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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>

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

China Retailers Bet Big On Online Banking Service

Economic Populism Boosts Ecommerce

McDonald’s China Deal Favors Franchise Model

Memo To Corporate Borrowers: Don’t Panic

More Bank Mergers In The Gulf

Morocco Opens To Islamic Finance

New Ratings For A Knowledge Economy

Q&A: Litigation Funding Offers CFOs New Options

US Border Tax Splits Trump, House Republicans

Winner Q&A: Africa Gears Up For Trade

Winner Q&A: Basware on Data-Driven Agility

Winner Q&A: ING on Supply Chain Finance