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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.
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Winner Q&A: Basware on Data-Driven Agility
Ad van der Poel, senior vice president, financing services at Basware, winner of Global Finance's 2017 award for Best Web-Based Supply-Chain Financing Solution, explains how data aids collaboration, transparency and financial agility.
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Winner Q&A: ING on Supply Chain Finance
Robert O’Donoghue, ING’s global head of working capital solutions, explains the importance of a full view of the supply chain and reasons for growth.
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Winner Q&A: RBC’s Rausch on Client Focus
James Rausch, head of Canadian client coverage and global head of transaction banking for banks, brokers and exchanges with RBC Investor & Treasury Services, speaks withGlobal Financeon bespoke customer service, innovation and trade flows.