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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Is Fiat A Failed Wooer This Time Around?

Italy: Sergio Marchionne, the 63-year-old CEO of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA), is celebrated as the mastermind of one of the few successful mergers in the industry’s history, the marriage of Fiat and Chrysler.

Features

Karnit Flug discusses the role of the Central Bank in the Israeli economy

The Governor of the Central Bank of Israel, discusses the Israeli economy, the role the Central Bank has played in its success and the main challenges it faces.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Lost In Translation

As volatile currencies toy with the bottom lines of global companies, corporate treasurers are paying a lot more attention to foreign exchange.

Media

Lutz-Christian Funke gives his assessment of the World Economy

<u>IMF/World Bank 2015 Annual Meetings</u> The Executive Director of KfW, gives his assessment of the world economy, the outlook for Europe and for Germany in particular.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Modi’s India Passes US & China In FDI

India seems to be on course with economic reforms under the leadership of prime minister Narendra Modi, achieving a significant landmark as it moved ahead of the US and China in the foreign direct investment (FDI) sweepstakes.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

More Unified Patent Regime For Europe On The Cards

Market Trends | Intellectual Property A European patent regime with unitary effect and a Unitary Patent Court is set to come into force as early as 2017, making it simpler and cheaper for international corporations to defend their intellectual property rights.

Award Ceremonies and Events

Presenting: The World’s Safest And Best Banks 2015

LIMA, PERU, OCTOBER 10, 2015 Global Finance presented awards to the top banks in its annual Safest and Best Banks rankings at an awards ceremony, held in conjunction with the IMF/World Bank meetings.

News

President Coelho Keeps Post But Instability Looms

Portugal: At the beginning of October, Portugal’s Pedro Passos Coelho became the first eurozone prime minister to survive a bailout program and win reelection.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Renminbi Gaining Currency

In the long run, a fully convertible renminbi will make things easier for global companies doing business in China. Shorter term, treasurers face hard choices.

Awards

Safest Banks By Country 2015

Global Finance’s country-by-country ranking of the safest banks in the world includes eight new country leaders.

Awards

Safest Banks In China 2015

Chinese banks receive high ratings, but many also fall below investment grade.

Awards

Safest Commercial Banks 2015

Banks in Western Europe occupy the most spots in the ranking of Global Finance’s Safest Commercial Banks—but one bank from Canada tops the list again.