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BEST BANKS 2014: ASIA-PACIFIC

Developing Asia will grow by 6.2% this year and 6.5% next, according to Asian Development Bank estimates, up slightly from 6.1% in 2013. Despite the uptick in overall growth, banks around the region continue to face challenging landscapes.

Awards

Global Finance Names The World’s Best Supply Chain Finance Providers 2014

Global Finance launched the awards in recognition of the growing significance of the supply chain and the various financing solutions that are now available to enhance working capital and optimize DSO and DPO for buyers and suppliers. Global Finance selected winners across sixteen global and eight regional categories.

Features

Myanmar Scores In US’ Pivot to Asia

The relationship between the US and Myanmar, today one of the most attractive frontier markets, has improved tremendously in the past few years.

Features

Madagascar Seeks Stability and Emerging Markets Status

Madagascar’s new prime minister, Kolo Christophe Laurent Roger, has vowed to revive the island’s economy, helping it become a true emerging market, and reinforces the promise of president Hery Rajaonarimampianina, when he was elected in December 2013, to lure foreign investors and tourists back to Madagascar.

Features

Dangerous Liaisons: How Sovereign Debt Weighs on Eurozone Banks

In the summer of 2012, when the eurozone crisis was breaking bad and Spanish banks were heavily hit by the burst of a real estate bubble, Europe set up a mega-loan to the Spanish government to help out its most-in-need financial institutions.

Features

Mauritius: Stepping Stone To Africa

Situated in the southern Indian Ocean about 1,200 miles off the African coast, Mauritius wants to be the go-to country for entrepreneurs seeking opportunities in Africa. With strong economic and governance fundamentals, a savvy bilingual workforce and a network of agreements with African countries, Mauritius is already being used by major Indian and Chinese companies to expand into the continent.

Features

Real-time Payments in the US: Will It Take Two Years Or Ten Years ?

While US policymakers arecalling for a real-time payments system to be in place within a decade, payments execs think it could be achieved in just two years.

Features

SWIFTRef “Bankers World Online” Provides A Deeper Dive Into Reference Data

Bankers World Online, the latest version of theSWIFTRef data repository, links to new data sources andprovides insight for counterparty risk management and regulatory reporting.

Awards

Global Finance Names The World’s Best Subcustodian Banks 2014

Global Finance magazine has announced itstwelfth annual awards for the the World’s Best Subcustodian Banks. A full report on the selections will appear in the July/August issue of Global Finance.

Features

M&A REGULATORY AND TAX CHANGES

A Complimentary Webcast for corporate deal professionals, M&A bankers, lawyers, consultants and both buy-side and sell-side analysts involved in the M&A market who are looking to stay on top of the latest developments.

Features

Shanghai FTZ: Getting Into the Zone

Big steps have been taken in the Shanghai Free Trade Zone that will translate into better treasury services for companies in China.

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Brazil: April 2014, In Numbers

Infographic: A look at key figures affecting the economy and growth in Brazil.