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Car Consortium Hopes To Drive Digital Mapping Future

Capital Markets | Mergers & Acquisitions German auto manufacturers Audi, BMW and Daimler have acquired the Finnish company Nokia’s high-precision digital mapping service Here for €2.8 billion ($3.1 billion).

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China: Goldman Guru To Guide Alibabas Global Growth

The appointment of former Goldman Sachs executive Michael Evans as president of Alibaba is the latest move in the Chinese conglomerate’s attempts to expand its business beyond its domestic base.

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China’s Consumers Could Boost GDP Growth Rate

Capital Markets | Economic Transition As China makes the transition to a consumer-led economy, it has the potential to generate an incremental $15 trillion in consumer spending over the next decade, according to a report by think tank The Demand Institute.

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Correspondent Banking Stronger Than Ever

The industry retrenches, redefining networks in response to client needs

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Dollar Daze

Introduction The strong US greenback is making life difficult for corporate treasurers.

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Global Enforcement Wave Hits Private Firms Hardest

Trends | Bribery & Corruption Anti-bribery and corruption enforcement efforts are picking up worldwide, with private firms more likely to be targeted, while large, state-owned enterprises are getting off easier, according to a report by Moody’s Investors Service.

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Global Finance Cash 25 | Kings Of Cash

The Global Cash 25 list includes 13 US companies, seven Asian companies and five European firms.

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Indonesia Report | Dangerous Summer

A wobbly administration and a plunge in commodities prices have triggered one of the nation’s toughest years in recent memory.

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Middle East Poised For Growth

Isaac Thomas, executive vice president and head of cash management, Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank, describes the region’s changes and challenges.

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Moving From CFO To CEO Hard Work, Study Finds

Management | Leadership Challenge Nearly two out of three chief financial officers worldwide aspire to become chief executives of their company, but relatively few succeed in occupying the corner office.

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Saudi Arabia Taps Bond Market As Low Oil Prices Create Deficit

Capital Markets | Fixed Income Saudi Arabia has issued its first sovereign bonds since 2007 to help fund a widening budget deficit caused by continued spending amid low oil prices.

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SEC Issues Pay-Ratio Disclosure Rule

Management | Compensation Gap Accounting: Some five years and 287,000 comments after the pay-ratio disclosure rule was included in the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, the US Securities and Exchange Commission issued the final regulation in August.