio construction, asset allocation, and investment selection processes. Moore graduated with a BA in economics from the University of Virginia and an MS in commerce-finance from the University of Virginia McIntire School of Commerce.

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CFA Institute

JANUARY 25, 2024

"It is possible to construct equity portfolios that possess out of sample exposure that facilitate more precise targeting of levels of macroeconomic risk exposure."

Construction 52

Construction Financial Analyst Risk Management Economics 52

CFO News Room

DECEMBER 26, 2022

In doing so, we should criticize the document for the right reasons: those who constructed the EOHLI have ignored or violated the principles for clear thinking that Stanford has developed and championed over the years. Henderson is a Senior Fellow with the American Institute for Economic Research. Syntex Labs, and NASA. Source link.

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Global Finance

JULY 9, 2024

At a bilateral investment conference in Cairo on July 1, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced that European companies were signing deals for more than $43 billion with Egyptian companies “ranging from hydrogen to water management, from construction to chemicals, from shipping to aviation and to automotive.”

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CFO News Room

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Out of what material should it be constructed? Boudreaux is a senior fellow with American Institute for Economic Research and with the F.A. He writes a blog called Cafe Hayek and a regular column on economics for the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. What’s the optimal size and shape of the box? Boudreaux and AIER.

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CFO News

DECEMBER 1, 2024

Saint-Gobain, a France-headquartered sustainable construction major, targets three-fold growth in India, aiming for a turnover increase from ₹14,200 crore to nearly ₹50,000 crore by 2035.

Construction 40

Construction Leadership Manufacturing Leverage 40

CFA Institute

APRIL 10, 2024

Stephen Campisi, CFA, is managing director at The Pensar Group, where he provides research, consulting services, and post-credential education in the areas of asset allocation, risk analysis, portfolio construction, and performance evaluation.

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Global Finance

MARCH 3, 2025

The region is expanding biofuel and clean energy production and is projected to be a key clean-hydrogen export zone by 2030, which will ultimately help unlock economic growth. This requires balancing economic growth and food production with sustainability. Many Latin American banks have been integral to this process.

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Global Finance

APRIL 3, 2025

With just five years remaining on its ambitious Vision 2030 program to modernize and diversify away from its economic dependency on oil, the worlds biggest petroleum exporter and the regions largest economy is nearing a crossroads. The clock is ticking for Saudi Arabia.

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