News & Features Archive

Join the global community of corporate and public-sector finance industry leaders reading Global Finance monthly in print.

Click Here

News

Emerging Markets : Governments transform M&A landscape

EUROPE The cross-border M&A; activity that has characterized financial services for the past few years has virtually ground to a halt as increasing government involvement radically reshapes the market. PwC's Nick Page Nick Page, partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers, ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Emerging Markets : India

Electoral gains: Poll-related spending will help boost India's economy in 2009. According to a consensus taken from a group of prominent Indian economists, including those representing the Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council, J.P. Morgan India and S&P; Asia Pacific, ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Emerging Markets : Rush To Modernize Is Matched By The Race To Invest

CHINA Competition between Beijing and Shanghai to become China’s financial center intensified as Beijing officials launched a road show to lure European financial institutions to the capital. Although Shanghai is home to one of China’s two stock exchanges, ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Emerging Markets : Russia

Sechin: Russia's deputy prime minister and Rosneft chairman. In a signal that the Russian government is increasingly aware of the financial constraints it is facing, a top Kremlin adviser said that the state would not be bailing out any more ...

News

Features : Seeking An Energy Boost

SEEKING AN ENERGY BOOST COUNTRY REPORT / PORTUGAL Increased competition from new entrants to the European Union has dealt a severe blow to Portugal’s economy. Tourism and investment in renewable energy are helping it pick up the slack. ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Features: All change

REGIONAL FOCUS ASIA Asia’s economic powerhouses are shifting to a new economic model. The transition will be painful—but will also pay huge dividends. By Thomas Clouse Asia has played a starring role in the story of ...

Award Winners

Features: Annual survey best developped markets banks

WORLD’S BEST DEVELOPED MARKETS BANKS 2009 Global Finance unveils its annual list of the best banks in developed markets around the world. By Laurence Neville When Global Finance published its 2008 awards a year ago, the ...

Country Report

Features: Country report Russia

RUNNING ON EMPTY Russia is facing some tough decisions as it adjusts to a far more challenging economic and political environment. Just over a decade after Russia’s forced devaluation of the ruble and default on its ...

Country Report

Features: Country Report Turkey

ON A KNIFE EDGE TURKEY Turkey is well positioned to weather a global downturn, but it still faces some tough economic challenges. Tansan: Ankara must hold out for the best possible terms from the IMF. There was a ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Features: Global Custody

BUYER’S GUIDE Global Finance presents its annual sponsored guide to the leading providers in the global custody market. SUB-CUSTODIANS DEUTSCHE BANK Custody Assets: 2008: €1.272 trillion 2007: €1.609 trillion Ratings: Moody’s Aa1, S&P; A+, Fitch AA- ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Features: Local Heroes

TREASURY & CASH MANAGEMENT ASIA REGIONAL REPORT Many businesses in Asia were well prepared for the credit crunch, having learned some important lessons in previous regional crises. By Anita Hawser As the subprime crisis rocked the foundations of ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Features: Risky Business

FOCUS ENTERPRISE RISK MANAGEMENT Risk managers are heading back to the drawing board after finding their systems were incapable of flagging up the perils that have brought the financial and corporate worlds to their knees. First developed more ...