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Milestones: Luxembourg Opens Up Once-Sacred Banking Sector

MILESTONES: LUXEMBOURG By Forrest Jones Another tax haven is set to unveil its operations, this time in Western Europe. Luxembourg recently agreed to share confidential banking details belonging to multinational companies with its neighbors. The move, which will help ...

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Milestones: Private-Sector Banks Rake In Profits In Iraq

MILESTONES: IRAQ By Gordon Platt The five largest nongovernmental banks in Iraq posted a 207% increase in aggregate earnings between 2010 and 2012, thanks to the country’s strong economic growth and increasing demand for credit, according to a report on ...

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Newsmakers: New Bank Of Canada Governor Has Big Shoes To Fill

NEWSMAKERS: CANADA By Joel Kranc Few people were completely surprised when Mark Carney, the head of the Bank of Canada, broke the news earlier this year that he was leaving his post to head up the Bank of England. ...

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Newsmakers: Unknown Quantity Takes The Reins At Santander

NEWSMAKERS: SPAIN ByLuca Ventura Appointed as chief executive of Santander in 2002, Alfredo Senz took less than a decade to...

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World’s Best Islamic Financial Institutions 2013: Country Winners

<p>World’s Best Islamic Financial Institutions 2013: Country Winners Algeria Banque Al Baraka D’Algérie Bahrain Al Baraka Islamic Bank Bahrain Bangladesh Islamic Bank Bangladesh Brunei Darussalam Bank Islam Brunei Darussalam Egypt Faisal Islamic Bank of Egypt Indonesia Bank Muamalat Indonesia Jordan ...</p>

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World’s Best Islamic Financial Institutions 2013: Islamic Finance Deal of the Year

ISLAMIC FINANCE DEAL OF THE YEAR: Jebel Ali Free Zone Islamic Financing Facility And Sukuk $1.2 BILLION SYNDICATED ISLAMIC FINANCING FACILITY: Mandated lead arrangers and joint bookrunners Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank, Citi, Dubai Islamic Bank, Emirates NBD, National Bank ...

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World’s Best Islamic Financial Institutions 2013: Regional Winners

World’s Best Islamic Financial Institutions 2013: Regional Winners Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Al Rajhi Bank Non-GCC Middle East/Africa Al Baraka Bank Asia Maybank Islamic Berhad Europe Bank of London and the Middle East GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL Al Rajhi Bank According ...

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World’s Best Islamic Financial Institutions: Global Winners

World’s Best Islamic Financial Institutions: Global Winners Best Sukuk Bank HSBC Best Islamic Retail Bank Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank Best Islamic Investment Bank Samba Best Takaful (Insurance) Provider Etiqa Takaful Berhad Best Asset Management Company CIMB Principal Islamic Asset Management ...

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World’s Best Supply Chain Finance Providers 2013

Global Finance Names the World’s Best Supply Chain Finance Providers 2013 NEW YORK, May 16, 2013 Global Finance magazine has...

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World’s Best Subcustodian Banks 2013

Global Finance Names the World’s Best Subcustodian Banks 2013 NEW YORK, May 15, 2013 Global Finance magazine has released its...

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Awards: World’s Best Banks 2013

BRIGHT STARS By Thomas Clouse, Jonathan Gregson, Antonio Guerrero & Gordon Platt Following a year that included some of the biggest scandals in banking history—the London Whale, the Libor rate-fixing scandal, widespread money laundering, insider trading, rogue trading and ...

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Back Page: Polls and Stats – Do Bank Assets As A Multiple Of GDP Correlate To Bank Risk?

Do Bank Assets As A Multiple Of GDP Correlate To Bank Risk? Banks assets as a multiple of GDP has been considered a possible indicator of systemic risk. The following chart compiled by the Institute of International Finance showing ...