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Global Market Turmoil May Open Doors
<strong>Special Report | Depositary Receipts</strong><br />
Capital market reform bodes well for depositary receipt issuers and foreign investors.
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Governments Turn To Infrastructure: Mikel Angel Peña, BBVA
We sit down with Mikel Angelo Peña of BBVA to discuss when Governments turn to infrastructure.
Award Winners
Honoring The Best In Private Banking
Over the years Global Finance has been pleased to honor banking excellence in various areas. This year, for the first time, we honor great wealth management with the World’s Best Private Banks 2016. Winners celebrated at the Harvard Club.
News
Iran Elections Stir Optimism
<strong>Milestones | Iran</strong><br />
A strong showing by moderates in February’s elections to Iran’s parliament and assembly of experts (the constitutional body that appoints and dismisses the supreme leader) has boosted prospects for the Islamic republic’s reintegration into the global economy and reassured foreign investors that reforms will continue.
News
Islamic Finance | Bridging The Digital Divide
Islamic banking assets in the Middle East are growing, and opportunities abound for Islamic banks to participate in the digital banking revolution, but efforts so far are falling short of customer expectations.
News
Managing Amid Uncertainty: Hashim Shawa, Bank Of Palestine
The Bank of Palestine traces its roots back to 1960. Political upheaval has punctuated the bank’s operating environment since its founding. The bank’s chairman and general manager shares his experiences with Global Finance.
News
Middle East Region Staggers Under Ratings Downgrades
<strong>Milestones | Middle East</strong><br />
The established pattern of falling Middle Eastern credit ratings that started in 2014 continued apace in February and early March of this year, as rating agencies issued further downgrades of governments in the region.
Features
Middle East Supplement 2016
TABLE OF CONTENTS Overview | A High-Stakes Poker Game Islamic Finance | Bridging The Digital Divide Sovereign Wealth Funds |...
News
New Pemex CEO To Lead Reforms
<strong>Newsmakers | Mexico</strong><br />
Mexico’s giant state oil company Pemex has a new boss, González Anaya, and he’s got a mess on his hands.<br />
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Peru’s Economy On A Roll
<strong>Trends | Peru</strong><br />
There is no stopping Peru’s economy.<br />
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Philippines Jump-Starts Electronic Banking
<strong>Capital Markets | Banking Reform</strong><br />
More than one hundred million people, 2.5 billion transactions every month—and just 1% of payments made electronically.
Features
Southeast Asia And Europe Forge Tighter Links
<strong>Asian Development Bank Section: ADB Annual Meeting</strong><br />
Europe has much to gain from the fast-growing region, where per capita GDP is exploding—and vice versa.