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SAUDI BANK IPO LEADS SURGE OF NEW SHARE ISSUES

Capital Markets | Middle East Equity<br /> The Middle East is experiencing a boom in initial public offerings, following years of relative inactivity since the global financial crisis. The area’s IPO markets began to recover in the fourth quarter of last year, and new share issues are now coming at a fever pitch, despite falling oil prices that could threaten regional economies.
Global Finance honored the winners of its 2014 Transaction Processing Awards at a ceremony on Oct. 1

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From The Winners @ SIBOS 2014

Inside Sibos | Video<br /> Global Finance honored the winners of its 2014 Transaction Processing Awards at a ceremony on Oct. 1, 2014 at the Harvard Club in Boston, MA during SIBOS 2014.<br /> <br /> Our editors interviewed representatives from winning organizations at the event and on the conference floor.

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BOTÍN: GROOMED FOR SUCCESS

NEWSMAKERS | SPAIN<br /> Less than 24 hours after the sudden death, in September, of her father Emilio Botín, widely recognized as one of the shrewdest, most successful bankers in modern history, Ana Patricia Botín was unanimously named by the board to take the helm of Banco Santander, an institution that has been under the control of her family for three generations.

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BRIDGING THE CHASM

MARKET REPORT | ISLAMIC TRADE FINANCE<br /> Offering inventory financing to commodity traders brings much-needed liquidity to the Islamic trade finance market.

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ELEVENTH-HOUR RESCUE FOR SHADOW-BANKING PRODUCT

MILESTONES | CHINA<br /> China Huarong Asset Management, a bad bank set up during the credit bust of the 1990s, has turned out to be the mystery investor that bailed out shadow-banking product Credit Equals Gold No. 1.

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GOLDMAN SACHS TO TAP GROWING ISLAMIC MARKET

CAPITAL MARKETS | ISLAMIC FINANCE<br /> To diversify its sources of financing, Goldman Sachs plans to issue a benchmark Islamic bond, at a time when demand for sukuk is outrunning supply. Meanwhile, South Africa is planning its first sovereign sukuk, and the Egyptian government is working on a new sukuk law, following the military’s overthrow of Islamist president Mohamed Morsi last year.

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TURKISH BANKS UNDER FIRE

COUNTRY REPORT | TURKEY: BANKING<br /> Turkey’s president is not a fan of them, and an increasing tide of regulation and a growing debt profile make for a difficult operating environment for Turkish banks.

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A MERE BLIP FOR REAL-TIME PAYMENTS IN CHINA?

TREASURY & CASH MANAGEMENT | REAL-TIME PAYMENTS<br /> A delay in the rollout of the China International Payments System looks to be only a temporary hiccup in the renminbi’s unfolding internationalization.

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BEST INTERNET BANKS 2014 ROUND 1

In this first installment of a two-part series, Global Finance identifies the top online corporate and consumer banks by country and then by region, according to product or service category.
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