Economics, Policy & Regulation
Chile Is Set To Join Roster Of Debtor Nations
Hit by a sharp decline in the price of copper, Chile is putting the brakes on public spending with a 2016 budget that aims at keeping costs under control.
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Banking
Chinese E-Commerce Companies Biggest Threat To Banks
Trends | Fintech
China’s Big Three Internet and e-commerce companies—Baidu, Alibaba and Tencent—are so big they are referred to collectively as BAT, and all three have received banking licenses and scaled up their e-commerce and finance platforms.
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Cooperation Is Key To Success And Innovation: Juraj Bojkovský, Tatra Banka
Q+A with Juraj Bojkovský, Director Of Electronic Distribution Channels At Tatra banka
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Corporates Rush To Decipher Landmark Trade Agreement
Management | Trade Negotiations
Corporations’ business decisions depend on regulatory certainty, but as the passing of TPP legislation faces various hurdles, corporate decision-making processes will need to remain flexible.
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Digital Services On The Rise: Hubert Jolly, Citi
Q+A with Hubert Jolly, Managing Director, Head of Channel & Enterprise Services, Treasury & Trade Solutions at Citi
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Emerging Markets Special Issue 2015
An expanding middle class and strong long-term fundamentals suggest that pessimism over developing nations’ economic prospects may be overdone.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Eye On Trade
José Antonio Ocampo Gaviria, professor at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs, says the slowing of international trade since the financial crisis is a major threat to the world economy.
News
Future Growth In Ecuador Linked To “Knowledge” Economy
In the province of Imbabura in northern Ecuador, approximately a two-and-a-half-hour drive from the capital, Quito, and close to the border of Colombia, sits Yachay, the country’s first planned “city of knowledge.”
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
FX: Free To Use, But Not To Trade
Capital Markets | Foreign Exchange Controls
In early November, Chinese Communist Party leaders announced plans to make the renminbi a “freely tradable and usable currency” by 2020—when the latest five-year development plan is set to finish—according to a statement by the party’s Xinhua News Agency.
Banking
Iceland Economy Back From The Brink
Iceland has recovered smartly from the worst recession in its history. Now it must keep inflation at bay—and that might require a monetary overhaul.
Banking
Is Adeosun Up To Nigeria’s Challenge?
Nigeria’s president Muhammadu Buhari announced his new cabinet in November, appointing former banker and government official Kemi Adeosun minister of Finance.