Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
World’s Best Trade Finance Providers 2017
Global Finance announces our picks for the world's Best Trade Finance Providers for 2017, including both bank and non-bank financial institutions.
Author: Gordon Platt
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Award Winners
Best Corporate FX Teams 2017
Global Finance's annual awards honor the corporations savviest in managing foreign exchange issues.
Country Report
Kuwait: Banking on Transformation
Interview withSulaiman Al-Marzouq, head of treasury at National Bank of Kuwait,about changes in Gulf economies and NBK’s role in development.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Strong Dollar Rattles Pegged Currencies, EM Bonds
The dollar’s mid-December surge to a 14-year high is pressuring currencies pegged to the greenback, while making it more difficult for emerging markets countries with weakening currencies to repay increasingly expensive, dollar-denominated debt.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
World’s Best FX Providers 2017
Global Finance publishes its annual list of the top foreign exchange providers in the world.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Egypt Floats Currency, And It Sinks. Then Rises.
The Egyptian pound was floated this fall, and quickly lost half its value. But the reform is part of restructuring Egypt's economy to encourage foreign investment.
Country Report
Qatar Builds New Financial City
Qatar has begun construction of a new financial city which aims to be the country’s Wall Street or Canary Wharf.
Country Report
Qatar Loosens Guest Worker Rules
Qatar plans to spend more than $200 billion on infrastructure projects, including roads, bridges, railways, and ports, and has loosened guest worker sponsor requirements to facilitate recruitment.
Country Report
Qatar: Road to Knowledge Economy Paved With Debt
Oil-rich Qatar is spending heavily on infrastructure, even as it goes deeper into debt, claimingthe massive spending is aimed at creating a knowledge-based economy.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Strong Dollar Likely Under Trump
The Trump administration’s nascent economic policieswill likely result in a strong dollar and rising interest rates.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Algorithms Fingered in Pounds Flash Crash
Algorithms reading Twitter may have sent the pound tumbling for no good reason.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
FX Trading Pivots Toward China
The US dollar remains king in the world’s biggest market, as the rise of Asia’s share in foreign exchange trading, led by China, is coming at the expense of Europe rather than the US, analysts say.