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Corporate Finance : Pfizer-wyeth Merger May Set Off A Wave Of Consolidation

Mergers & Acquisitions The credit crunch has not put an end to major acquisitions by well-run companies that have a compelling strategic plan and a pile of cash. New York-based Pfizer, the world’s biggest drug maker, agreed ...

Banking

Features : A Bridge To Recovery

Infrastructure spending Policymakers are pouring money into infrastructure projects in an attempt to head off economic disaster. Cohen: When stability returns, infrastructure will be attractive. All aspects of infrastructure will be on the rise in 2009, as the United ...

Award Winners

Features : Awards: World’s Best Treasury Providers 2009

Treasury & cash management Corporations are focusing ever more intensely on their cash and liquidity management operations. In these credit-challenged times, selecting the best treasury and cash management provider is more important than ever. With the continuing turmoil ...

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Features : Big Providers Tough It Out

Equity derivatives As equity derivatives have taken a pounding in recent months, many of the smaller players have abandoned the market. The industry’s giants are still offering tailored products for their clients, though. In the months following the ...

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Features : Revisiting Nafta

Regional report Calls to renegotiate Nafta are growing louder, and as the three member countries’ economic travails deepen, the arguments for a revision are gaining ground. The economic crisis that began in the United States has had a dramatic ...

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Milestones : Banks And Multilaterals Step In To Boost Trade

BRAZIL Brazil’s central bank: Attempting to boost banks’ trade finance lines With commodity prices plummeting from last year’s highs, Latin American governments are seeking ways to support their trade sectors as part of their economic stimulus plans. Strong ...

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BEST FOREIGN EXCHANGE BANKS – 2008

CATEGORY SUB-CATEGORY WINNER GLOBAL WINNER Deutsche Bank REGIONAL WINNER North America Citi Latin America Citi Western Europe Deutsche Bank Honorable...

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BEST SUPPLY CHAIN FINANCE PROVIDERS – 2008

Best Global Supply Chain Finance Provider – Bank HSBC Best Global Supply Chain Finance Provider – Non Bank Orbian Best...

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BEST TRADE FINANCE PROVIDERS – 2008

CATEGORY SUB-CATEGORY WINNER REGIONAL WINNER Americas Citi Europe BNP Paribas CEE UniCredit Nordic Region SEB Middle East Arab Bank Asia...

Award Winners

BEST TREASURY & CASH MANAGEMENT BANKS & PROVIDERS – 2008

CATEGORY SUB-CATEGORY WINNER Best Overall Bank for Cash Management Global Winner Citi North America JPMorgan Chase Western Europe Deutsche Bank...

Award Winners

BEST TREASURY & CASH MANAGEMENT BANKS & PROVIDERS – 2009

Global Winner Citi North America J.P. Morgan Chase Western Europe Deutsche Bank Asia HSBC Latin America Citi Nordic Region SEB...

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Corporate Finance : Bailouts Cushion Decline In 2008 Global Mergers

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS The volume of worldwide mergers and acquisitions fell 30% last year compared with 2007, but the decline in announced deals would have been even larger without the government bailouts of financial institutions, which represented a ...