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Ceremony: TCM Awards

TREASURY & CASH MANAGEMENT: AWARD CEREMONY Treasury Trove On Tuesday, April 12, 2011, at the Harvard Club of New York City, Global Finance held its annual awards ceremony honoring the World’s Best Treasury and Cash Management Providers 2011. ...

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The World’s Best Banks 2011

ANNUAL SURVEY: THE WORLD’S BEST BANKS 2011 By Gordon Platt, Antonio Guerrero, Anita Hawser and Denise Bedell Growth Returns But Questions Linger For Banks Banking systems in Asia and Latin America were among the first to recover ...

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WORLD’S BEST ISLAMIC FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS 2011

Global Finance names the World’s Best Islamic Financial Institutions 2011 NEW YORK, April 15, 2011 – Global Finance magazine has...

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BEST BANKS 2011 BY REGION

Global Finance Announces Best Banks by Region 2011 NEW YORK, April 8, 2011 Global Finance magazine has announced its annual...

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Annual Supplement: The Middle East 2011

WINDS OF CHANGE These are times of unprecedented change in the Middle East and North Africa. Years of pent-up frustration among the region’s youth—around 60% of the population in some countries—has already swept away two governments. More may follow, ...

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Middle East: A Region In Transition

THE MIDDLE EAST 2011: OUTLOOK By Justin Keay The rising tide of activism surging through the Middle East and North Africa is accelerating a transformation already well under way. When asked what was most likely to blow ...

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Middle East: Bouncing Back

THE MIDDLE EAST 2011: DUBAI'S RESURGENCE By Justin Keay After a tough two years, Dubai has consolidated its position as a regional financial and transport hub and is set for a sharp upturn. Anyone arriving on a ...

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Middle East: Looking To The Future

THE MIDDLE EAST 2011: THE BANKS By Justin Keay The current market conditions may have prompted slowing in their expansion plans, but the Middle East’s banks are still building for the future. Until late 2010, the sentiment ...

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Middle East: Taking A Leading Role

THE MIDDLE EAST 2011: QATAR By Justin Keay Careful economic management and a strong strategic vision have helped propel Qatar to the front ranks of the world’s fastest-growing economies. Ten years ago, Qatar could have safely laid ...

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Go With The Flow

CORPORATE TOOLBOX: LIQUIDITY MANAGEMENT By Anita Hawser Banks are offering increasingly innovative products to help companies make the most of their internal liquidity. It might be hard to picture now, but just five years ago credit was ...

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Best Investment Banks 2011: Best Legal Advisers

Best Legal Advisers Global Skadden Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom, which operates under the brand name Skadden, was the number-one legal adviser on global mergers and acquisitions announced in 2010, according to Thomson Reuters. Skadden advised on 227 deals ...

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Best Investment Banks 2011: Country Winners

Country Winners North America Canada Scotia Capital Scotia Capital is the global corporate and investment banking and capital markets arm of Scotiabank, the most international bank in Canada. Scotia Capital handled the three largest debt financings in Canada in 2010, ...