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Economics, Policy & Regulation

Appointment Further Strains Russia / Ukraine Relations

Newsmakers | Ukraine Tensions between Russia and Ukraine have run high since late 2013, when Russia resisted Ukrainian efforts to move out of the Russian sphere of influence and toward the West.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Boosting SME Trade

SIBOS Supersection 2015 | Trade Finance Innovation The impact of the trade finance shortfall is particularly significant for small and medium-size enterprises.

News

Dorsey Retakes Helm As Twitter Looks For New CEO

Newsmakers | United States An important C-suite reshuffle is taking place in the world of social networking sites, and it may offer a glimpse into the future of the industry as a whole.

Banking

FinTech: Will Blockchain Enable Better Banking?

SIBOS Supersection 2015 | Fintech–Blockchain Technology Freed from bitcoin, could the blockchain, or blockchain lite, become the underlying infrastructure behind better banking?

Award Winners

Focus On Broad Relationship, Right Price

In a conversation with Global Finance, Mark Kerns, head of investor services at Standard Bank, describes how booming interest in Africa, led by South Africa and Nigeria, is reshaping the continent’s capital markets.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

IT Integration Staggering To The Finishing Line

SIBOS Supersection 2015 | M&A IT Integration Merging with other companies has its financial benefits, but when it comes to IT, not joining all the dots to integrate disparate systems can have serious consequences.

Features

NigeriaThe African Express

Country Report | Nigeria Nigeria is Africa’s largest economy, but the recent slump in oil prices has halved government revenues. The new Buhari government must now ensure the country’s economic roller coaster ride does not grind to a complete halt.

Emerging & Frontier Markets

PDVSA Scrambles To Make Up For Lost Oil Revenue

Milestones | Venezuela Venezuela’s state-owned oil company, Petróleos de Venezuela, is being squeezed by low oil prices, and the government in Caracas is feeling the pain.

Country Report

Portugal Building On A Train Of Achievements

Country Report | Portugal Portugal’s economy is booming. Exports are up and unemployment is down. Insufficient capital investment is the last tough nut to crack, and the government is attacking it with gusto—and significant tax reform.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Regulators Eye Corporate Crowdfunding

Trends | Crowdfunding With traditional lenders facing stricter liquidity requirements as a result of the global financial crisis, crowdfunding is becoming an increasingly appealing source of financing for corporates.

Banking

SIBOS Supersection 2015

SIBOS Supersection 2015 | Introduction Digital trade is a key theme for the corporate forum at SWIFT’s Sibos conference in Singapore in October.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Trade FinanceThinking Outside The Box

SIBOS Supersection 2015 | Innovation In Trade Finance Alternative finance—in all its myriad forms—could prove the answer to the global trade finance gap.