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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

McDonalds CEO: Brit Becomes The New “Big Mac”

McDonalds appointment of British-born Steve Easterbrook as its new CEO has both surprised and delighted analysts—concerned by the burger behemoth’s first annual decline in 30 years.

Award Winners

THE BEST AND THE BRIGHTEST IN TRADE AND SUPPLY CHAIN FINANCE 2015

Awards Presentation | Amsterdam, Netherlands Global Finance held its Best Trade Finance and Supply Chain Finance Providers Awards Ceremony in Amsterdam in January—during the annual BAFT Europe Bank-To-Bank Forum. Leading corporate and financial executives from around the world were present to accept their awards and honor other recipients.

Features

Will Basel III Spell The End For Notional Pooling?

New Basel III liquidity rules for banks may force multinational corporate clients to hold more cash in local branches.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Brazil: Correcting Its Fiscal Slippage

In a presentation in New York on February 18—his first official visit to the US since his appointment—Brazil’s Finance minister Joaquim Levy said that Brazilians are learning by doing.

Features

A Conversation With…Sandy Kemper, Chair & CEO | C2FO

Sandy Kemper, Chair & CEO of C2FO discusses the rise of new models for supplier working capital access and their impact on the supply-chain industry.

Banking

SAUDI ARABIA: THE THRIVING BANKING SECTOR

Saudi Arabia | Banking Sector Highly capitalized and boasting healthy margins, Saudi banks are unlikely to feel much fallout from the country’s slowing economy and the impact of low oil prices.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

BATTLE ROYAL BETWEEN DUPONT AND ACTIVIST SHAREHOLDER TRIAN

Management | Shareholder Activism A battle is heating up ahead of the DuPont’s annual shareholders meeting, planned for April.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

CHINA, THE RENMINBI AND THE WORLD

Market Report | China The globalization of China’s currency continues at a rapid pace, as regulations ease cash pooling, renminbi trade finance accelerates, and the dim sum bond market goes gangbusters.

Emerging & Frontier Markets

CONSTITUTIONAL REFORMS TOP THE NEW PRESIDENTS AGENDA

Newsmakers | Sri Lanka “The first 100 days of Sirisena’s manifesto are devoted to constitutional reforms,”

Emerging & Frontier Markets

COSTA RICA: THE FDI SUCCESS STORY

Frontier Markets Report | Costa Rica Costa Rica has a long history of actively and successfully seeking outside investment. However, the country is dealing with high unemployment and an uncertain fiscal outlook, given that the government plans to ramp up spending on social programs, which could raise the debt level.

Banking

CRISIS PUTS WEAK BANKING SECTOR IN SPOTLIGHT AGAIN

Milestones | Russia During economic crises, Russia’s banking sector has tended to make a bad situation worse; The current crisis appears to be no different.

Award Winners

DECLINING TRADE BARRIERS BOOST ASIAN DEMAND

Market Analysis | Supply Chain Finance Trade agreements, falling commodity prices, economic growth and Basel III are among the issues that are top of mind for many experts in banking and trade finance in Asia.