Country Report
Austria | Catching Up, Keeping Up, Ready To Race On
Vienna has positioned Austria well to benefit from CEE growth that seems ready to take off after years of stagnation.
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Banking
Citi | Managing Innovation
Vanessa Colella, head of Citi Ventures and chief innovation officer at Citi, visited Global Finance to discuss integrating innovation into global banking, the role of employees in driving change, and emerging trends in technology and banking.
Banking
Global Regulators Finalize Basel III Rules
The Basel III rules aim to decrease bank leverage and increase liquidity. In addition to capital efficiency, the rules also institute stress testing and standardize market liquidity risk.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Upscale Westfield Brand Survives Mall Consolidation
Westfield has developed shopping venues in such prime locations as London’s Shepherd Bush, New York’s World Trade Center and Los Angeles’ Century City.
Features
US Digital Policy | Weaving A Complex Web
The repeal of net neutrality sparked immediate political response from consumers, but its impact on business will be complicated, and take time to unfold and to absorb.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Bankruptcy Pros Suffer As Fewer Companies Go Bust
European Union countries saw lower bankruptcy rates in the first half of 2017, as did Canada. USbankruptcy filings dropped 5.5% in the 12-month period ended September 30, 2017.
Banking
The First Shariah-Compliant Fintech Consortium
Theconsortium, calledALGO, will enable Islamic member banks to create fintech solutions in acost-effective and fast manner.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
All-Stock Deals Plummet In Cheap-Debt Environment
It is a dramatic drop compared not just to the 1990s, when stock-for-stock deals accounted for over half of all mergers, but also to 2016, when the average equaled 23.9% by dollar value.
News
Czechs, Poles, Seat Private-Sector Prime Ministers
Czech PM Babiš is an outspoken billionaire while the PolishPM, Morawiecki, is more of a technician, whonegotiatedPoland’s accession to EUbefore going on to chair Bank Zachodni WBK, part of the Santander Group.
News
Mugabe Leaves But Economic Crisis Remains
Zimbabwe’s new leadership faces a difficult macroeconomic environment.
News
Portuguese Finance Minister Moving To Eurogroup
In a comparison with the Portuguese soccer star, Portuguese finance minister Mário Centeno has been dubbed “the Cristiano Ronaldo of Ecofin."
News
Samsung Heavy Sunk By Shipbuilding Woes
South Korean shipbuilders have been under severe financial strain since 2008 and are suffering from tougher competition from Chinese rivals.