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Emerging Markets’ Biggest Banks

EMERGING GIANTS   By Andrew Cunningham   Global Finance presents its annual listing of the Biggest Banks in the Emerging Markets.   Eight of the 10 biggest emerging markets banks are Chinese, and a further 10 Chinese banks are included ...

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Emerging Markets’ Safest Banks

CONTINENTAL EROSION By Andrew Cunningham   Global Finance presents its annual ranking of the Top 50 Safest Banks in the Emerging Markets.   Banks in the Arabian Gulf and Asia have strengthened their hold on the rankings of safest banks ...

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Global Risk Management Providers 2012: Learning To Like Vanilla

LEARNING TO LIKE VANILLA   By Gordon Platt   Global Finance presents its annual awards highlighting the best global derivatives providers.   Reform and regulation of the derivatives markets is having a major impact on the functioning of the industry ...

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Global Risk Management Providers 2012: Winners’ Circle

STAYING NIMBLE   By Kathryn Tully   Of Global Finance ’s derivatives exchange awards, IntercontinentalExchange has won the achievement award four times out of five, while NYSE Euronext, the European Climate Exchange, Eurex and the Chicago Board Options Exchange have ...

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Hungarian Banks’ Lending Capacity Reduced By Backtrack

MILESTONES: HUNGARY   By Paul Mackintosh   The Hungarian government threw the country’s banking sector into disarray in mid-October by reneging on an agreement with local banks to halve from 2013 the crisis levy imposed on them.   Matolcsy blames EU ...

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Polls And Stats: Labor Productivity

Those countries that adapt well to changing economic environments and embrace new developments are more likely to boast high productivity, according to think tank The Conference Board of Canada. During the crisis in 2008 and 2009, OECD productivity contracted by ...

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Report: Qatar Faces Geopolitical Risk

GRAND VISIONS   By Anita Hawser   Qatar has used its oil and gas wealth to finance its global ambitions. But its economy remains vulnerable to ever-present geopolitical tensions.   For a small country, Qatar certainly punches above its weight ...

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Safe Bet In Visa CEO Transition Could Backfire

NEWSMAKERS: US   By Valentina Pasquali   With electronic payments gaining favor among consumers, credit-card giant Visa is enjoying high profits and a positive outlook for long-term growth.   It is no surprise, then, that the world’s largest payments network ...

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Sibos Wrap: Key Discussions From Osaka

UNCHARTED WATERS   By Denise Bedell   At SWIFT’s annual Sibos conference in October, corporates were treated to a range of presentations on topics as diverse as reference data, BPOs and Asian treasury centers.   The corporate stream at Sibos ...

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Winners Circle: Investment Banks

GLOBAL REMODEL   By kathryn Tully   The Best Investment Bank award at Global Finance is a relatively recent innovation, reflecting performance in the four years since the financial crisis led to consolidation and a complete overhaul of the investment ...
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