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Features : Best In Class 2009

A selection of Global Finance’s best bank awards from the past year. BEST FOREIGN EXCHANGE PROVIDERS BEST DERIVATIVES PROVIDERS BEST SUB-CUSTODIANS BEST ISLAMIC FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS BEST TREASURY & CASH MANAGEMENT PROVIDERS BEST TRADE FINANCE ...

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Features : Central Banker Report Cards 2009

During one of the toughest years on record, the world’s central bankers were tested as never before. Contributors: Gordon Platt, Antonio Guerrero, Anita Hawser and Dan Keeler It is clear that 2009 is not a year on which ...

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Features : World’s Biggest Banks

Global Finance ranks the world’s 50 biggest banks, as measured by total assets. By Dan Keeler This past year has seen a stunning reversal in the fortunes of the world’s biggest banks. After a flurry of eye-popping write-offs ...

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Features: World’s Safest Banks

THE WORLD’S SAFEST BANKS 2009 Global Finance selects the world’s safest banks, the 50 institutions with the highest ratings from the leading international credit ratings agencies. By Dan Keeler After two tumultuous years that saw many of ...

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Newsmakers: Geithner Presses For Controls On Banks’ Risk-Taking

United States/Global By Gordon Platt Geithner: There should be no return to business as usual It looks like there could be significant reform of the global banking system after all. US Treasury secretary Timothy Geithner pushed for meaningful ...

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Turkey: Banks Primed For Growth

Turkish Banking Turkey has a robust banking system that is ready to support the country’s economic growth. By Gordon Platt Tansan: “Turkey’s banks are the best in the world in terms of the strength of their capital ...

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WORLD’S TOP CENTRAL BANKERS 2009

New York, September 28th 2009 – Global Finance magazine (website: www.gfmag.com) has named the heads of the central banks of...

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WORLD’S BEST BANKS 2009

Istanbul, October 6th, 2009 – Global Finance magazine hosted its thirteenth annual Best Bank Awards ceremony on October 6th, 2009,...

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TCM Guide: Bank Relationship Management

STRENGTHENING TIES Higher cost of credit and tighter credit conditions are prompting corporates to review all their banking interactions. By Denise Bedell It has always been a priority for corporates to manage their share of wallet effectively. ...

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Breaking Free Of The Broken Banks

Spotlight State-Run Banks In the wake of the global crisis in the banking sector, governments that have become sole or partial owners of troubled banks are contemplating their options. By Nick Kochan The future of many of ...

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Features: The World’s Best Internet Banks

PIONEERS GO MOBILE In the first of a two-part series, Global Finance identifies the best online corporate and consumer banks by country and regionally by product or service category. By Adam Rombel Much of the past year ...

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Milestones: When Will Recovery Come?

GLOBAL By Anita Hawser Shut down: Many businesses are still pessimistic Banks’ investment banking businesses are making money again and the better-than-expected US non-farm payrolls in July took the markets by surprise. But questions remain over whether ...