Banking
NO MORE FALSE DAWNS IN TAIWAN
COUNTRY REPORT | TAIWAN<br />
Taiwan’s bright fundamentals are underpinned by a revival in both export and import demand, but could a housing bubble be on the horizon?
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Economics, Policy & Regulation
NO QUICK FIX FOR SOUTH KOREA’S ECONOMY
SOUTH KOREA<br />
Appointed as part of Park’s cabinet reshuffle——Choi had been on the job only a few days when he unleashed a $40 billion stimulus plan to revitalize the country’s faltering economy, a package equivalent to almost 3% of GDP.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
PUTTING THE BREAKS ON GLOBAL TRADE
DEAR READER<br />
Do ongoing conflicts and increasing geopolitical tensions represent a threat to globalization, or are they simply redesigning the map of the world?<br />
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Economics, Policy & Regulation
RECOVERY IS UNDER WAY IN CEE
REGIONAL REPORT | CENTRAL & EASTERN EUROPE<br />
Central European countries are starting to recover, with growth accelerating in most markets. But the region’s banks still have some trials to overcome.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
RUSSIA: FRICTION WITH THE WEST, NEW TIES WITH THE EAST
Events in Ukraine have changed the outlook for Russia. Now the country faces choices about its global role that could affect the rest of the world for decades. Which path will it take?
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
SAUDI EXCHANGE OPENING WILL INCREASE RIYADH’S IMPORTANCE
CAPITAL MARKETS | MIDDLE EAST EQUITY<br />
Riyadh, the Saudi capital, has already built a new financial district, named after King Abdullah, but its 42 new skyscrapers stand largely empty. That could change following the decision by the government in July to allow foreign financial institutions to invest directly in listed shares, starting in the first half of 2015.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
SWEDEN: WILL LÖFVEN BE THE NEXT PM?
SWEDEN<br />
Known as a credible and pragmatic politician, the leader of Sweden’s Social Democratic party, Stefan Löfven, is gearing up to become the country’s next prime minister.
Banking
TRANSACTION BANKING: THE NEW NORMAL
TREASURY & CASH MANAGEMENT | GLOBAL TRANSACTION BANKING<br />
With transaction banks in a state of global change, what is the impact for corporates?
Banking
TREASURY & CASH 2014: STILL ON THE SIDELINES
TREASURY & CASH MANAGEMENT | ABOUT THE SUPPLEMENT<br />
I would like to say that there has been a big change over the past year in terms of how companies are making use of their cash. But that is not the case.
Banking
UPSTART BRICS DEVELOPMENT BANK TAKES ON THE IMF
THE BRICS<br />
Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa now have something more in common than rapidly developing economies that have recently stalled. In July they gave life to the New Development Bank (NDB), the first multilateral institution controlled by developing countries.
Banking
US EX-IM BANK FACES AN UNCERTAIN FUTURE
UNITED STATES<br />
In its 2013 report to Congress, the Export-Import Bank of the United States says that its “overriding mission is to create and sustain American jobs by supporting US exports.” But that very mission is under threat, with House Financial Services Committee chairman Jeb Hensarling, among others, seeking to abolish the bank.