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Award Winners

Awards: Treasury & Cash Management 2013

BEST IN SHOW By Anita Hawser and Rebecca Brace Global Finance presents the winners of its Treasury & Cash Management Providers Awards 2013. This year, we have expanded our evaluation process to include a survey of our corporate ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Back Page: Polls And Stats – Emerging Markets Capital Flows At Risk

Emerging Markets Capital Flows At Risk "There is more risk of greater cyclicality in capital flows to emerging economies in the next 18–24 months than seemed likely a few months ago … Policymakers in emerging economies may have a ...

Award Winners

Best Treasury and Cash Management Providers 2013: Global Winners

GLOBAL WINNERS By Anita Hawser and Rebecca Brace BEST TREASURY & CASH MANAGEMENT PROVIDERS 2013: GLOBAL WINNERS Best Overall Bank for Cash Management Citi Best White Label System Provider BNY Mellon BEST OVERALL BANK FOR CASH MANAGEMENT ...

Award Winners

Best Treasury and Cash Management Providers 2013: Regional Winners

REGIONAL WINNERS By Anita Hawser and Rebecca Brace BEST TREASURY & CASH MANAGEMENT PROVIDERS 2013: REGIONAL WINNERS Best Overall Bank for Cash Management North America Bank of America Merrill Lynch Latin America Citi Western Europe Deutsche Bank ...

Award Winners

Best Treasury and Cash Management Providers 2013: System And Services Winners

SYSTEMS AND SERVICES PROVIDERS By Anita Hawser and Rebecca Brace BEST TREASURY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND SERVICES PROVIDERS Accounts Payable Services BNY Mellon SourceNet Accounts Receivable Services SunGard AvantGard Receivables Electronic Invoice Presentment and Payment Services Basware Payroll Services ...

Country Report

Country Report: Angola

UP AND RUNNING By Dan Keeler Having regained its footing in the wake of the financial crisis, Angola is now looking to erect a fairer, more balanced economy. As it continues to rebuild its economy and society ...

Banking

Country Report: Lebanon

DRAGGING A GEOPOLITICAL ANCHOR By Justin Keay There were few bright spots for Lebanon over the past year. However, the banking and real estate sectors showed encouraging signs, and a recovery has begun. Despite their traditional stoicism, ...

Banking

Cover: Reinventing The Swiss Bank

ADAPT TO SURVIVE By Michael Shari A unique banking system long revered as a safe haven for the world’s tax dodgers now faces gut-wrenching transformation in order to endure. For centuries Swiss banks have thrived on absolute ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Debt: Distressed Corp Deals Decline

CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS: CORPORATE DEBT By Gordon Platt Distressed debt and bankruptcy restructurings completed in 2012 more than doubled from 2011 to $423 billion, according to Thomson Reuters. Excluding Greece’s record $263 billion debt-exchange transaction, however, produces a very ...

Editor's Letter

Editor’s Letter: Nascent Optimism

Optimism reaches the real economy. This is the headline of a recent report from the Institute of International Finance...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Emerging Markets Roundup: Africa

CHEVRON BOOSTS ITS INVEST-MENT IN AFRICAN BLACK GOLD By Antonio Guerrero Global oil group Chevron approved a $5.6 billion development project in Angola. The Mafumeira Sul offshore oil field will be its second-largest African investment, after the Agbami ...

Banking

Emerging Markets Roundup: Brazil

BANKS PITCH IN TO HELP BOOST ECONOMIC GROWTH By Antonio Guerrero Brazilian private-sector banks pledge to increase lending this year, according to Finance minister Guido Mantega. Following a meeting with bankers in February, the minister said banks ...