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Back Page: Polls And Stat – Sovereign Wealth Funds
In 2012, the worlds top 36 sovereign wealth funds totaled nearly $5 trillion. Oil- and gas-related SWFs comprised the majority...
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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Billion-Dollar Woman Dressed For Success
NEWSMAKERS: NIGERIA By Valentina Pasquali A 61-year-old Nigerian oil tycoon is now the richest black woman in the world, having recently overtaken American entertainment mogul Oprah Winfrey for the title. Her name is Folorunsho Alakija and she ...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Canadian Carney Offers A Fresh Perspective At BofE
NEWSMAKERS: UK By Erik Heinrich Mark Carney, governor of the Bank of Canada, will have a new job next year. Post-Libor scandal, UK appoints outsider Carney Photo Credits: CARNEY: REUTERS/MARK BLINCH Starting in July, Carney will cross ...
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Emerging Markets Roundup: Africa
G HANA INVESTS IN RENEWABLES By Antonio Guerrero UK-based Blue Energy will invest $400 million to build Africa’s largest solar photovoltaic power plant in Ghana. The Nzema project will produce 155 megawatts, increasing the country’s generating capacity ...
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Emerging Markets Roundup: Brazil
BP TO EXPAND ETHANOL PRODUCTION By Antonio Guerrero Aiming to accelerate industrial growth, the Brazilian government extended its PSI investment program through 2013, providing $48 billion in financing to support subsidized loans for industrial producers to invest in ...
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Emerging Markets Roundup: India
FDI Reforms Get Parliamentary Approval By Aaron Chaze Both the lower and upper houses of India’s parliament voted during the first week of December to allow foreign direct investment in India’s domestic retail sector—a major win for prime ...
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Emerging Markets Roundup: Russia
BATTLE RAGES ON FOR NORILSK NICKEL By Kim Iskyan Russia’s economy continued to show signs of slowing, as preliminary GDP for October 2012 clocked in at a very weak 2.3%, marking the fifth consecutive month of deceleration. ...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Frontier Markets Focus
WORLD OF OPPORTUNITY By Dan Keeler In a new monthly feature, Global Finance delves deep into the opportunities in frontier markets. With youthful populations, underutilized natural resources and eagerness to join the global economic community, the world’s frontier ...
Banking
Global Salon: Sergio Luna, Banamex
DIVERGING ECONOMIES By Vanessa Drucker For this month’s Salon, Global Finance sat down with Sergio Luna, assistant director of economic research at Banamex and liaison to the research group of economic analysis and markets, Citigroup, in New York. ...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Risk: Environmental Liability Insurance
THE POLLUTER PAYS By Dave Lenckus As regulators strengthen legislation, pollution insurance is ever-more essential. Many global companies still see pollution regulation as more bark than bite. But many of the world’s major economies are toughening their ...
Award Ceremonies and Events
Stars Of China Awards Ceremony 2012
LOCATION: BEIJING, CHINA Global Finance held its annual Stars of China awards ceremony in Beijing in November. Corporate and financial leaders from across the country were present to accept their awards and honor other recipients. 1 Joseph Giarraputo, ...
Banking
Transaction Banking: Evolution
BUILD OR BUY? By Rebecca Brace As regulation and competition in the transaction banking space spur higher levels of technology investment, banks and vendors have found new ways of working together. The demands on global transaction banks ...