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BEST BANKS 2014: NORTH AMERICA

The banks of North America as a group are fundamentally strong. Of 30 US banks that participated in the Federal Reserve’s second round of stress tests, 25 passed with flying colors, according to results released in March.

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BEST BANKS 2014: AFRICA

The financial system in Africa varies from the highly developed banking institutions of South Africa and Nigeria to the barely organized banking sector of South Sudan, the world’s newest country.

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BEST BANKS 2014: LATIN AMERICA

While Latin American banks continued to expand their client base and footprints, the sector still faced important challenges.

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BEST BANKS 2014: MIDDLE EAST

Banks in the Middle East are liquid and well capitalized, particularly in the oil-producing countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council.

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BEST U.S. REGIONAL BANKS: 2014

Since the global financial crisis, US regional banks have taken market share in corporate banking away from the national money-center banks, which have dialed back on risk to rebuild their balance sheets.

Banking

BANKING: BRIDGING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE

Corporate banking has always lagged the retail sector when it comes to the adoption of digital technologies, but mobile-banking services are gathering pace—and some visionaries are even contemplating banking services based on wearable technologies.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

BRAZIL’s MANTEGA TAKES A HIT, STILL STANDING

Brazilian Finance minister Guido Mantega may be dealing with both internal and external headwinds, but he—and Brazil—are still standing.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

ESCALATING SANCTIONS COULD HIT GROWTH

An escalation of sanctions on Russia stemming from its actions in Ukraine could pressure Russia’s overall economic growth. Some companies, particularly those perceived to have close ties to president Vladimir Putin and his inner circle, may have difficulties tapping the international capital markets for funding.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

INDONESIA REBUFFS FOREIGN INVESTORS: REVIEWS TRADE TREATIES

Only two weeks ahead of the April 9 parliamentary elections and under pressure from a billion-dollar lawsuit, the Indonesian government announced it would terminate some 67 bilateral investment treaties—which regulate investment in the country by foreigners—as they come up for renewal.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Author: GFMag.com Admin

BEST BANKS 2014: NORTH AMERICA

BEST BANKS 2014: AFRICA

BEST BANKS 2014: LATIN AMERICA

BEST BANKS 2014: MIDDLE EAST

BEST U.S. REGIONAL BANKS: 2014

BANKING: BRIDGING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE

BRAZIL’s MANTEGA TAKES A HIT, STILL STANDING

ESCALATING SANCTIONS COULD HIT GROWTH

INDONESIA REBUFFS FOREIGN INVESTORS: REVIEWS TRADE TREATIES

IRAN: FERTILE LANDSCAPE FOR INVESTMENT?

MYANMAR FLEXES ITS DIPLOMATIC MUSCLES

RMB: GETTING READY FOR THE REDBACK