Banking
Stars Of China: Behold The Next Generation
ANNUAL SURVEY: STARS OF CHINA By Arthur Clennam The companies and banks selected as this years Stars of China are...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
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Trade: Another Brick In The Bloc
MILESTONES By Gordon Platt The presidents of Colombia, Peru and Chile sat down to lunch with the economy minister of...
Award Ceremonies and Events
Transaction Processing Awards Ceremony 2013
LOCATION: DUBAI, UAE Global Finance held its Transaction Processing Awards ceremony in Dubai in September—during SWIFT’s Annual Sibos conference. Leading corporate and financial executives from around the world were present to accept their awards and honor other recipients. ...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Corporate Debt: Emerging Markets Default Risk Rises
CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS By Gordon Platt The recent sharp decline in emerging markets currencies to multiyear lows will make it more costly for corporations in these countries to repay their dollar-denominated debt. Analysts say this could lead to ...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
FX: Recovery In Europe No Threat To Dollar
CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS By Gordon Platt A cyclical economic recovery is under way in the UK and the eurozone, but it won’t be strong enough to boost the euro against the dollar, analysts say. They expect the ...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Global Trade: Rise Of The Superblocs
SPECIAL REPORT By Erik Heinrich Free-trade superblocs are being negotiated in North America, Europe and Asia. They will forever alter the flow of commerce and finance—and leave winners and losers in their wake. The world is poised ...
Banking
IMF/World Bank 2013 Annual Meetings
By Valentina Pasquali In conjunction with the International Monetary Fund/World Bank annual meetings in Washington, Global Finance presents its annual IMF/World Bank Issue. When the eurozone logged 0.3% growth in the second quarter of 2013, ending a streak ...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Risk Management: Political Risk
WALKING A FINE LINE By Paula L Green As civil unrest continues to flare up in disparate markets worldwide, corporate risk managers must be aware of the impact that sanctions and regulatory changes can have on their political ...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Salon: Conrad Saldanha
GOING DOMESTIC By Vanessa Drucker Global Finance sat down with Conrad Saldanha, portfolio manager, emerging markets equities, at asset management firm Neuberger Berman, to discuss the future prospects for global emerging markets. Global Finance: Emerging markets have ...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Vietnam: Pro-Business Message Pays Off
After posting its lowest growth rate in 13 years in 2012, Vietnam’s economy is showing signs of revival. Industrial production expanded by 5.3% in the first eight months of this year, with exports and imports up by 14.7% and 14.9% ...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Price Drop Masks Big Problems
“It’s almost as if the trade finance industry hasn’t read the newspapers,” says Dan Roberts. Roberts, global head of trade...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Brazil: Dream Sours For Eike Batista
NEWSMAKERS By Grace Yuan A year ago, Eike Batista was one of the richest men in the world. Edging in at number seven on Forbes’ World Billionaires list and renowned for his flamboyant lifestyle, Batista was at the ...