Award Winners
Winners’ Profile | Best Islamic Financial Institutions 2015
Annual Awards honoring the Best Islamic Financial Institutions in the world.
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News
Year Of The Renminbi: Is Full Convertibility Around The Corner?
As trade denominated in yuan continues to rise at a phenomenal rate, its significance to global markets is quickly increasing. But even as the IMF considers adding renminbi to the basket of SDR reserve currencies and China’s global political clout rises commensurately, the country has yet to fully liberalize its markets—or its currency.
Data
Life Expectancy By Country
Data on life expectancy offers insight into the health of countries around the world and, as such, into their citizens'chances and ability to prosper.
Data
World Population Distribution By Country
Population distribution refers to the arrangement or spread of people living in a given area and includes how the population of an area is arranged according to variables, such as age, race or sex.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Islamic Finance | Malaysian Sukuk Shows Sovereign Demand
There is no lack of demand for shariah-compliant financing, according to Mukhtar Hussain, deputy chairman and CEO of HSBC Bank Malaysia Berhad.
Awards
The Best Global Corporate And Consumer Banks 2015
Global Finance magazine has announced its 22nd annual awards for the World’s Best Banks—Corporate and Consumer.
Features
A Conversation With…Rana Kapoor, Founder & CEO of Yes Bank
Global Finance sits with Rana Kapoor, Founder and CEO of Yes Bank for a discussion on the achievements of Modi's Government & the prospects of this growing Indian private bank.
Features
Corporate Tax & Finance Execs Divided on OECD BEPS Recommendations
As the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development works on ways to keep multinationals from shifting profits to low-tax jurisdictions, tax and finance executives are divided on whether its efforts will improve the global corporate tax system.
Features
A Bitcoin Islamic Microfinance Scheme Blossoms In San Francisco
Cryptocurrencies, unlike fiat money, are, by definition, more a commodity than a pure currency, giving them compelling appeal for Islamic finance—because renting a commodity is in line with the principles of shariah, unlike lending based on interest.
Awards
The World’s Best Subcustody Banks 2015 – Press Release
Securities Services | Best Sub Custody Banks 2015.
Global Financepresents the World'sBest Subcustodian Banks of 2015.A full report on the selections will appear in the July/August issue of Global Finance.
Banking
ISLAMIC FINANCE HELD BACK BY LACK OF SUPERVISION, LIQUIDITY
Trends | Islamic Finance
Islamic finance has seen tremendous growth over the past few decades.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
AFRICAN GROWTH | OIL ISNT EVERYTHING SAYS TSHABALALA AT STANDARD BANK
Global Finance had a chance to interview Sim Tshabalala in April. The joint chief executive of Standard Bank Group answered questions about Africa’s growth and the substantial demand for banking services on the continent.