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Panama Booms But It’s “Pay to Play”
Panama has a claim as economic growth champion of Central America. Still, for investors, growth isn’t everything, and in Panama, corruption is a significant problem.
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Q&A w/Air Liquide: Deal-Contingent Forwards
Jacques Molgo, group financing & treasury director, and Laurent Chesnay, head of group front office, Air Liquide, a French multinational, explain theappeal of deal-contingent forwards (DCF)—a type of foreign exchangecontract.
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Q&A w/Al Ahli: Stability Despite Conditions
Michel Accad, who took over as CEO at Al Ahli Bank Kuwait in May 2014, talks toGlobal Finance about why the Kuwait banking system remains solid despite falling oil prices and other pressures.
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Q&A w/BBH: Global Events, Global Turmoil
Marc Chandler, global head of currency strategy with Brown Brothers Harriman,discusses how major world events are impacting currency markets.
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Q&A w/CMB: Leading China’s Private Banking
Wu Chunjiang, assistant general manager for private banking at China Merchants Bank (CMB), talks with Global Finance about building strength regionally in private banking.
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Q&A w/Euler Hermes: Trump’s Promises Threaten Trade
Ludovic Subran, chief economist at credit insurer Euler Hermes, speaks with Andrea Fiano, editor of Global Finance, about a changed trade outlook after the US elections.
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Q&A w/Naspers: Diversity Quells Volatility
Naspers Group Head of treasury Jaco van der Merwe talks withGlobal Finance about managing complex foreign exchange transactions.
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Q&A w/Societe Generale: Hedging Currency Risk
Antoine Jacquemin, deputy head for Western Europe with Societe Generale,discusses strategies for hedging foreign exchange risks.
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Romania: New Govt Seeks To Spark Growth
Romania’s voters gave an overwhelming endorsement to the Social Democratic Party (PSD) in the December 11 parliamentary elections. Now the challenge is to spur growth while keeping a lid on corruption.
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Rosneft Sale A Coup For Putin Confidant
Rosneft CEO and Putin allyIgor Sechin played a key role in selling off a stake in the giant state-ownedmining concern.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Shenzhen Exchange Will Boost China’s Market Influence
The Shenzhen–Hong Kong Stock Exchange has become one of the dual channels through which mainland Chinese investors may have direct access to Hong Kong–listed stocks, and signalsThe latest connection signalsfurther integration and extendsChina’s capital impact deeper into the Hong Kong market.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Strong Dollar Rattles Pegged Currencies, EM Bonds
The dollar’s mid-December surge to a 14-year high is pressuring currencies pegged to the greenback, while making it more difficult for emerging markets countries with weakening currencies to repay increasingly expensive, dollar-denominated debt.