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Measuring GDP In Civil War

Although the frequency of civil wars has fallen in recent decades, civil conflict in the Middle East has become ever more prevalent since the Arab Spring. A number of nations, including Syria, Tunisia, Libya, Iraq and others, have experienced either ...

Features

Parsing State Ownership In China

Determining the influence of the state in a given company, and what that means for investors, is a surprisingly nuanced exercise.

Features

Press Release: World’s Best Derivatives Providers 2017

Features

Press Release: World’s Best Investment Banks 2017

Features

Best Private Banks 2017 | Awardee Interviews

Andrea Fiano, Editor ofGlobal FinanceInterviews the Award Winners of the Best Private Banks 2017.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

A New Day Dawning For US Regional Banks?

Expectations for lower corporate taxes and an easing of regulatory pressure on the finance industry under President Donald Trump bode well for midsize regional banks and their commercial clients across the US. Will those expectations be met or dashed?

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

China Retailers Bet Big On Online Banking Service

Chinese Web giant Baidu has obtained regulatory approval to establish, in collaboration with China Citic Bank, a direct-banking firm named Baixin Bank that will operate online rather than through brick-and-mortar outlets.

Country Report

China To Build Silk Road For Project Finance

China’s “One Belt, One Road” (OBOR) initiative is the most ambitious overarching infrastructure project to be proposed in the modern era, and it requires ambitious financing.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Economic Populism Boosts Ecommerce

The Trump campaign in the United States and the UK’s Brexit movement put forth renewed calls for economic policies with potential to limit or reduce cross-border trade.

Editor's Letter

Editor’s Letter: Easier Said Than

Global Finance editor Andrea Fiano says that President Donald Trump's oft-proclaimed objectives will not be easy to achieve.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Infrastructure: Can It Rebuild The Global Economy?

Bridges, ports, roads and dams: Infrastructure investment is having a moment in the sun. But will it rise to the high hopes so many have that it can rebuild crumbling economies around the world?

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

McDonald’s China Deal Favors Franchise Model

McDonald’s agreed to sell 80% control of its restaurants in China and Hong Kong for 20 years to state-owned conglomerate Citic and the Carlyle Group, a private equity firm.