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Taking The Customer Digital
BBVA’s President and COO Carlo Torres Villa on the explosive growth of online banking and mobile banking.
Author: Tiziana Barghini
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Economics, Policy & Regulation
Where To Draw The Line On Big Data Privacy?
Cover Story | Supplement
As data sharing becomes more common, individual privacy seems to be more luxury than norm. But corporations working with big-data analytics must pay attention to how many personal details they gather about their customers, lest they cross the invisible line of what is acceptable and what is not—and anger their client base.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Straight Shooter Makes Mexican Political History
Newsmakers | Mexico
In June, Jaime Rodríguez Calderón became the first independent candidate to be elected a state governor in Mexico, winning office in Nuevo León.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
CFOs Put Big Data Into Action
Big Data | Chief financial officers have been modeling profit and loss statements for years, but in an era of big data they face a different and increasingly complex task.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Russian Trade, On A Roller Coaster, Looks Set For Big Changes
Trends | FX Commodities Q&A
Petr Grishin, head of macro research and chief economist for Eastern Europe at VTB Capital, discussed the ruble, oil prices and Russian trade with Global Finance.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
AFRICAN GROWTH | OIL ISNT EVERYTHING SAYS TSHABALALA AT STANDARD BANK
Global Finance had a chance to interview Sim Tshabalala in April. The joint chief executive of Standard Bank Group answered questions about Africa’s growth and the substantial demand for banking services on the continent.
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BRAZILIAN OPTIMIST | LUIZ CARLOS ANGELOTTI, BANCO BRADESCO
Global Finance sat down with Luiz Carlos Angelotti, MD and head of investor relations at Brazil’s Banco Bradesco, to discuss the bank’s bullish approach to investing despite the country’s economic downturn.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
CARIBBEAN ECONOMY | WEATHERING THE STORM
Special Report | The Caribbean
The Caribbean’s economies are expected to improve this year on the back of growth in tourism, but the economic climate remains frail with the drop in oil prices proving a mixed bag for countries in the region.
Banking
CUBA | BANKS AWAIT MARKET OPENING
Global Finance talked money laundering, Cuba and banking regulation with David Schwartz, president and CEO of the Florida International Bankers Association, a nonprofit representing financial institutions in the US, Latin America, the Caribbean and Europe.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
HEDGING | LOW OIL PRICES AFFECT CORPORATE RISK
Management | Hedging
The dramatic slide in oil prices over the past year or so has once again underscored the value—and perils—of hedging. Some companies and governments bet on a fall in the cost of crude and thereby obviated large losses. Others did not make out so well.
Features
IMF Annual Meetings 2015: Peru Is a Perfect Stage To Discuss Latin American Growth
The annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank in Lima, Peru, in October, will provide world leaders with the right stage to discuss poverty and inequality and suggest ways for Latin American economies to foster growth less dependent on commodities, according to former president of Peru, Alejandro Toledo.
Features
Brazil: Heading Towards Recession
Global Finance sat down with José Francisco de Lima Gonçalves, a professor of economics at São Paulo University and chief economist at Banco Fator, to discuss his views on Brazil in 2015.