Emerging & Frontier Markets
The Levant Uncovers A Few Surprises
Some green shoots lurk beneath the region’s raging civil wars, economic woes and political unrest.
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Awards
Top 50 Safest Global Banks 2015
With financial markets strengthening in most quarters, a stellar credit rating—not just a solid one—is now required to gain a place on our list of the World’s Top 50 Safest Global Banks.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
TPP Achieved, Passage In Congress Is Next Step
USA: After years of talks, 12 Pacific Rim nations, from Vietnam to Peru to the United States, reached an agreement in early October to create a vast, new trade bloc called the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).
Award Ceremonies and Events
Transaction Processing Awards Ceremony 2015
Global Finance held its annual Transaction Processing Awards ceremony in Singapore in October, during SWIFT’s annual Sibos conference. Leading financial executives from banks were present to accept their awards and honor other recipients.
Banking
Turning On The Liquidity Tap For SMEs In Europe
Capital Markets | Business Funding
In 1957, when the Treaty of Rome was signed and the European Economic Community was established, it was the first milestone in the long path toward free circulation of goods, capital, services and people among European countries.
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Vietnam Shrugs Off Global Woes
Vietnam is emerging as one of the few bright spots among Southeast Asian economies buffeted by the slowdown in regional and global trade.
Awards
Who’s Who In Foreign Exchange 2015
Global Finance’s annual list of Who’s who in Foreign Exchange.
Award Winners
World’s Safest Banks 2015 Issue | Table Of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS Safest Global Banks 2015 | A Cut Above Safest Emerging Market Banks | The Sovereign Ceiling Central Banker Report Cards 2015|Whatever Hapened To Inflation?| Grades By Region | Profiles By Region World's Best Banks | Best In ...
Media
A Conversation with Carole Berndt of ANZ @ Sibos 2015
<u>SIBOS 2015</u>
Carole Berndt, Head, Global Transaction Banking for ANZ discusses her organization's super-regional approach to the market, its CEO transition and plan for expansion into China.
Awards
Global Finance Names The World’s Best Foreign Exchange Providers 2016
NEW YORK, November 10, 2015 – Global Finance magazine has named the World’s Best Foreign Exchange Banks and Providers in 95 countries and 9 global regions, as well as the best banks for corporate currency hedging, the best online FX platforms and the best providers of FX research in an exclusive survey to be published in the January 2016 issue.
Features
Value and Number of Cross-border M&A by Region/Country 2011-2013
Emerging markets overtook developed markets both in terms of sales and purchases of foreign acquisitions - accounting for 56% of total cross-border transactions in 2013.
Features
Outstanding OTC Derivatives Volumes
According to the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA), a derivative is a risk transfer agreement, the value of which is derived from the value of an underlying asset. More simply, a derivative is a contract between two parties where one party agrees to take on the risk of losses associated with a particular asset—such as a physical commodity or an agreed amount of currency.