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Governor Amando Tetangco Jr., Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas

The head of the central bank of the Philippines says the country has been able to keep its economy rolling along -- despite the specter of quantitative easing by the US Federal Reserve Board. And in a contrarian take, he says he's also bullish on prospects for emerging markets.

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Marco Roddenhof, Rabobank

The Global Head (Capital Markets) at Rabobank -- named the safest commercial bank by Global Finance -- says the restructuring of Europe's banking sector still has a ways to go.

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Theodore Roosevelt IV, Barclays

Theodore Roosevelt IV, Managing Director (Investment Banking) at Barclays Capital, on the mood at this year's IMF/World Bank meeting.

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Albert Essien, Ecobank

Ecobank's Deputy Group CEO, Corporate & Investment Bank, on Africa's vast potential -- and why it's crucial the potential is realized 'very quickly.'

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BOOK REVIEW: Greenspan: Still hazy after all these years

<em style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">The Map and the Territory, by Alan Greenspan,<span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">weaves personal experience and a career that spanned the good part of 60 years—18 of those at the helm of the US central bank—into economic analysis.</span>

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Carlos Briceo Ros, Banco Lafise Bancentro

The General Manager at Banco Lafise Bancentro discusses the bank's being named the Best Bank in Nicaragua for the second year in a row. He also explains why tapering by the US Federal Reserve won't have a big impact on the country.

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Diana Layfield, Standard Chartered

The CEO (Africa Region) for Standard Chartered Bank on the sudden interest in Africa's burgeoning consumer class.

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Dr. Lutz-Christian Funke, KfW

The Director at KfW -- named the safest bank for 2013 by Global Finance -- says the jitters about Europe's southern economies have finally started to settle down.

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Karnit Flug, Governor, Bank of Israel

On October 20, Flug was named Governor of the Israeli central bank, following months of in-fighting and political wrangling over who would fill the position vacated by long-time governor Stanley Fischer.

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Arun Jain, Polaris Financial Technology

The Polaris Chairman and CEO on the rising demand for trade finance products in the US and Europe.

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Brendan Farrell, SunGard

The Executive Vice President of SunGard's XSP business talks about the welter of new regulations facing SunGard's corporate clients.

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David Cruikshank, BNY Mellon

The Executive Vice President and CEO of Treasury Services talks about the positive sentiment at the Sibos conference in Dubai. It marks a big change from last year's event, he says.