Banking
NBK-Kuwait Speeds Ahead
The country’s dominant bank sees future growth coming from the small-business market and from regional customers.
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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
New Lending Rules To Help Ukraine
The International Monetary Fund decided last month to alter its long-standing policy of not lending to countries with arrears to official creditors—national governments or agencies they sponsor—thereby enabling it to continue lending to Ukraine should it fail to repay on time a $3 billion bond due to Russia.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Strong M&A Outlook For 2016
Dealmaking | Capital Markets
Global merger and acquisition prospects for 2016 seem likely to exceed the pace of activity in 2015, although the reasons are likely to differ from region to region.
Banking
Taking Blockchain From Development To Deployment
FinTech | Trends
The launch of the blockchain-enabled asset trading platform Nasdaq Linq, Goldman Sachs’ filing of a patent for a securities settlement system based on a new virtual currency called SETLcoin, and the continued rise of blockchain banking consortium R3 all point to a race by financial institutions to harness the power of the blockchain.
Banking
Transaction Banking Is Sexy Again
Steady revenue streams make transaction banking attractive during times of volatility. But tech and upstart competitors are remaking the business.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Turkey’s Şimşek: A Reformer In Their Midst
Turkey
When the Justice and Development Party (AKP) swept elections in November, financial markets were focused neither on prime minister Ahmet Davutolu, nor on president Recep Tayyip Erdoan. All eyes were on new deputy prime minister Mehmet imek, the former Finance minister, who may be the only reformer within the largely statist AKP.
Awards
Presentation: Best Digital Bank Awards 2015
London, United Kingdom
Global Finance held its annual Best Digital Bank Awards (formerly called the World’s Best Internet Banks Awards) at The Brewery in London in October.
Award Ceremonies and Events
Presenting: Stars Of China 2015
Beijing, China, November 17, 2015
Global Finance honored the best domestic and foreign banks and renminbi service providers operating in China at its annual Stars of China ceremony.
Award Winners
A Crowning Achievement For Digital Banks
As digital banking transformation becomes a key competitive tool, Global Finance recognizes those banks making the most-effective and most-innovative changes.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
A Great Divide
Central Europe and the Southeast revive, while the CIS struggles with low oil prices and sanctions.
Banking
A Virtual Deal-Making Machine
Capital Markets | Deal Matchmaking
In this age of social media, even business matchmaking, traditionally the domain of word of mouth and handshakes, could use a little tech facelift.
Award Winners
Balancing Security With Convenience: Asit Oberoi, Yes Bank
Q+A with Asit Oberoi, Senior President And Chief Operating Officer, YES Bank