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FED To Examine Negative Rates For Us

Capital Markets | Fixed Income Now that Japan has joined Europe in adopting negative interest rates, could below-zero rates become a policy option for the Federal Reserve?

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Filling A Niche In Payments

Scott Galit is the CEO of Payoneer, a leading private financial services company focused on digital money transfers and e-commerce payments. He sat down with Global Finance to discuss challenges and opportunities in the space for emerging financial technologies and traditional banks alike.

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Fintech: The Tortoise And The Hare

The past year has seen major advances which, although only beginning to bud, are likely to have long-running ramifications for corporate treasury and cash management as they blossom and mature.

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French Pension Fund Looks To Expand Investment Universe

Trends | Institutional Investors In today’s low-yield environment, institutional investors’ quest for higher investment returns has taken on new meaning.

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India Bets Big On Start-Up Companies

Trends | Startup Investment India is on the cusp of a “start-up” revolution, with prime minister Narendra Modi unveiling a dedicated $1.5 billion seed fund and tax breaks to help develop technology and other microenterprises.

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Investing In A Slow-Growth World: Shahrokh Moinian, Deutsche Bank

Global Finance: What impact is regulation having on treasury operations? Shahrokh Moinian: A starting point was Basel III. Some banks need to reshape their balance sheets, which potentially leads to higher costs of borrowing for corporations. In reality, large corporations ...

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Is Singapore Headed For Recession?

Singapore could face a technical recession in the first half of this year as plunging oil prices and a drop in China’s appetite for imports weigh on the city-state’s economy.

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New Bill May Be Last Hope For Debt-Ridden Puerto Rico

Capital Markets | Debt Restructuring Americans used to like Puerto Rico, a United States territory in the Caribbean, not only for its white, sandy beaches but also because of its high-yield, tax-free bonds.

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New Economy Minister Faces Rocky Path

With Japan still struggling to achieve economic lift-off, longtime Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) hand Nobuteru Ishihara took over as the country’s Economy minister in late January.

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Nigeria Finally Embraces Economic Diversification

No longer just a buzzword bandied about by politicians, diversification is now seen as a key to the future of Africa’s biggest economy, as sinking oil prices have eroded government revenue.

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Saudi Arabia Dominates Project Finance

Project financing is booming in Saudi Arabia, which leads the Middle East in deals, with a total of eight in 2015, worth more than $13 billion.

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Seeking Growth, Managing Risk In Asia: Francyn Stuckey, ANZ Group

What challenges are top of mind among treasurers in the Asia-Pacific region?