Category: Finance

The sovereign debt crisis in Greece has been in the economic news for five years. It has affected the global markets and possibly your finances, even if you don't live in the Eurozone.

Check your National Insurance Contributions (NICs) online! Your NICs record decides whether you get a UK State Pension and how much. Here is how you can check your NICs for yourself.

Many new expats will find that the employee benefits typical in Dubai are quite different from what is common in their home country.

Employee benefits are various types of compensation which companies provide to employees on top of their salary. Some benefits are required by law.

A common question asked by parents is the optimum age when to start teaching kids about money. The answer is that it's never too late. The format must be tailored to the kid's age.

Calculated and published every working day, it indicates the typical interest rate that European banks are asking for their lending on the interbank market for maturities ranging from 1 week to 1 year.

If you live in Europe or have savings, loans or a mortgage denominated in euros, Euribor most likely affects your life, or at least your personal finances.

For people who don't work in banks, Euribor can easily be confused with some other financial terms and rates. This article looks at the most common ones.

This is probably the most frequently asked question when it comes to offshore companies. The answer is very simple: There is no perfect, one-size-fits-all offshore company location.

Perhaps this time you feel like it would be nice to spend a little less and have more money left for something more meaningful – something that will not be forgotten by the middle of January.

Christmas is supposed to be the time of peace, getting together and taking a step back from the daily stress. For many of us, the last days and weeks before Christmas are a complete opposite.

Gold has reached low pricing levels last seen four years ago, and most analysts agree that they will continue to fall further. Some even predict that the price will drop below $1,000 per ounce.

With the new college year around the corner, students will be enjoying their first taste of independence over the next few weeks. Here are our financial tips for college students.

Whether it is a sparkling new LED TV or a designer handbag, we all like to indulge once in a while - usually with a credit card. Here are six common mistakes to avoid while using credit cards.

World central banks have came to the rescue yesterday with an announcement of  "coordinated action" to help economy.

There's a lot of talk about government debt-to-GDP ratios lately. Greece's government debt stands at 160 percent of GDP.  Japan has a debt-to-GDP ratio of over 200 percent. 

It seems the U.S. has turned the corner in terms of bank failures. However, Europe is likely to see a spike over the coming weeks once banks are forced to write-down loses on Greek bonds.