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Caucasus Squeezed By The Bear

Azerbaijan, Georgia and Armenia are not masters of their own economic destinies, with events in Russia and the rest of the region casting a shadow over these countries’ efforts to boost economic and investor confidence.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

China’s Biggest Foreign Buy Could Set Pattern For Future

Capital Marktes | M&A State-owned China National Chemical’s record $43 billion bid for Swiss agrochemical company Syngenta will be closely examined by a US government panel and other national regulators.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Corporate Boards Strengthen Cyberexpertise

Management | Cybersecurity Multinational corporations face rising IT challenges and cyberattacks. Retailer Target, office supply chain store Staples and global banking powerhouse JPMorgan Chase are just a few major companies that have recently been hacked—and that have sustained financial costs and damage to their reputations as a result.

Features

Corporate Finance In Retreat

Global banks may be de-risking, but what are the implications for their corporate customers in those markets deemed undesirable as a result of the growing regulatory burden?

Features

Deals Abound Despite Oil Plunge

Middle East Investment Banking M&A tops charts as transaction prices moderate across the region, industries consolidate, and key nations pursue privatization.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

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?

News

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.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

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.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

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.