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Economics, Policy & Regulation

YOUNG CONSERVATIVE TAKES HELM IN BELGIUM

Newsmakers | Belgium After almost five months of parliamentary squabbling since the elections of May 25th, Belgium finally inaugurated a new government in mid-October.

Banking

SAUDI BANK IPO LEADS SURGE OF NEW SHARE ISSUES

Capital Markets | Middle East Equity The Middle East is experiencing a boom in initial public offerings, following years of relative inactivity since the global financial crisis. The area’s IPO markets began to recover in the fourth quarter of last year, and new share issues are now coming at a fever pitch, despite falling oil prices that could threaten regional economies.

Awards

Global Finance Names The World’s Best Foreign Exchange Providers 2015

NEW YORK, November 6, 2014 – Global Finance magazine has named the World’s Best Foreign Exchange Banks and Providers by country, region and category in an exclusive survey to be published in the January 2015 issue.

News

EMERGING MARKETS INFRASTRUCTURE RECEIVES BOOST

MILESTONES | GLOBAL World Bank Group president Jim Yong Kim announced the launch of a Global Infrastructure Facility during the World Bank–IMF fall meeting in Washington, DC, in October.

Data

Corporate Tax Rates by Country

Taxes paid by corporations can be measured in a number of ways, including the marginal corporate tax rate and the total taxes paid as a percentage of profits.

Features

Largest Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs) 2015

A Sovereign Wealth Fund is a state-owned investment fund comprising financial assets such as stocks, bonds, real estate or other instruments and funded by foreign exchange assets.

Award Ceremonies and Events

From The Winners – 2014 Transaction Processing Awards

Global Finance honored the winners of its 2014 Transaction Processing Awards at a ceremony on Oct. 1, 2014 at the Harvard Club in Boston, MA.

Awards

Global Finance Names The World’s Best Derivatives Providers 2014

Global Finance have announced the winners of its Best Derivatives Providers awards for 2014. A full report on the awards and the winners will appear in the December issue of Global Finance.

Awards

From The Winners @ IMF 2014

INTERVIEWS: Global Finance honored the winners of its 2014 World's Best Bank Awards at a ceremony held during the IMF/World Bank Annual Meetings in Washington, DC on October 11, 2014. These videos feature top executives from the world’s leading financial organizations discussing key issues, marketplace conditions and the economic outlook for regions around the world.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

China: Will the Tough Get Going?

EXCLUSIVE As China’stop political leaders gathered this week in Beijing for their annual conclave amid expectations for a new reform push, a joint study by two U.S. think tanks said that the world’s second-largest economy is undergoing a massive overhaul of its obsolete growth model.

Banking

From The Winners @ SIBOS 2014

Inside Sibos | Video Global Finance honored the winners of its 2014 Transaction Processing Awards at a ceremony on Oct. 1, 2014 at the Harvard Club in Boston, MA during SIBOS 2014. Our editors interviewed representatives from winning organizations at the event and on the conference floor.

Features

Economic Master Plan Likely to Continue w/New President

Indonesian president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has just announced seven new infrastructure projects, worth $1.1 billion, as part of master plan to accelerate and expand Indonesia's economic development.