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Economics, Policy & Regulation

Money Laundering: How Banks & Governments Can Defend Themselves

A Conversation with Dan Wachtler, President and CEO of IPSA International on the challenges of Anti-Money Laundering for Banks & Corporates and the growing role of foreign governments.

Banking

Global Finance Names The Best Derivatives Providers 2016

NEW YORK, February 15, 2016 – Global Finance magazine has named its 17th annual World’s Best Investment Banks and Derivatives Providers in an exclusive survey to be published in the April 2016 issue.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Aramco IPO May Be For Saudi Nationals Only

Capital Markets | Equity Offering A potential partial privatization of Saudi Arabia’s state oil company, Saudi Aramco, would require the company to remove its veil of secrecy.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

ASEAN Midwifes A Regional Trade Powerhouse

A new era kicked off on December 31, 2015, for the 10 countries that are part of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations: The alliance launched the Asean Economic Community (AEC), a trade bloc aimed at creating a unified, cross-border market where labor, services and capital can flow without restrictions.

Country Report

Beijing’s Balancing Act: Growth vs. Reform

The question this year for investors in China is whether the government will continue moving toward a free-market economy—or keep grabbing the wheel.

News

Business Gets An App For That

Smart corporates are using mobile apps to collect real-time data, analyze it and feed it to employees, who can respond immediately. Companies that neglect these tools could find themselves at a disadvantage.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Can Colombia Count On A Peace Dividend?

Trends | Peace Deals Low oil prices are widening Colombia’s current-account deficit, dampening the confidence of foreign investors and dragging down the economy.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Can The Renminbi Save Zimbabwe From Hyperinflation?

Capital Markets | Foreign Exchange Locals as well as visitors to Zimbabwe will soon be able to walk into shops and pay for purchases in renminbi.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Catalan Leader Amps Up Independence Call

Spain: Legislators in Catalonia elected Carles Puigdemont, who has been pushing for independence for the big Spanish region for years, as president on January 10.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

China’s Economic Reforms Ignite Boom In M&A Deals

Capital Markets | Mergers & Acquisitions In an effort to boost the country’s sagging economic growth, China is consolidating key industries, hoping to make them more efficient ahead of eventual partial privatizations.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Commodity Prices Deal Mozambique A Blow

Mining and gas reserves made Mozambique a darling among foreign investors—until last year. Now the government needs to diversify.

Award Winners

Compliance And Innovation Key To Trade Finance In The Baltics

Carina Gyllenbring, head of trade & export finance at Swedbank, says the Baltics have proved remarkably resilient in dealing with the trade shocks of their neighbors and trading partners.