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Banking

Central Bankers Eye A Return to Normal

The rosier outlook gives central banks a chance to return to more traditional policies after endless cycles of easing. The US Federal Reserve (Fed) is likely to stick to its plan of slowly increasing interest rates, and the European Central Bank (ECB) could follow suit.

Features

Turkey Keeps On Growing | Where Is The Economic Bust?

The country's economy has proven remarkably resilient after a series of crises rocked the country.

Banking

Turkey | An Islamic Banking Surge

Shariah-compliant finance is growing in Turkey, and Ankara is planning new rules to help guide the market.

Features

Turkey | Now Among World’s Top Donor Nations

Turkey has become the world’s most generous nation, going from development assistance recipient to top donor in just over a decade.

Banking

Turkey’s Bank Resurgence | Can It Last

Turkey’s banking authorityBDDK said total banking assets had increased 7.3% since the end of 2016, reaching a total of $826 billion.

Awards

World’s Best Banks 2017 | Enhancing The Customer Experience

Global Finance unveils its annual list of the best global banks. The winners of our best-bank awards, globally, regionally and in 150 countries, outperform their peers and provide top-notch service.

Features

The World’s Best Cities to Live In 2017

If all the world is your oyster, where do you want to clam down? Maybe not the world’s most prominent urban centers, based on a Global Finance review of global best city to live in ranking by 3 experts’ work in the field.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

2017 Could Be A Record Year For Arab Fintech

Some of this year’s biggest deals include $20 million for Bahraini payment solution PayTabs, $3.5 million for Emirati finance-comparison platform yallacompare and $1.5 million for Emirati mobile-banking solution NOW Money.

News

Amazon Incites HQ2 Bidding War

The firm saysthe newheadquarter would beas big as the existingoffices inSeattle and will come with$5 billion in investment promisingjobs for 50,000 employees.

News

BP South Africa Appoints Black Woman CEO, Creates History

Priscillah Mabelane isthe first black woman in history to head a multinational oil major.

News

Can New CEO End Crisis For Teva Pharmaceutical

Kåre Schultz willtake over as CEO at a time when the pharmaceutical companystruggles withcompetition, downwardpressure on drug prices,expiring patents, risingoperational costs, bribery investigations,fines and failed acquisitions.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Cryptocurrencies Will March On Unfazed

The likes of Burger King in Russia haveissued Whoppercoin, a cryptocurrency that enables customers to buy a signature Whopper burger.