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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

McDonalds CEO: Brit Becomes The New “Big Mac”

McDonalds appointment of British-born Steve Easterbrook as its new CEO has both surprised and delighted analysts—concerned by the burger behemoth’s first annual decline in 30 years.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

EGYPT SEES FDI AS KEY TO GROWTH

FDI Update After four years of challenges in the social, economic and political space, Egypt rolls out the welcome mat for foreign direct investors.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

EU TAX REFORM: VAT REGULATION HITS SMES

Milestones | European Union Regulators had Web giants like Google and Apple in their sites when they framed a new value-added tax (VAT) regulation for businesses selling digital products into the European Union

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EXPERTISE AND ECONOMIES OF SCALE: TOM HRON, UNICREDIT

Q&A | Supply Chain Finance Tomáš Hron, head of global transaction banking, UniCredit Bank, Czech Republic and Slovakia, on the limits of digitization in trade and the supply chain.

Emerging & Frontier Markets

JUMBE LATEST FINANCE MINISTER TO JUMP SHIP

Newsmakers | Malawi Friday Jumbe is set to become the latest African finance minister to swap his political ambitions to take up a senior post in a development bank.

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KEEPING IT LOCAL: NADYA TALHOUNI, ARAB BANK

Q&A | Supply Chain Finance Nadya Talhouni, senior vice president and head of trade finance and cash management at Arab Bank, says MENA banks are well placed to handle business needs previously covered by European banks.

Features

Cryptocurrency Explained And Why Its Here To Stay

Book Review Without the need for being either a skilled mathematician or uber-geek. The Age of Cryptocurrency includes everything you could possibly want to know about cryptocurrencies.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

FDI NORTH AMERICA: CHASING THE DIXIE DOLLAR

<strong>North America | FDI & Economic Development Update</strong><br /> Knowing their target markets helps northern US states and Canadian provinces compete with the southern US for foreign direct investment.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

QATAR INVESTMENT AUTHORITY: AL-THANI TO HEAD SOVEREIGN WEALTH FUND

Qatar | Newsmakers<br /> Sheikh Abdullah bin Mohamed bin Saud Al-Thani, a member of Qatar’s ruling family, was appointed CEO of the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) as part of a reshuffle that includes the addition of other Al-Thani family members.

Features

Can Canada Restore Its Dudley Do-Right Reputation?

A major blot on the country’s wholesome image is the questionable behaviour and ethics of some of its mining and energy companies both at home and overseas

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Cybersecurity – 2015’s Top Priority

Last year ended with a data breach of the US retailer Target, this year "The Sony Hack". What will 2015 hold for cyberattacks and cybersecurity?

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INTERNET BANKING AND CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE: TREVOR HAEGER, STANDARD CHARTERED

What is the key consideration in adopting a digitized banking strategy?