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Features: Awards Ceremony: World’s Best Banks 2009

Location: IMF Annual Meetings, Istanbul WORLD’S BEST BANKS 2009 Global Finance’s 13th annual Best Banks awards ceremony was held in early October in Istanbul, as the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank were ...

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Features: Country Report: Lebanon

BUCKING THE GLOBAL TREND Lebanon sidestepped the global turmoil and is busy building on its newfound prosperity. By Justin Keay On any morning in downtown Beirut—along the sunny Corniche or in the cafes in the reconstructed ...

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Features: World’s Best Derivatives Providers

Derivatives Stage A Comeback Market participants are rediscovering the appeal of derivatives, and the providers that stayed the course during the recent meltdown are reaping the benefits. By Laurence Neville In the year covered by Global Finance’s ...

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Milestones: IFC Sukuk To Boost Nascent GCC Debt Markets

Middle East By Gordon Platt Sulaiman: Keen to develop efficient capital markets In its first sukuk to raise long-term funds in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), the International Finance Corporation (IFC) is giving a shot in the arm ...

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BIGGEST EMERGING MARKET BANKS 2009

Global Finance Ranks the 200 Biggest Emerging Market Banks. NEW YORK, October 15, 2009 — As the world’s key emerging...

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BIGGEST EMERGING MARKET BANKS BY REGION

Global Finance ranks the Biggest Emerging Market Banks by Region. NEW YORK, October 16, 2009 As the worlds key emerging...

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WORLD’S BIGGEST BANKS 2009

Global Finance ranks the worlds 50 biggest banks, as measured by total assets. By Dan Keeler This past year has...

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Cover Story: World’s Best Banks 2009

Global Finance unveils its annual list of the best global, regional and country banks. By Gordon Platt Much has changed in the banking world over the past year—although not as much as might have been expected at the ...

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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 ...