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Transaction Processing Awards Ceremony: October 2013
Transaction Processing Awards Ceremony September 18, 2013, Dubai The Global Finance Transaction Processing Awards Ceremony will take place on the...
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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Banking
Emerging Markets Roundup: India
RESERVE BANK OF INDIA PUSHES FOR GROWTH WITH RATE CUT By Aaron Chaze The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) cut interest rates for the first time in nine months on January 30, reducing the repo rate by 25 basis ...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Emerging Markets Roundup: Russia
GAZPROM DOUBLES PROFITS AS IT PREPARES FOR “EFFICIENCY” AUDIT By Kim Iskyan Gas giant Gazprom reported that net profit doubled in the third quarter of 2012, thanks to forex gains. The results came just days after the ...
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Frontier Markets Report: Bangladesh
PRIME PROSPECT By Dan Keeler Companies that ignore Bangladesh may be missing a key investment opportunity. Photo Credits: FRITZ16 / Shutterstock.com Often portrayed in the media as a basket case that lurches from one natural disaster to ...
Banking
Global Salon: Karen Elliott House
CONFLUENCE OF RISK By Vanessa Drucker In this months Salon, Global Finance sat down with Karen Elliott House, Pulitzer Prizewinning...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Milestone: Cash Transfer Program Heralds A New Dawn
MILESTONEINDIA By Kim Iskyan On the first day of 2013, the Indian government formally launched a program to distribute subsidy benefits and social welfare payments directly to the bank accounts of recipients. Photo Credits: PAWEL PIETRASZEWSKI/ Shutterstock.com Once the ...
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Milestone: Spain Cuts Red Tape In An Effort To Help Businesses
MILESTONE: SPAIN By Forrest Jones Spain wants to make life a little easier for its business sector. Recently, Madrid drafted legislation to make it simpler for companies to conduct business in different autonomous regions within the country ...
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Newsmaker: Turkey’s PM Gives EU Ultimatum Over Membership
NEWSMAKER TURKEY By Valentina Pasquali Conveying the feelings of a large swath of the Turkish population, which is increasingly tired of the stalled accession negotiations with the European Union, prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdoan recently threatened to abandon ...