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WORLD’S BEST TRADE FINANCE BANKS 2011
Global Finance names the World’s Best Trade Finance Banks 2011 NEW YORK, December 17, 2010 Global Finance magazine (GFmag.com) has...
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Features
Call for entries: World’s Best Investment Bank Awards 2011
World’s Best Investment Bank Awards 2011 In April 2011, Global Finance will publish its selections for World’s Best Investment Banks....
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Emerging Markets Focus: CEE
COVER STORY: HARD TIMES By Justin Keay A sustainable recovery remains as elusive as ever for many of the countries of Central and Eastern Europe. Before the fall of the Berlin Wall and the demise of the ...
Award Winners
WORLD’S BEST FOREIGN EXCHANGE PROVIDERS 2011
NEW YORK, November 22, 2010 Global Finance magazine has named the “Best Foreign Exchange Banks and Providers” by country, region...
News
France: Sarkozy’s Commodities Plans Get Boost From Merkel
NEWSMAKERS: FRANCE By Denise Bedell Smooth move: Sarkozy hopes to rein in price volatility Commodity speculation is once again in the spotlight as Angela Merkel, German chancellor, has announced her support for plans by incoming G20 president Nicolas ...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
FX: Cross-Border Trade
TRAIL BLAZERS By Gordon Platt Trade between emerging market countries is driving a campaign for a new currency order. The Bric countries—Brazil, Russia, India and China—have a combined gross domestic product that is greater than that of ...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
FX: The Rising Euro
RALLY CAUSES CONCERN AMONG EXPORTERS By Jonathan Gregson After a year in the doldrums, the euro's rise has caught many by surprise. Europe currently looks like the unintended fall guy amidst the beggar-thy-neighbor round of central bank ...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
M&A: Hostile Takeover Bids Increasing
CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS - MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS By Gordon Platt Worldwide mergers and acquisitions are increasing, and the proportion of takeover offers that are unsolicited is at the highest level in at least a decade. The value of ...
Banking
Standard Bearers
SECTOR FOCUS — ISLAMIC FINANCIAL SERVICES By Anita Hawser Calls for standardized regulation of Islamic financial services are growing louder in the wake of the global financial crisis. Islamic banks emerged from the recent financial crisis with ...
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Brazilians Develop Taste for Chilean Wines
EMERGING MARKETS INVESTOR: COMPANY TO WATCH By Gordon Platt Viña Concho y Toro, the largest wine exporter in Chile, recently signed a global marketing agreement with Manchester United Football Club in England—although maybe it should have signed with ...
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Country Focus: Peru
SECOND ACT By Antonio Guerrero In his second term, Peru’s president Alan Garcia is making amends for the shambles he left his country in after his first term. Peruvian president Alan Garcia is leading one of the ...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Cover Story: Global Markets Brace For The Aftershock
GLOBAL MARKET BRACE FOR THE AFTERSHOCK Many countries still have a long way to go to convince investors that they are not likely to suffer a sovereign default. By Laurence Neville Just as the mood was lifting ...