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Global Finance Names The Innovators 2015 – Transaction Services

Bank Innovation | The Innovators 2015: The 25 Most Innovative Bank And Fintech SolutionsOfThe Past Year.Global Financehas announcedits third annual listing of the most innovative banks and fintech companiesin treasury and transaction services.

Banking

BANK CEO INTERVIEWS

Interviews with the CEO's of Al Ahli Bank, Gulf Bank, National Bank of Abu Dhabi, and Qatar National Bank

Banking

BASEL III TO CHANGE CASH POOLING PRACTICES

Management | Cash Management New liquidity rules for banks may force multinational clients to hold more cash in local branches.

Banking

BID BATTLE FOR PORTUGUESE BANK HEATS UP

Banking | Portugal/Angola A tug of war is developing over Portugal’s fourth-largest lender, Banco BPI, between its two largest shareholders.

Banking

BRAZIL’S CHANGE OF FORTUNE | COUNTRY REPORT

Country Report | Brazil Brazil is fighting to restore economic growth and its international standing, as the Petrobras bribery scandal continues to wreak havoc on the economy and investment.

Award Winners

BULLISH ON ASIAN BOND MARKETS

with Clifford Lee, DBS Bank

Banking

EBRD TO CREATE A STRONG & STABLE GREECE | MILESTONES

Milestones | Greece On March 3, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development approved a request from Athens to invest directly in Greece.

Banking

ECB’S QE: WHO’S IN AND WHO’S OUT?

Banking | Europe In its first round of QE, the ECB said that the bonds of only seven European financial institutions were eligible—until further revision, which won’t happen until at least April 15.

Banking

EX-INSURER MAY REFOCUS CREDIT SUISSE TOWARD ASIA | NEWSMAKERS

Newsmakers | Switzerland Swiss giant Credit Suisse stepped out of the industry’s traditional talent pool in March when it hired Tidjane Thiam as chief executive.

Banking

Five Minutes With Eduardo Suarez, Scotiabank

Capital Markets | Q&A Eduardo Suárez, co-head of Latin America strategy in the Global Banking and Markets division of Scotiabank.

Banking

GETTING SERIOUS ABOUT RESTRUCTURING BANKS

At first glance, Central Asia’s banking sector looks like somewhere you just wouldn’t want to go.

Banking

GROWTH BEGETS GROWTH | ISLAMIC FINANCE

Islamic Finance Development in the Middle East, and the Gulf Cooperation Council countries in particular, is being fueled by the growth of Islamic finance.