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Panelist Profile | Mayank Mishra of Citi
Panelist Profile – Mayank Mishra of Citi | Digital Bank Conference and Best Digital Bank Awards 2015
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Panelist Profile | Ruchir Rodrigues of Barclays Bank
Panelist Profile | Ruchir Rodrigues - Managing Director, Digital Banking & Commercial Performance at Barclays Bank | Digital Bank Conference and Best Digital Bank Awards 2016
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HOME WHO SHOULD ATTEND PANELS CONFERENCE AGENDA THE VENUE SPONSORSHIP REGISTER NOW In 2015, Global Finance’s Digital Bank Conference and Awards Dinner drew an elite group of attendees who were very enthusiastic about the quality and value of the program. ...
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Q+A: Bassel Gamal; CEO, Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB Group)
QIB controls 43.5% of the Islamic banking market share in Qatar and 11.5% of the overall market and says that the long-term growth prospects remain promising.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Ailing Lending Club Shakes Up Shadow Banking Boardroom
<strong>Trends | Shadow Banking</strong><br />
Renaud Laplanche, Lending Club’s founder, chief executive and public face, resigned abruptly in mid-May. His resignation casts a pall over not only the peer-to-peer lender that claims to be the world’s largest online marketplace connecting borrowers and investors, but also the shadow banking industry as a whole.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Assuming The Mantle Of Asia’s Financial Hub
Singapore has overtaken Hong Kong as Asia’s top financial center and now ranks third globally behind London and New York. This is the key takeaway from the latest Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI), a ranking by British commercial think-tank Z/Yen Group.
Features
Bangladesh: Full Of Potential
The fast-growing nation is actively seeking FDI, but foreign investors must contend with endemic corruption and layers of bureaucracy.
News
Brazil’s Finance Minister Faces Storm
<strong>Brazil</strong><br />
Well known for his caution, Brazil Finance Minister Henrique Meirelles is well aware of the enormity of his nation’s fiscal hole. Brazil is likely to report a primary deficit of $36 billion this year, instead of the $6.8 billion surplus previously forecast.
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Building Toward A Breakthrough
Finance sector innovations have cut costs and improved convenience but have not been transformative. Will bankers and treasurers—traditionally risk-averse players—ever brainstorm a revolutionary breakthrough?
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Can Khan Deliver On Affordable Housing Pledge?
<strong>UK</strong><br />
The promise of London’s new mayor, Sadiq Khan, to build 50,000 homes (half of them affordable) with a reasonable commute is being heralded but also questioned.
Editor's Letter
Chasing Innovation
Companies thrive through innovation. It is an engine for growth and survival. Over time it distinguishes winners and losers, and it constantly redefines competition.