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Economics, Policy & Regulation

India: Landmark Reform To Unify Taxes

India | The Indian parliament’s adoption of a constitutional amendment bill has paved the way for the biggest tax reform in the $2 trillion economy’s history, as Narendra Modi’s government prepares to usher in a dramatic change in the tax regime: a single goods and services tax (GST) that subsumes all central, state and local levies.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Keeping Up With The Regulators

Regulations | Compliance in a shifting regulatory environment requires nimble responses.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Masala Bonds Go Greener

INDIA | Introduced just a year ago, “green” masala bonds—offshore rupee-denominated bonds to fund private-sector investment addressing climate change—are hot.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Nearshoring Tide Rises In Europe

LOCATION TRENDS | Technology allows all sorts of work to be done anywhere.Many companies are taking advantage of this power to "nearshore" European operations from pricey major capitals to lower-cost locales.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Never Use A Hedge To Bet On Markets

Hedging Strategies | Billion-dollar fuel-hedging losses offer a counterintuitive lesson for corporates.

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Once Bitten, Twice Finance Minister

Indonesia |Can themuch-admired former Finance Minister of Indonesia, Sri Mulyani Indrawati,bring back the magic in her second tour in the post?

News

Pots Of Gold, Leprechauns Or No

Ireland | Ireland has been a eurozonegrowth powerhousein recent years, and remains strong, despite Brexit.

Award Winners

Q&A: Bank Of Ireland Puts Advice On Tap 24/7

Garvan Callan, director of customer, digital and innovation at Bank of Ireland, talks with Global Finance about the bank’s digital offerings.

Award Winners

Q&A: Calling On Mobile For Growth

Tayfun Küçük, chief technology officer at Odeabank, tells Global Finance the bank will focus on mobile as a key channel for customer acquisition.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Q&A: Pricing And Protecting Patents

Clement Naples, partner at Latham and Watkins, a global law firm specializing in intellectual property, visited Global Finance to talk trends in patent litigation, valuations and the role of IP in investment decisions.

Award Winners

Scotiabank Digital Studies Customers’ New Expectations

Jeff Marshall, head of the digital factory at Scotiabank, talks about the dramatic change in how customers interact with banks.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Singapore Cracks Down To Save Its Reputation

Singapore | The Monetary Authority of Singapore is establishing a new team to bolster monitoring of financial institutions and enforcement of rules againstmoney laundering.