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Japanese Banks Jump Into The Market
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ is learning to speak Arabic.
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The Panama Papers And The Offshoring Industry
The so-called Panama Papers, more than 11 million leaked documents from a Panamanian law firm, are shining a spotlight on the scope and financial impact of the offshoring financial industry and global efforts to move assets to tax havens or less-regulated jurisdictions.
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The Perils Of Ignoring Brexit
Uncertainty over the future has grown, while growth forecasts have been cut.
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Thriving On Disruption
The banking industry’s leading lights have largely adjusted their business plans to a world of tighter regulations, higher capital requirements and less leverage. Now, they are taking on new competitors by embracing the very information technology that has disrupted their business.
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Global Finance Names The Innovators 2016
Global Finance’s editors recognize innovation in Trade Finance, Corporate Finance, Transaction Services, Foreign Exchange and Islamic Finance.
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Intent On A Global Footprint: Ali Ahmed Al-Kuwari, Qatar National Bank
By any measure QNB has major ambitions. It is the largest bank in Qatar and one of the leading financial institutions in the Middle East and Africa. It does not stop there. QNB has set its sights on becoming a global bank by 2030. QNB’s group chief executive discusses with Global Finance the regional downturn, success in Africa and its plans for a global presence.
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A High-Stakes Poker Game
The Middle East is no stranger to political and economic uncertainty, but simmering religious and political tensions and stubbornly low oil prices have dealt the region a difficult hand. The question now is: How will countries play in order to win?
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ADB Meeting In The Heart Of Europe
<strong>Asian Development Bank Section: ADB Annual Meeting</strong><br />
Last year’s historic Asian Development Bank (ADB) annual meeting in Baku, Azerbaijan saw the bank and member countries commit to a wide range of goals and reforms.
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Adding Value And Boosting Digital Agility: Svante Andreen, Nordea
Nordea Markets Investment Banking is an integrated part of wholesale banking in the Nordea Group. A move from different legacy systems to one single platform is part of Nordea’s simplification program. SvanteAndreen, Nordea co-head of markets investment banking, expects the move to foster agility, enabling Nordea to become a truly digital bank.
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Capitalizing On Adversity
The best banks see falling stock prices as an opportunity to finance takeovers with debt and sell bank equity to please regulators.
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Sovereign Wealth Funds: The Ultimate Guessing Game
Changing fortunes in the region’s oil-rich economies have made the secretive world of sovereign wealth fund asset allocation even more opaque.