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Banking
ECUADOR TO LAUNCH ITS OWN “BITCOIN,” BANS RIVALS
TRENDS | DIGITAL CURRENCIES<br />
Ecuador is gearing up for the launch of a new digital currency that will go into use as early as October alongside the US dollar, the country’s official tender.
Banking
GETTING MORE MILEAGE FROM SEPA PAYMENTS
TREASURY & CASH MANAGEMENT | PAYMENTS: POST-SEPA<br />
The SEPA migration deadline may have passed, but most companies have yet to gain the full benefits offered by the Single Euro Payments Area initiative. Now would be a good time for treasurers to ask how they can get more out of their SEPA investments.
Banking
GLOBAL CASH 25: TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING
TREASURY & CASH MANAGEMENT | GLOBAL FINANCE CASH 25<br />
The Global Finance Cash 25 ranks public companies by cash, cash equivalents and short-term securities on their balance sheets. Data is gathered from more than 70,000 public companies worldwide. It is a ranking of nonfinancial corporations—we exclude financial institutions from the list.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
INSURERS OFFER LONGEVITY HEDGES TO DE-RISK PLANS
MANAGEMENT | PENSIONS<br />
As people live longer, many companies are discovering that they have to pay pension benefits to retirees for longer than they had expected. Insurance companies are stepping in with new products that can help take this “longevity risk” out of corporate defined-benefit pension plans.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
LONDON’S COLORFUL MAYOR MULLS TORY LEADERSHIP
UNITED KINGDOM<br />
With a seminal speech at the beginning of August, London’s larger-than-life mayor, Boris Johnson, positioned himself as a candidate for the future leadership of the Conservative Party.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
M&A’S BIG YEAR IS LITTERED WITH BROKEN DEALS
CAPITAL MARKETS FOCUS |MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS<br />
Mergers and acquisitions in 2014 are being announced at the fastest pace since the financial crisis of 2008–2009, but broken deals are also setting records for the same period.
Country Report
MENDING EGYPT’S DAMAGED ECONOMY
COUNTRY REPORT | EGYPT<br />
Pressure is building on Egypt’s president, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, to deliver economic gains. Falling investment and a sharp drop in tourist arrivals have weakened growth over the past three years. But a rapid return to pre-2011 expansion levels appears unlikely.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
MOROCCO: STABLE, AND WELL-SITUATED
FRONTIER MARKETS REPORT | MOROCCO<br />
Morocco boasts solid outward FDI, geopolitical stability and proximity to key markets, but corruption is commonplace.
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?
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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