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Country Report: Brazil

SEARCHING FOR BALANCED SOLUTIONS By Antonio Guerrero Investors are awaiting the outcome of recent rate cuts in Brazil. Whether it will prove proactive or premature remains to be seen. Citing a substantial deterioration in the global economy, ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

M&A: Japanese Steelmakers Merge

CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS: MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS By Gordon Platt Nippon Steel, Japan’s largest steelmaker, is acquiring rival Sumitomo Metal Industries to create the world’s second largest steel producer, at a time when global competition in the steel industry ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Sector Report: Mining

GO WITH GOLD By Michael Shari Runaway gold prices are empowering mining companies to finance themselves—and forcing banks to innovate, providing opportunities for investors that are willing to take on more complex risk. Kinross Gold has sworn off ...

Award Ceremonies and Events

World’s Best Banks Awards Ceremony

AWARDS CEREMONY: LOCATION WASHINGTON DC Global Finance held its annual best banks awards ceremony at Washington’s National Press Club on September 26. The event happened during the annual meetings of the IMF and World Bank. Over 200 financial ...

Award Winners

Central Banker Report Cards 2011: The Americas

The Americas Argentina Mercedes Marcó del Pont Grade: D When Argentine president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner appointed political ally Mercedes Marcó del Pont to head the central bank in February 2010, there was little hope the move would lead to ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

DRs: Market Volatility Hinders IPOs

CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS: GLOBAL EQUITY/DRS By Gordon Platt The recent volatility in global equity markets and the heightened uncertainty around the global economic outlook forced a virtual shutdown of the market for initial public offerings in early August, just ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Emerging Markets Roundup: Brazil

INVESTMENT SPREE FOR FIFA WORLD CUP AND OLYMPICS By Antonio Guerrero Brazil is preparing for a major investment spree ahead of the 2014 FIFA World Cup and 2016 Olympic Games. Brazil prepares for FIFA World Cup 2014 Brazil’s ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Emerging Markets Roundup: India

FOREIGN INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR FLOWS START TO DECLINE By Aaron Chaze Inflation fears, monetary tightening and slowing corporate growth may reduce foreign institutional investor interest. Reserve Bank of India cites strong outward investment by Indian firms Worries over inflation, ...

Banking

Lagarde Prepares To Put Her Stamp On The IMF

NEWSMAKERS: GLOBAL By Michael Shari Not since the reconstruction of Western Europe in the aftermath of World War II has an incoming managing director of the International Monetary Fund come under such tremendous pressure to prove that it ...

Award Winners

World’s Best Banks 2011: Global Winners

Global Winners Best Corporate Bank JPMorgan Chase JPMorgan Chase provides many of the world’s most prominent corporations with the financial services they need to succeed in global markets. With $2 trillion in assets, the bank operates in 60 countries and ...

Award Winners

World’s Best Banks 2011: Regional Winners

Regional Winners Best Bank in North America JPMorgan Chase Jamie Dimon, chairman, president and CEO www.jpmorganchase.com JPMorgan Chase is a top-three bank in most of its business lines across North America. Its relative stability has helped it to increase ...

Award Winners

WORLD’S 50 BIGGEST BANKS 2011

Global Finance ranks the 50 Biggest Banks China Breaks Into The Top 10 NEW YORK, September 7, 2011 Global Finance...