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Protests In Bucharest Curb Election Winners
Even by the Balkans’ standards, the honeymoon accorded Romania’s new Social Democratic Party (PSD) government was brief after the party’s victory in the December 11 elections.
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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Softbank–Fortress Deal: Surprising And Canny
Japanese telecom giant SoftBank raised eyebrows at the end of February by announcing that it will buy the publicly traded private equity titan Fortress Investment Group.
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Swiss Voters Reject Corporate Tax Change
Swiss citizens rejected federal government proposals to overhaul the country’s corporate tax system.
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Temer To Ram Through Unpopular Reforms
Brazil’s administration faces an approval rating of only 10.3% and the unpredictable course of corruption investigations. But president Michel Temer still has a major opportunity to get Congress this year to approve his ambitious and unpopular austerity reforms of social security, labor laws, and the opening of rural land and domestic airline sectors to foreign investors.
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The Caucasus: Signs Of Spring?
Last year, after a difficult 2015, it seemed that just about everything that could go wrong for the South Caucasus actually did. In April, simmering tensions between Azerbaijan and Armenia over the contested region of Armenian-occupied Nagorno-Karabakh exploded into renewed ...
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Tough Times For The Brexit Queen
Ever since Theresa May became Britain’s prime minister in the wake of last year’s fateful EU referendum, she has sought to define herself—and her government—as something more than just the executors of the “people’s will” in carrying out Brexit.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Trade Pact Sails Forward
Ratified by more than 110 of 164 member countries, the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) has gone into force, launching “a new phase for trade facilitation reforms all over the world,” according to the WTO.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Voice Control For Safe Banking
By adding voice commands to its SmartBank app, Santander claims to be the first bank in the UK to allow customers to make payments in real time using their voice.
Award Winners
World’s Best Private Bankers Honored At Harvard Club
Winston Churchill refused to listen to wealth advisors’ advice and often acted contrary to what they suggested, according to David Lough, a private banker of long standing who has recently published a book entitled No More Champagne: Churchill and His ...
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Annual Awards: Best Treasury & Cash Management Providers 2017
A homepage for Global Finance magazine's 2017 annual awards for World's Best Treasury & Cash Management Providers.
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Africa Winners: The Drive to Diversify
Descriptions of the 2017 Africa winners of Global Finance's annual awards for World's Best Treasury & Cash Management Providers.
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Asia-Pacific Winners: Looking Through A Kaleidoscope
Coverage ofAsia-Pacific regionalwinners ofGlobal Financemagazine's 2017 awards for Best Treasury & Cash Management.