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Systems & Services Winners: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised

Regulation, risk, a low-interest-rate environment and global economic uncertainty mean treasurers are more dependent than ever before on software systems and services to help them manage their business. In a climate where banks are withdrawing from certain markets and lines ...

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Global Winners 2017: Racing to Stay On Top

Being a bank at the top of your game in global treasury and cash management is not for the faint hearted. Banks that win our global awards for Best Treasury & Cash Management tend to have more than one of ...

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China Retailers Bet Big On Online Banking Service

Chinese Web giant Baidu has obtained regulatory approval to establish, in collaboration with China Citic Bank, a direct-banking firm named Baixin Bank that will operate online rather than through brick-and-mortar outlets.

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Economic Populism Boosts Ecommerce

The Trump campaign in the United States and the UK’s Brexit movement put forth renewed calls for economic policies with potential to limit or reduce cross-border trade.

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McDonald’s China Deal Favors Franchise Model

McDonald’s agreed to sell 80% control of its restaurants in China and Hong Kong for 20 years to state-owned conglomerate Citic and the Carlyle Group, a private equity firm.

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Memo To Corporate Borrowers: Don’t Panic

The golden age of cheap corporate funding is coming to an end. Or is it? After Donald Trump’s surprise election as US president, markets reached a quick consensus that a new economic day was dawning. But interest rate hikes may not come as fast--or do as much damage--as some expect.

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More Bank Mergers In The Gulf

Gulf countries are encouraging local banks to merge and several have done so. In the UAE, National Bank of Abu Dhabi and First Gulf Bank are in the process of creating the largest bank in the Middle East.

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Morocco Opens To Islamic Finance

The Kingdom of Morocco now allows participative finance. On January 2 the central bank, Bank Al-Maghrib, issued authorizations for five banks to begin commercializing shariah-compliant products and services.

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New Ratings For A Knowledge Economy

Which countries lead the global knowledge economy? At least one academic suggests that current assessments of a country’s knowledge base are too narrow and reliant on averages.<span style="font-size: 14px;">In research to be presented in April at INSEAD, Kai Chan argues that a nation's brightest talent—not its average capabilities—determine its knowledge capacity.</span>

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Q&A: Litigation Funding Offers CFOs New Options

Justin Brass, managing director at litigation finance specialist Burford Capital,recentlyvisited Global Finance to discuss funding innovation and the bottom-line value of litigation.

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US Border Tax Splits Trump, House Republicans

Donald Trump's policy plans put him in conflict with traditional Republicans in Congress and the states--in this case, his plans to impost tariffs to shape trade.

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Winner Q&A: Africa Gears Up For Trade

A Q&A with Henry Oroh, CEO ofZenith Bank, which wonGlobal Finance's 2017 award for Best Trade Finance Provider in Ghana,about prospects for increased trade and greater uptake of documentary finance instruments in the coming year.