Emerging & Frontier Markets
Emerging Markets Surpass Growth Expectations
They are expected to grow by an average 3.3% this year, 0.9% higher than May’s forecast and a big improvement over last year’s 1.9% growth.
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Features
Q&A With Isaac Kamuta, Group Head, Cash Management & Client Services, Ecobank
Isaac Kamuta, group head, Cash Management & Client Services, Ecobank, spoke with Global Finance Editor Andrea Fianoregarding the bank's mission to facilitate cross-border payments within Africa and the evolution of banking technology and regulation in African countries.
Features
Q&A with Oliver M. Zecevic, Nordea’s Head of Investor Solutions & Services
Nordea's Head of Investor Solutions & Services Oliver M. Zecevic spoke with Global Finance Editor, Andrea Fiano, on the sidelines of Sibos 2017 about how the bank is focusing on transforming its technological base and moving to open banking as it endeavors to deliver better services to its customers.
Features
Q&A with ACI Worldwide Financial Fraud Solution Specialist, Jay Floyd
ACI Worldwide's Fraud Strategy & Solutions specialist Jay Floyd spoke with Global Finance Editor Andrea Fiano on the sideline of Sibos 2017 regarding the massive rise in financial fraud across the world and how ACI is using machine learning technology to identify behavior patterns to detect and minimize fraud.
Banking
Banking Industry Must Work Together to Leverage Emerging Tech | ANZ
ANZ's Head of International Banking and Financial Institution, John Campbell spoke with Global Finance Editor Andrea Fiano on the sideline of Sibos 2017 regarding the need for the banking industry to come together to leverage emerging banking technologies.
Award Ceremonies and Events
Blockchain To Transform Transaction Banking For Customers | Societe Generale
Societe Generale 's Global Head for Transaction Banking Benoit Desserre spoke with Global Finance Editor Andrea Fiano on the sideline of Sibos 2017 regarding the bank's use of blockchain technology to transform transaction banking for its customers.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
MNCs Snap Up Organic Food Firms in Brazil
Brazil's healthy food and drinksmarket, now the sixth biggest in the world, is becoming a magnet for global food giants like Nestle and Unilever.
Awards
Risk Of Doing Business in Africa is Easing Up | Standard Bank
Standard Bank's Head of Global Trade, Vinod Madhavan talks with Global Finance Editor Andrea Fiano at Sibos 2017 about how volatility in Africa is easing up with the rise in global commodity prices leading to a lesser degree of risk for doing business in Africa.
Award Ceremonies and Events
Mega Shifts Underway In Global Payments Ecosystem | Citibank
Citibank's Global Head for Payments & Receivables, Manish Kohli spoke with Global Finance Editor Andrea Fiano on the sidelines of Sibos 2017 regarding the major technological changes underway in the global payment ecosystem and Citi's plan to emerge on top.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
House Excise Tax Troubles Corporate CFOs
Companies are concerned about the vague language of the bill about the applicability of the tax, and the fact that bilateral tax treaties, designed to avoid double taxation, will not function well under these circumstances.
Features
Telecom Deals Rocked 2017 Despite Recent News
Despite a spate of recent bad news fordeals likeAT&T-TimeWarner and Sprint-T-Mobile,2017 will be remembered for its completed telco mergers.
Banking
Latin American Banks | Q&A With Banco del Estado de Chile, Chairman
Enrique Marshall, Chairman, Banco del Estado de Chile,winner of the Safest Bank in Latin America award 2017, spokewith Global Finance magazine editor Andrea Fiano about what he thinks of Chile's economy and thebanking ecosystem in the country.