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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Supply Chain: Rising Tides Of Risk

RISK MANAGEMENT By Andrew Osterland As companies expand their supply chains globally, the hazards they face—from extreme weather events to political upheavals—expand too. Managing such risks comprehensively beats rolling the dice. The lure of fast-growing markets and ...

News

Westerner To Run Japans Takeda?

NEWSMAKERS By Gilly Wright Japan’s largest pharmaceuticals firm, Takeda, has appointed Frenchman Christophe Weber as COO in a highly unusual move designed to groom him for the role of CEO. Weber will join the firm in April 2014, ...

Awards

World’s Best Foreign Exchange Providers

ANNUAL SURVEY — STABILITY AMID CHANGE By Gordon Platt A global investigation into trading irregularities has not hampered growth or innovation in one of the world’s largest and most volatile markets—foreign exchange. The $5.3 trillion-a-day foreign exchange ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Mexico Greases the Skids for Foreign Oil Companies

For Pemex, a crude awakening A steady, year-long stream of institutional and economic reforms in Mexico is about to end...

Economics, Policy & Regulation

WTO ‘Historic’ Trade Agreement: Is This Anything?

Azevdo: Organization man Remember the days when accession to the World Trade Organization was seen as an admittance ticket into...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Argentina: Location, Location, Location

Mapping out the history of Argentina (foto: Robles Pepe) Think you know what turned Argentina from an early 20 th...

Award Winners

Biggest Emerging Markets Banks 2013

Global Financepresents its annual listing of the biggest Banks in the Emerging Markets.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

FX: Deflation Woes Deflate the Euro

CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS The outlook for the euro has worsened, following a slowdown in inflation in the eurozone to the lowest level in nearly four years. The European Central Bank cut its benchmark rate to a record low of ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Globalization At A Crossroads

Twelve months is a long time in financial markets, and the phenomenon of globalization appears to have reached a fork in the road, with growth in emerging markets looking challenged. Is the globalization frenzy coming to an end?

News

India And Indonesia: Going Cold Turkey

The prospect of US Fed “tapering” is still taking its toll on Indonesia and India, as both nations face mounting deficits and international pressure for structural reform.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Latin America: Libra Rising

EMERGING MARKETS REGIONAL REVIEW Latin America may be experiencing its worst slowdown in economic growth since the global financial crisis, but there are some bright spots for investors willing to play a long game. While some analysts had predicted 2014 ...

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Safest Emerging Markets Banks 2013

Global Financepresents its annual ranking of the Top 50 Safest Banks in the Emerging Markets.