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Getting Inflation Back To Target Range A Challenge: Flug

Karnit Flug, governor of the central bank of Israel, again won an “A” grade in Global Finance’s annual Central Banker Report Cards. She speaks with editor Andrea Fiano about Israel’s economy and the challenge of getting inflation to target, as well as global conditions and the threat of rising protectionism.

Features

GDP Growth For Major World Economies 2017

These are the 15 biggest countries in terms of GDP plus the Euro Area and the European Union aggregates.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Activist Investors Focus On Consumer Goods

Consumer-staples giants such as Mondelez and PepsiCo too have become targets of investors pushing for more cost efficiency and growth.

News

Argentina’s Economy Turns A Corner

The country recorded a GDP growth of2.7% for the second quarter of 2017 after almost two years of negative growth.

News

Can Elon Musk Power Puerto Rico After The Hurricanes?

Puerto Rico’s governor, Ricardo Rosselló, is in talks with Tesla about the possibility of using renewable microgrids to revamp the island'selectric infrastructure.

News

Can Saudi Women Jumpstart The Auto Industry?

By June 2018, 32 million Saudi women will be allowed to drive.

News

Chinese Auto Firm Takes Majority Stake In Danish Bank

The deal could be a win-win for both buyer and the seller.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

European M&A Hunters Take Aim At US

European companies have spent almost $176 billionon US takeovers during 2017.

Banking

Indian Banks Become Early Tech Adopters

Banks and fintech companies often work on a symbiotic basis by bringing new technologies and algorithms to legacy institutions.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Interest Rates | Life After Libor

Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has pledged to phase out Libor by 2021.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Lessons For CFOs From Catalonia Crisis

In the face of rising political risks, nearly 1,900 companies have moved their seat out of Catalonia including some of the biggest in the region like Gas Natural and Abertis. While murmurs of companies moving out of Catalonia owing to ...

News

Mongolia Gets A New Tough Acting Prime Minister

Ukhnaa Khurelsukh was unanimously elected prime ministerin October after his predecessor, Jargaltulga Erdenebat, was ousted by parliament following corruption allegations.