Gordon Platt, Author at Global Finance Magazine

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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Macron Breaks Logjam In EU Corporate Bonds

US companies flocked to Europe to issue bonds at low interest rates in May, after centrist Emmanuel Macron’s landslide victory in the French presidential election lowered perceived political risk in the European Union.

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The Need For Speed

Do you have five milliseconds? Innovation has been fast and furious in the foreign-exchange market in the past year.

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Best Banks In Africa 2017

Global Finance Magazine’s 2017 rankings of the best banks in Africa.

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Best Banks in North America 2017

Banks across North America are doing what they are supposed to do. They are lending more money and making more money.

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Best Banks In the Middle East 2017

Global Finance Magazine’s 2017 rankings of the best banks in the Middle East.

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Embracing Prudence

CEO Nemeh Sabbagh talks to Global Finance about how Arab Bank combines careful management with innovation in a region facing a challenging environment.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

FED Seeks To Avoid Taper Tantrum II

For the US Federal Reserve to diminish its balance sheet, it must take care not to spook the markets.

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Growing With Startups

Sim Tshabalala, joint group chief executive of Standard Bank, explains how the continent’s biggest bank will benefit from Africa’s coming renewal.

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Record Saudi Sukuk Broadens Market

Investors snapped up Saudi Arabia’s debut international sukuk, a type of Islamic financing gaining popularity worldwide.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Riyadh Forms Parallel Equity Market

Nomu, a new Saudi equity market, will have lighter listing requirements than Tadawul, deepening the Saudi capital market with an alternative platform.

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Seeking Responsible Growth

Bank of America grew earnings 16% last year and plans further expansions, says chairman and CEO Brian Moynihan.

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The World’s Best Banks 2017

Global Finance names the winners of its 24th annual awards for the World’s Best Banks, by region and by country