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Best In Class In Times Of Turmoil
When the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank have their annual meeting in Washington DC at the end of September, the atmosphere will most probably be very tense...
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Buffett’s Vote Of Confidence In Bank of America
NEWSMAKERS: UNITED STATES By Gordon Platt Billionaire investor Warren Buffett was soaking in the tub when he came up with the idea of investing $5 billion in Bank of America. Buffett banks on domestic investments The Berkshire Hathaway ...
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Central Banker Report Cards 2011
MIRACLE WORKERS REACH END OF THE ROAD By Gordon Platt, Antonio Guerrero and Anita Hawser Boosting employment and production are the elusive goals of today’s central bankers. If it’s broke, fix it. Central bankers are taking on ...
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Central Banker Report Cards 2011: Asia
ASIA Australia Glenn Stevens Grade: A Glenn Stevens, governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia, has a steady hand and clear policy views when it comes to making monetary decisions at the RBA. At its meeting in August, the ...
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Central Banker Report Cards 2011: Europe
EUROPE Czech Republic Miroslav Singer Grade: B Miroslav Singer had just been appointed governor when we published our last Central Banker Report Cards, but he hasn’t wasted any time in giving his assessment on how the euro crisis could ...
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Central Banker Report Cards 2011: Middle East & Africa
MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA Angola José de Lima Massano Grade: B The performance of Angola’s economy depends more on oil prices than on monetary policy. José de Lima Massano, former CEO of Banco Africano de Investimentos, was appointed central bank ...
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Central Banker Report Cards 2011: The Americas
The Americas Argentina Mercedes Marcó del Pont Grade: D When Argentine president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner appointed political ally Mercedes Marcó del Pont to head the central bank in February 2010, there was little hope the move would lead to ...
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Greek Bank Merger A Herald Of Things To Come
MILESTONES: GREECE By Luca Ventura The recently-announced merger of Greek banks Alpha Bank and Eurobank EFG could breathe fresh life into the much-troubled Greek banking sector. Tides turning in Greece with bank merger In fact, it would difficult ...
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Lagarde Prepares To Put Her Stamp On The IMF
NEWSMAKERS: GLOBAL By Michael Shari Not since the reconstruction of Western Europe in the aftermath of World War II has an incoming managing director of the International Monetary Fund come under such tremendous pressure to prove that it ...
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World’s Best Banks 2011
COVER STORY: AND THE WINNER IS… By Gordon Platt Global Finance unveils its annual list of the best banks globally, regionally and by country. Many of the world’s leading banks have posted significant increases in earnings so far ...
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World’s Best Banks 2011: Country Winners
LOCAL POWERHOUSES IN WORLDWIDE BANKING MARKETS Country Winners World’s Best Banks 2011: Country Winners World’s Best Banks 2011: Global Winners World’s Best Banks 2011: Regional Winners Back To Main Article
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World’s Best Banks 2011: Global Winners
Global Winners Best Corporate Bank JPMorgan Chase JPMorgan Chase provides many of the world’s most prominent corporations with the financial services they need to succeed in global markets. With $2 trillion in assets, the bank operates in 60 countries and ...