Editor's Letter
Commodities And Inflation
Commodity prices seem to increasingly influence the world economy—both on the producer and consumer side—and the financial markets...
India
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Islamic Bank Awards 2011: Overall Awards
Overall Awards Best Sukuk Bank CIMB Islamic Malaysia-based CIMB Islamic has been the top sukuk underwriter for each of the past four years. In 2010 it boosted its leading global market share to 23%, largely on the strength of Malaysian ...
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WORLD’S BEST SUB-CUSTODIAN BANKS 2011
Global Finance names the World’s Best Sub-Custodian Banks 2011 NEW YORK, May 16, 2011 Global Finance magazine has released its...
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World’s Best Banks: Middle East Country Winners
Middle East Change Creates New Opportunities Banks in the Middle East are pulling in their horns in light of the widespread political upheaval in the region. Markets have been unsettled by the political developments, but the economic fundamentals remain ...
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World’s Best Banks: Africa Country Winners
Africa Fast-Growing Continent Offers Huge Potential And Significant Risks Africa is rich in natural resources, including oil and gas and minerals, which are in growing demand as the global economy expands. The continent seems likely to outperform the developed ...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
DRs: China, Russia Lead Capital Raising
CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS: GLOBAL EQUITY/DRS By Gordon Platt China And Russia To Lead Capital Raising Using Depositary Receipts Companies based in Russia and China are extremely interested in listing overseas and probably will be the biggest issuers ...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
M&A: Deals Accelerated in First Quarter
CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS: MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS By Gordon Platt Mergers and acquisitions rebounded in 2010, and the momentum appears to be carrying over into this year. The first three months of 2011 constituted the strongest quarter for ...
Editor's Letter
Tsunami And Turnaround
In the past few weeks we all focused on Japan, shared its pain and its terrible losses. Many wondered about the risks that the crises in that country and in the Middle East might inflict on the global economy...
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World’s Best Banks : Asia Country Winners
ASIA Credit Quality May Hinder Expansion Plans While most of emerging Asia’s banks came out of the 2008 financial crisis with strong capital ratios and creditworthiness, the crisis had more of a negative impact on banks in some of ...
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Going It Alone
FOCUS: CEE ECONOMIC INDEPENDENCE By Vanessa Drucker Europe’s continuing sovereign debt crisis has left many non-members of the eurozone relishing their monetary independence. The eurozone debt crisis has taken a toll on financial markets worldwide, rattling investors’ ...
Banking
Middle East: Bouncing Back
THE MIDDLE EAST 2011: DUBAI'S RESURGENCE By Justin Keay After a tough two years, Dubai has consolidated its position as a regional financial and transport hub and is set for a sharp upturn. Anyone arriving on a ...
Banking
Middle East: Looking To The Future
THE MIDDLE EAST 2011: THE BANKS By Justin Keay The current market conditions may have prompted slowing in their expansion plans, but the Middle East’s banks are still building for the future. Until late 2010, the sentiment ...