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GCC: Infrastructure Investment

REGIONAL SUPERSECTION — SEEKING A NEW MODEL By Anita Hawser As the infrastructure boom continues, it may be time for GCC countries to reevaluate how they select and fund new projects. “Abu Dhabi cannot rely solely on ...

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Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC): Change Is In The Air

REGIONAL SUPERSECTION The six nations of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)—Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE—have a common need to adjust to a changing global oil market as a result of the surge in US oil ...

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Israel: Wanted—Central Bank Leader

NEWSMAKERS By David Lipkin The succession of Stanley Fischer, governor of Israel’s central bank, has turned into a melodrama. Two of the appointed candidates for the job withdrew in a matter of days. The last candidate of prime ...

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Norway Pension Fund Splintering Could Dilute Its Influence On Corporate Ethics

Norway’s center-right Conservative Partyprojected to be the winner in the country’s September 9 parliamentary elections says it wants to break...

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Salon: Robert Annibale, Citi

STRADDLING TWO WORLDS By Udayan Gupta Robert Annibale, global director of Citi Microfinance & Community Development, sat down with Global Finance to discuss the increasing importance of microfinance in banking’s global expansion. Microfinancing and microfinance institutions (MFIs) ...

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Treasury & Cash Management: GLOBAL FINANCE CASH 25

WHAT’S UP WITH CORPORATE CASH? By Ronald Fink Among various explanations for corporations’ letting cash build up on their balance sheets, the most compelling one is that economic growth is still slow. But some companies are not waiting ...

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Treasury & Cash Management: Liquidity & Investment Management

STICKING TO THE STRAIGHT AND NARROW By Karen Kroll Companies continue to bank on safety and security in managing liquidity and investments. At the end of this year’s first quarter, cash and short-term investment balances among the ...

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Treasury & Cash Management: Payables And Receivables

<p>IN THE DRIVER’S SEAT By Hilary Johnson Companies taking a best-practice approach to AP and AR management are seeing big cost savings and much-improved cycle times. But revamping processes is no mean feat. Like other former back-office ...</p>

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Treasury & Cash Management: Who’s Who

Global Finance ’s annual list of Who’s Who in Treasury & Cash Management Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank Murali Subramanian Executive president and head of transaction banking ADCB’s transaction banking division, which has won numerous industry accolades for cash ...

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GCC: Infrastructure Investment

Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC): Change Is In The Air

Israel: Wanted—Central Bank Leader

Norway Pension Fund Splintering Could Dilute Its Influence On Corporate Ethics

Salon: Robert Annibale, Citi

Treasury & Cash Management: GLOBAL FINANCE CASH 25

Treasury & Cash Management: Liquidity & Investment Management

Treasury & Cash Management: Payables And Receivables

Treasury & Cash Management: Who’s Who

UK: BoE Appointee Has EU Influence

World’s 10 Safest Commercial Banks 2013

World’s 50 Safest Banks 2013