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Central Banker Report Cards 2013

‘A’ FOR EFFORT, ‘B-’ FOR RESULTS By Antonio Guerrero, Anita Hawser and Gordon Platt Global Finance presents its annual report on the performance of the world’s central bank governors. There are a lot of new faces among ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Corporate Debt: Emerging Markets Default Risk Rises

CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS By Gordon Platt The recent sharp decline in emerging markets currencies to multiyear lows will make it more costly for corporations in these countries to repay their dollar-denominated debt. Analysts say this could lead to ...

Country Report

Country Report: Poland

NO QUICK FIXES By Udayan Gupta Poland withstood the recent global economic recession relatively well, thanks to its sound economic policies, healthy economic fundamentals and broad-based support for large and small enterprises. A little more than two ...

Awards

Cover Story: World’s Best Banks 2013

TECHNOLOGY IS THE TRUMP CARD By Jonathan Gregson, Antonio Guerrero, Anita Hawser, Gordon Platt and Michael Shari Global Finance unveils its annual list of the best banks globally, regionally and by country. The winners have all demonstrated dedication ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Frontier Markets Report: Ecuador

WAIT AND SEE - As it tries to establish a new model for economic development, Ecuador presents a challenge for companies considering investing there. The country is politically stable, but its president, Rafael Correa, is a polarizing figure, both locally and abroad. It is economically vibrant, but much of its potential is tied to oil reserves located in ecologically sensitive areas ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

FX: Recovery In Europe No Threat To Dollar

CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS By Gordon Platt A cyclical economic recovery is under way in the UK and the eurozone, but it won’t be strong enough to boost the euro against the dollar, analysts say. They expect the ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Global Trade: Rise Of The Superblocs

SPECIAL REPORT By Erik Heinrich Free-trade superblocs are being negotiated in North America, Europe and Asia. They will forever alter the flow of commerce and finance—and leave winners and losers in their wake. The world is poised ...

Banking

IMF/World Bank 2013 Annual Meetings

By Valentina Pasquali In conjunction with the International Monetary Fund/World Bank annual meetings in Washington, Global Finance presents its annual IMF/World Bank Issue. When the eurozone logged 0.3% growth in the second quarter of 2013, ending a streak ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

North Africa: Trading In Stability

ANNUAL SUPPLEMENT: AFRICA 2013 By Dan Keeler Developed-markets watchers hope tightening trade ties and increasing foreign direct investment will help ease tensions in North Africa. Two years after the Arab Spring swept through North Africa and beyond, ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Risk Management: Political Risk

WALKING A FINE LINE By Paula L Green As civil unrest continues to flare up in disparate markets worldwide, corporate risk managers must be aware of the impact that sanctions and regulatory changes can have on their political ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Salon: Conrad Saldanha

GOING DOMESTIC By Vanessa Drucker Global Finance sat down with Conrad Saldanha, portfolio manager, emerging markets equities, at asset management firm Neuberger Berman, to discuss the future prospects for global emerging markets. Global Finance: Emerging markets have ...

Banking

World’s Biggest Banks 2013

RISING TO THE TOP By Andrew Cunningham Global Finance presents the World’s Biggest Banks 2013. For the first time, a Chinese bank topped the list of the biggest banks in the world at the end of 2012—displacing ...