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Islamic Finance Innovators 2017
Islamic financial institutions continue to forge ahead in financial product innovation and process development, meeting conventional banks head-on in competition.
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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Laffer Still Bullish On Tax Cuts
Arthur Laffer Although Donald Trump has suffered political setbacks in his first months as US president, he is still in a position to drive ahead on his audacious plans for tax cuts and infrastructure spending, says economic iconoclast Arthur Laffer, ...
News
Le Maire: New Face Of The New Economy
Bruno Le Maire, France's new minister of the Economy — is appointed by Emmanuel Macron following the French presidential elections
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Macron Breaks Logjam In EU Corporate Bonds
US companies flocked to Europe to issue bonds at low interest rates in May, after centrist Emmanuel Macron’s landslide victory in the French presidential election lowered perceived political risk in the European Union.
News
Moon Jae-In May Be Nicer To Neighbors
Moon Jae-in, South Korea's new president Civil- and human-rights lawyer and former student activist Moon Jae-in won a presidential election on May 9, becoming the 12th person to serve as president of South Korea.
Banking
New Tools Beget New Solutions
Each advance in technology opens doors for new approaches and ideas. This year’s innovators in finance show the range of problems being tackled.
Features
Open Or Shut? MENA Banks Under Pressure
New regulatory demands are changing banking relationships and, combined with rapid technological change, squeezing transaction banks in the Middle East and North Africa.
News
Philippines’ Central Bank Chief Faces Early Test
The appointment of Nestor Espenilla Jr. as governor of Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is one of President Rodrigo Duterte’s less controversial decisions and may ease investor concerns over the stability of one of Southeast Asia’s fastest growing economies.
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Proving Products
Global Finance: What are the unique features of the Al Nuwair Deposit Account? And what about the Eservice Gold Account? Fahad Khaled Al-Mukhaizeem: Al-Nuwair deposit is an innovative investment deposit that promises clients with expected profit rates based on the ...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Ransomware Attack Highlights Weaknesses
For the 200,000-plus victims of the WannaCry ransomware attack, a short period of blame was replaced by awareness of the reality that complacency creates vulnerability.
News
Re-Elected, Rouhani Faces A New World
The re-election of moderate Hassan Rouhani for a second term as Iran’s president ends a chapter in Iran’s history,
Features
Rules-Based Approach To Currency Trading
Nils Waldmann, of Nordea eFX Solutions Connectivity Sales and AutoFX, tells how a customer request led the bank to break through internal silos.