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Percentage of Public Deficit/Surplus in GDP Around the World

Government deficit or surplus is the difference between government receipts (mainly tax revenue) and government spending (i.e. salaries of government employees, social benefits, interest on the public debt) in a single year.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

A Bridge Too Far? New AIIB Head In Tough Spot

Newsmakers | China At the beginning of September, the fledgling Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank took an important step forward with the appointment of its first president.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

China Draws Down Reserves To Keep Renminbi Afloat

FX Reserves | China’s foreign exchange reserves plunged by nearly $94 billion in August, the most ever in a single month, as the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) struggled to support the renminbi after devaluing the currency by 1.9%.

Banking

Chinese Companies Come Up Empty In Bid For Portuguese Bank

Mergers & Acquisitions | Slowing growth and severe stock market falls have raised fears that China is nearing some sort of crossroads. Some economists believe that, owing to tight central controls, Chinese corporations won’t hit their expected growth targets.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

China: Goldman Guru To Guide Alibabas Global Growth

The appointment of former Goldman Sachs executive Michael Evans as president of Alibaba is the latest move in the Chinese conglomerate’s attempts to expand its business beyond its domestic base.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

China’s Consumers Could Boost GDP Growth Rate

Capital Markets | Economic Transition As China makes the transition to a consumer-led economy, it has the potential to generate an incremental $15 trillion in consumer spending over the next decade, according to a report by think tank The Demand Institute.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

The Renminbi Inches Toward Reserve Currency Status

Capital Markets | Foreign Exchange The executive board of the International Monetary Fund recently held an informal meeting to discuss a staff report that found some deficiencies in the renminbi as a potential reserve currency.

Awards

Global Finance Names The 50 Safest Banks In Emerging Markets 2015

NEW YORK, Sept. 9, 2015 — Rapid-growth emerging markets have long been the engines of global economic growth. With clients enjoying swiftly-rising incomes, many emerging markets banks benefited by providing services to meet the increasingly sophisticated banking needs of their client base.

Awards

Global Finance Names The Safest Banks In Asia 2015

NEW YORK, Sept. 9, 2015 — Global Finance has named the Safest Banks in Asia in an exclusive survey to be published in the November 2015 issue. Banks were selected through an evaluation of long-term foreign currency ratings—from Moody’s, Standard & Poor’s and Fitch—and total assets of the 500 largest banks worldwide.

Awards

Global Finance Names The Safest Emerging Markets Banks In Asia 2015

NEW YORK, Sept. 9, 2015 — Global Finance has named the Safest Emerging Markets Banks in Asia in an exclusive survey to be published in the November 2015 issue.

Awards

Global Finance Names The Stars of China 2015

NEW YORK, August 25, 2015 — Global Finance is proud to present the winners of the 8th annual Stars of China Awards, honoring the best domestic and foreign banks and RMB service providers operating in China. The Stars of China Awards are the preeminent evaluation of financial institutions doing business in China by international media.

News

Year Of The Renminbi: Is Full Convertibility Around The Corner?

As trade denominated in yuan continues to rise at a phenomenal rate, its significance to global markets is quickly increasing. But even as the IMF considers adding renminbi to the basket of SDR reserve currencies and China’s global political clout rises commensurately, the country has yet to fully liberalize its markets—or its currency.