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EC: Pushing For New Fraud Regulator

MILESTONES By Valentina Pasquali With an estimated €500 million ($660 million) of the European Union budget lost to fraud every year, the European Commission is now pushing for the creation of a new European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) ...

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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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GCC: Oil Prices And Regional Stability

REGIONAL SUPERSECTION — SHALE OIL BOOM RATTLES GCC ECONOMIES By Gordon Platt As US shale oil and gas production continues to grow, it could have an impact on GCC economies over both the short and long term. ...

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Global: Russia Moves Into High-Income

MILESTONES By Gordon Platt At a time when economic activity in Russia has lost its momentum, the World Bank is elevating the country to high-income status. According to the World Bank’s latest annual classification of the world’s ...

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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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Polls & Stats: Ease Of Paying Corporate Taxes Around The World

From GFMag.com Economic Database UAE Tops The List Of Simplest Corporate Tax Regimes In addition to rates (see cover story...

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Risk Management: Cyber Risk Insurance

STAYING ON THE ATTACK By Paula Green Companies must beef up their cybersecurity coverage as the risk of disruption continues to skyrocket. Multinationals’ dependence on insurance to cover the risk of cyberattacks is expanding in line with ...

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Treasury & Cash Management: Cash Is (Still) King

The more things change, the more they stay the same. A cliché, to be sure, but one that rings true right now for corporate treasury & cash management. Companies continue to hold on to cash, as is abundantly clear in ...

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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: Nick Fanandakis, CFO, DuPont

CFO INTERVIEW — A GLOBAL VIEW By Denise Bedell Nick Fanandakis, EVP and CFO of global agriculture, industrial bioscience and advanced materials company DuPont, sat down with Global Finance to discuss the firm’s growth strategy, resource allocation and ...

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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>