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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
SHADOWS OF THE PAST
COUNTRY REPORT: UNITED ARAB EMIRATES<br />
Despite a fast-growing economy and plans to boost growth via infrastructure investments, debts are mounting again at Dubai’s government-related entities. Is the day when Dubai World almost collapsed coming back to haunt investors?
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
THE NEW SHAPE OF SUBCUSTODY
Global Finance gathered executives in London for its annual subcustody roundtable. Participants focused on the impact of new European regulations on subcustodial banks, outsourcing and how technology is affecting the market.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
US: FIELDS’ FIRST TEST ON FORD’S BREAD AND BUTTER
NEWSMAKERS: UNITED STATES<br />
New Ford CEO Fields is about to be put to the test.<br />
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
WILL M-PESA FLY IN EUROPE?
MILESTONES: EUROPE<br />
African success story M-Pesa dials up Europe.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
NBCUniversal International to Outsource Accounting, AP and AR Functions
NBCUniversal is the latest in a long line of companies looking to take advantage of business process outsourcing for some of its finance functions.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
New Development Fund Could Add Accountability, Transparency To Chinese Investments In Africa
The People’s Bank of China and the African Development Bank agreed last week to establish a $2 billion co-financing fund.
Features
Despite U.S. Prodding, Renminbi Liberalization to Proceed at China’s Pace
During his trip to China in mid-May, US Treasury secretary Jacob Lew repeated a favorite Washington refrain: Authorities in Beijing should do more to allow the renminbi to trade freely against the dollar.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
African Union Launches Catastrophe Insurance For Member Countries
Insuring Against Extreme Weather: Farmers and their families in five African countries will gain some financial protection against drought this growing season through a catastrophe insurance pool launched in May by African Risk Capacity (ARC).
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
A New New Delhi?
Election Coverage: “Good days are here,” tweeted prime minister-designate Narendra Modi after he led the right-wing Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party to a landslide victory last Friday in India’s bitterly fought parliamentary elections.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Do You Still Remember the Financial Crisis?
Do you remember the 2007-2008 financial crisis? Its daunting impact on the world economy is finally fading away and the US Federal Reserve Board is slowly moving to a less expansionary monetary policy, but the debate on its causes and, more important, on what is needed to prevent similar episodes from happening again is still very much alive.