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CFO INTERVIEW: MURAT ERDEN, TURKCELL

Global Finance sat down with Murat Doan Erden, Turkcell Group’s chief financial officer, to discuss the economic and business outlook for Turkey and the challenges confronting Turkish corporates.

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EDITOR’S LETTER: OIL PRICE DECLINE AND ITS SPILLOVER EFFECTS

When we chose oil as the subject of this month’s cover story, we had no idea how fast and dramatic the drop in oil prices would be...

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FDI NORTH AMERICA: CHASING THE DIXIE DOLLAR

North America | FDI & Economic Development Update Knowing their target markets helps northern US states and Canadian provinces compete with the southern US for foreign direct investment.

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FRONTIER MARKETS REPORT: GEORGIA

The global financial crisis and several factors peculiar to Georgia have affected foreign direct investment inflows, but investors willing to deal with tensions and risks will find opportunities.

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FUTURE OF OIL: BUMP IN THE ROAD FOR US SHALE OIL?

A big question mark is pending on how long the US shale production will remain profitable with declining oil prices.

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FUTURE OF OIL: THE CORPORATE IMPACT OF DECLINING OIL PRICES

Cover Story The drastic drop in oil prices will clearly have an impact on both individual companies and on overall growth in some countries. But is the shift net positive or negative, cyclical or systemic? The ultimate outcome is yet to be seen.

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INTRA-ASIAN FLOWS: EDDIE LISTORTI, ANZ

Eddie Listorti, co-global head of fixed income, currencies and commodities at ANZ Group in Singapore, sees intra-Asian currency flows as a lucrative opportunity.

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LITHUANIA FINALLY JOINS THE EUROZONE

Lithuania | Milestones On January 1, Lithuania abandoned the litas, becoming the 19th member of the eurozone and joining Baltic peers Estonia and Latvia in the economic and monetary union.

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MEXICAN COMPANIES GAIN ACCESS TO EUROCLEAR FOR PESO DEBT

Corporate Debt | Capital Markets Euroclear will extend its cross-border settlement services at the end of January to Mexican corporate debt instruments known as cebures, or “bourse certificates.” This will enable Mexican companies to issue peso-denominated debt specifically targeted to international investors.

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NEW PRODUCT PROLIFERATION: PHILIP NEL, STANDARD BANK

Philip Nel, head of FX trading for Africa at Standard Bank in Johannesburg, anticipates a proliferation of new foreign exchange products in countries across the continent.

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OECD MOVES FORWARD ON BEPS TAX-AVOIDANCE PROJECT

Regulation | Management In October the OECD’s Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) project released a report outlining its progress on a series of steps it was taking to combat tactics—often legal but ethically questionable—used by many multinational companies to reduce or eliminate tax liabilities across their operations.

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OFFSHORE TRADING GETS A CORPORATE EMBRACE

Renminbi | Trends Autumn was a sweet season for the offshore progress of the renminbi. One-third (31%) of major German corporations polled in a November survey by Deutsche Bank are trading in renminbi with cross-border customers and suppliers, while another 17% said they intended to do so in 2015.