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Best Banks in Western Europe 2017
Global Finance Magazine’s 2017 rankings of the best banks in Western Europe.
Author: Jonathan Gregson
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Thinking Forward
ING, long a pioneer in direct banking, is planning for a digital future that chairman and CEO Ralph Hamers says will transform the experience of both retail and wholesale customers.
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Transformation And Transparency
Question and Answer with Johann Strobl chairman and CEO ofRaiffeisen Bank International
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Bankers Talk Shop And Take Prizes
The title—“Back to the Future?”—was possibly a little mischievous, given recent political trends; yet the discussions at this year’s Bankers Association for Finance and Trade (BAFT) Europe Bank-to-Bank Forum were anything but impish.
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Swiss Voters Reject Corporate Tax Change
Swiss citizens rejected federal government proposals to overhaul the country’s corporate tax system.
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China To Rule Renewables
China is committed to investing more than $360 billion in domestic renewable energy and supporting technologies by 2020,building on its existing position as the world’s largest investor in renewables.
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Brexit’s Impact on London’s Financial Sector
London’s financial sector is likely to lose business—but to whom, and how much? Other European nations are courting UK-based finance operations.
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Rosneft Sale A Coup For Putin Confidant
Rosneft CEO and Putin allyIgor Sechin played a key role in selling off a stake in the giant state-ownedmining concern.
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Spain Gets A Government, At Last—But Uncertainty Reigns
After two inconclusive elections and 10 months without a fully functioning government, Spain has formed ancoalition administration, but without a majority, action will be difficult.
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Post-Brexit, Scots Reconsider Independence
Scots are trying some novel theories for legitimate ways to escape the United Kingdom-wide exit from the European Union.
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Africa Seeks To Develop Agriculture
With a wealth of cultivable land, Africa seeks to develop agriculture.
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African Banking: Innovation And Its Limits
Africa's enormous potential for growth is hampered by its citizens'lack of access to banking.