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Central Bankers Report Cards 2008
CENTRAL BANKER REPORT CARDS 2008 ANNUAL SURVEY/ CENTRAL BANKER REPORT CARDS Contributors: Antonio Guerrero, Anita Hawser and Gordon Platt History...
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BEST INVESTMENT BANKS – 2009
The clouds parted over the investment banking business in the first quarter of this year amid some hope that a...
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Features: Annual Survey: Russia’s Roller Coaster Runs On Oil
After a difficult year, Russia's fortunes look set to improve. The country is still too dependent on oil for its future prosperity, though. By Nick Kochan While analysts tend to compare Russia with the other BRIC ...
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Features: Best Investment Banks
The clouds parted over the investment banking business in the first quarter of this year amid some hope that a more sustainable model for success is emerging. By Gordon Platt September 21, 2008, was a date that may be ...
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Features: Islamic Financial Institutions Awards 2009
Global Finance selects the winners in a fast-growing area of finance that combines investing according to the tenets of Islamic law with modern financial products and systems. By Laurence Neville For a brief moment it seemed that the world ...
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ISLAMIC FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AWARDS – 2009
Best Sukuk Bank Dubai Islamic Bank Best Islamic Retail Bank Al Rajhi Bank Best Islamic Investment Bank Falcom Best Takaful...
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Regulars : EM Roundup Middle East
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, the US-based private equity firm, received a license to operate from the Dubai International Financial Center. By Gordon Platt The building in which the firm, whose 1988 leveraged buyout of RJR Nabisco was chronicled in ...
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WORLD’S BEST INVESTMENT BANKS 2010
Global Finance names the World’s Best Investment Banks 2010 New York, April 19, 2010 Global Finance announces its selection of...
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Features : Europe in Crisis
EUROPE IN CRISIS Many of Europe’s former star economies are still struggling to find their feet after falling prey to the credit crunch. By Laurence Neville Emerging Europe is on the edge of a precipice. Already ...
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Features : Financial Giants Face A Mighty Challenge
ANALYSIS FINANCIAL CENTERS Established financial centers are seeing their dominance challenged in the aftermath of the credit crunch. BY ANITA HAWSER In early April, as leaders from the Group of 20 countries gathered with the expectation that ...
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Features : The Best EM Banks
ANNUAL SURVEY THE BEST EMERGING MARKET BANKS 2009 In our 16th annual survey of top banking performers in emerging markets, we name those banks that are consistently providing high levels of service in fast-evolving markets. By Gordon Platt ...
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Cover Story : Bankers Learn Lessons In Prudence
MIDDLE EAST REGIONAL REPORT In Dubai and other financial centers around the Middle East, there are increasing signs that prudence and a focus on Islamic financing are paying off. Sulaiman: Middle East economy is in a better ...