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THE BEST AND THE BRIGHTEST IN TRADE AND SUPPLY CHAIN FINANCE 2015

Awards Presentation | Amsterdam, Netherlands Global Finance held its Best Trade Finance and Supply Chain Finance Providers Awards Ceremony in Amsterdam in January—during the annual BAFT Europe Bank-To-Bank Forum. Leading corporate and financial executives from around the world were present to accept their awards and honor other recipients.

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DECLINING TRADE BARRIERS BOOST ASIAN DEMAND

Market Analysis | Supply Chain Finance Trade agreements, falling commodity prices, economic growth and Basel III are among the issues that are top of mind for many experts in banking and trade finance in Asia.

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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.

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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.

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NORTH AMERICA FACES CHALLENGES TO TRADE GROWTH

Market Analysis | Trade Finance The outlook for trade finance in North America appears modestly positive. “Growth will be more in line with global GDP,” says Chris Lewis, executive vice president and group head, international trade services, Wells Fargo.

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WORLDS BEST INSURERS 2015

The 2015 World’s Best Global Insurers were selected on the basis of responses from more than 1,500 readers of Global Finance from around the world, as well as the expertise of the magazine’s editors and reporters.

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WORLDS BEST TRADE AND SUPPLY CHAIN FINANCE PROVIDERS 2015

Presenting the World’s Best Trade & Supply Chain Finance Awards for 2015.

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EMERGING MARKETS DEMAND: ANTTI RANTA, NORDEA

Antti Ranta, head of FX at Nordea in Helsinki, sees demand growing for emerging markets currencies in Nordic countries—and for advice on how to trade them.

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INTRA-ASIAN FLOWS: EDDIE LISTORTI, ANZ

Eddie Listorti, co-global head of fixed income, currencies and commodities at ANZ Group in Singapore, sees intra-Asian currency flows as a lucrative opportunity.

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NEW PRODUCT PROLIFERATION: PHILIP NEL, STANDARD BANK

Philip Nel, head of FX trading for Africa at Standard Bank in Johannesburg, anticipates a proliferation of new foreign exchange products in countries across the continent.

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RUSSIAN OPPORTUNITY: MIKHAIL PALEI, VTB CAPITAL

Mikhail Palei, head of foreign exchange flow at VTB Capital in Moscow, expects international banks to lose their appetite for risk in the Russian ruble—which he sees as an opportunity for Russia’s FX desks.

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STARS OF CHINA AWARDS CEREMONY 2014

<strong>Global Finance</strong> held its annual Stars of China awards ceremony in Beijing in November. Corporate and financial leaders from around the country were present to accept their awards and honor other recipients.