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Economics, Policy & Regulation
SWEDEN: WILL LÖFVEN BE THE NEXT PM?
SWEDEN<br />
Known as a credible and pragmatic politician, the leader of Sweden’s Social Democratic party, Stefan Löfven, is gearing up to become the country’s next prime minister.
Banking
TRANSACTION BANKING: THE NEW NORMAL
TREASURY & CASH MANAGEMENT | GLOBAL TRANSACTION BANKING<br />
With transaction banks in a state of global change, what is the impact for corporates?
Banking
TREASURY & CASH 2014: STILL ON THE SIDELINES
TREASURY & CASH MANAGEMENT | ABOUT THE SUPPLEMENT<br />
I would like to say that there has been a big change over the past year in terms of how companies are making use of their cash. But that is not the case.
Banking
UPSTART BRICS DEVELOPMENT BANK TAKES ON THE IMF
THE BRICS<br />
Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa now have something more in common than rapidly developing economies that have recently stalled. In July they gave life to the New Development Bank (NDB), the first multilateral institution controlled by developing countries.
Banking
US EX-IM BANK FACES AN UNCERTAIN FUTURE
UNITED STATES<br />
In its 2013 report to Congress, the Export-Import Bank of the United States says that its “overriding mission is to create and sustain American jobs by supporting US exports.” But that very mission is under threat, with House Financial Services Committee chairman Jeb Hensarling, among others, seeking to abolish the bank.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
WALGREENS DUMPS INVERSION AS OBAMA BERATES “DESERTERS”
MANAGEMENT | TAX PLANNING<br />
Gregory Wasson, president and CEO of Walgreen, says the company “concluded it was not in the best interest of shareholders to attempt to re-domicile outside the US” to cut its tax bill.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
WHERE HAVE ALL THE FX TRADERS GONE?
CAPITAL MARKETS | FOREIGN EXCHANGE<br />
It is a changing world for FX traders. Regulatory uncertainty and low volatility are putting a damper on the foreign exchange market, with spreads narrowing by 20% already this year—to record lows.
Banking
WHO’S WHO IN TREASURY & CASH MANAGEMENT 2014
TREASURY & CASH MANAGEMENT | WHO'S WHO<br />
Global Finance ’s annual list of Who’s Who in Treasury & Cash Management
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
The MF Milano Finanza’s Golden Book of Finance and Business
Our Italian partner, Class Editori has released the special 25th Anniversary issue of MF Milano Finanza, a leading economic and financial Italian newspaper, dedicated to the most authoritative and value-creating Italian brands, players and excellences in the world of manufacturing, finance and business.
Awards
Global Finance Grades The World’s Top Central Bankers 2014
NEW YORK, September 5, 2014 — Global Finance magazine has named the heads of the central banks of India, Israel, Malaysia, the Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland and Taiwan as the World’s Best Central Bankers over the past year, in recognition of their achievement of an “A” grade on Global Finance’s Central Banker Report Cards. In addition, the central bankers of Chile, Colombia and the European Union earned “A-” grades.
Shoring Up the Supply Chain Mix Reduces Risks
Much has been made of the rush to reshore manufacturing operations by US and European companies over the past couple of years, but very few have brought significant production back home, and those that have, to much fanfare, have also done so in China, India and other markets.