Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
German Green Energy Giants Join Forces In Novel Merger
EON and RWE swap assets to become a market leader.
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News
New German Finance Minister Might End Euro-Austerity
Olaf Scholz’s spending policies and his Social Democratic Party'scriticism of Angela Merkel's ‘forced austerity’could lead to higher spending, a reduction of Germany’s historical surplus and the risk of inflation.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
French President Macron Takes Diplomatic Lead
The UK’s decision to leave the EU and the dwindling strength of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who saw her party diminished in Germany’s recent federal elections, have given Macron a rare chance to bolster French influence.
News
Adidas Favors Outside Track
Will bringing in an outsider revive the brand with fresh insight or cause it to stumble on the turns?
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Monsanto Deal In Hand, Bayer Faces Regulators
In potentially the biggest foreign corporate takeover ever by a German company, Bayer seeks to buyMonsanto for 62 billion. Werner Bauman gets into agribusiness.
News
Winterkorns Downfall: The Price of Emissions
Winterkorn is forced to resign after it was revealed the company was guilty of manipulating diesel emission tests.
Awards
Global Finance Names The Safest Banks In Western Europe 2015
NEW YORK, Sept. 9, 2015 — Global Finance has named the Safest Banks in Western Europe 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.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Beijing & Washington Heat Up Over New Development Bank
It's not often that the UK finds itself in Washington's bad books—this is, after all, a country that supports the US in even its most ill-advised foreign adventures and is often described as America's closest ally.
Data
Corporate Tax Rates by Country
Taxes paid by corporations can be measured in a number of ways, including the marginal corporate tax rate and the total taxes paid as a percentage of profits.
Awards
BEST BANKS 2014: EUROPE
The region battled continuing recession or, at best, slow growth, a tightening regulatory environment and country-specific banking taxes or fines for past misdemeanors.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
ANNUAL SURVEY: WORLD’S BEST BANKS 2014
In our 21st annual survey, Global Finance identifies the best banks in 150 countries and eight regions. The winners are not always the biggest banks, but rather, the best—those with the qualities that corporations should look for when choosing a bank.
Awards
BEST BANKS 2014: AFRICA
The financial system in Africa varies from the highly developed banking institutions of South Africa and Nigeria to the barely organized banking sector of South Sudan, the world’s newest country.