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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.

Awards

BEST BANKS 2014: EUROPE

The region battled continuing recession or, at best, slow growth, a tightening regulatory environment and country-specific banking taxes or fines for past misdemeanors.

Awards

BEST BANKS 2014: NORTH AMERICA

The banks of North America as a group are fundamentally strong. Of 30 US banks that participated in the Federal Reserve’s second round of stress tests, 25 passed with flying colors, according to results released in March.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

THE INTANGIBLE INVESTOR

Indeed, there are those who think that the IP wars will continue to have no clear resolution or winners. The only real beneficiaries: lawyers. But commentators such as Bruce Berman argue that unless and until we can quickly sort out the real issues in the IP imbroglio, almost everyone –even the patent trolls – will lose out.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

ANNUAL SURVEY: WORLD’S BEST BANKS 2014

In our 21st annual survey, Global Finance identifies the best banks in 150 countries and eight regions. The winners are not always the biggest banks, but rather, the best—those with the qualities that corporations should look for when choosing a bank.

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News & Features Archive

New Development Fund Could Add Accountability, Transparency To Chinese Investments In Africa

Despite U.S. Prodding, Renminbi Liberalization to Proceed at China’s Pace

African Union Launches Catastrophe Insurance For Member Countries

A New New Delhi?

Do You Still Remember the Financial Crisis?

BEST BANKS 2014: EUROPE

BEST BANKS 2014: NORTH AMERICA

THE INTANGIBLE INVESTOR

ANNUAL SURVEY: WORLD’S BEST BANKS 2014

BEST BANKS 2014: AFRICA

BEST BANKS 2014: LATIN AMERICA

BEST BANKS 2014: MIDDLE EAST