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Country Report

Country Report: Turkey

THE COST OF INSTABILITY By Justin Keay The full effects of recent upheavals and unrest in Turkey have not yet been felt, and policymakers have some serious work ahead to bring markets back in order and reassure investors ...

Editor's Letter

Editor’s Letter: New Agenda For BRICs?

DEAR READER OCTOBER 2013 | Vol. 27 No. 9 The annual meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund in Washington coincide this year with an important change in the global economic climate. Early, faint signs ...

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Equity: US JOBS Act Stimulates IPO Activity

CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS By Gordon Platt A new US law that makes it easier for smaller companies to raise equity capital is boosting initial public offerings, analysts say. The Jumpstart Our Business Startups, or JOBS Act, was largely ...

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 ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

M&A: Brazil, Latin America In Slump

CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS By Gordon Platt Fears that the Federal Reserve would cut back on its bond-buying program, as well as the collapse of Brazilian billionaire Eike Batista’s commodities empire, triggered a sharp decline in mergers and acquisitions ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Polls & Stats: Growth In Noncash Payment Transactions

Emerging Markets See Strong Growth in Noncash Payment Transactions “Mature markets accounted for 77% of the total volumes [of noncash transactions] but ... growth rates are higher in the developing markets—18.7% versus 6.2% in the mature markets in 2011. ...

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 ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Price Drop Masks Big Problems

“It’s almost as if the trade finance industry hasn’t read the newspapers,” says Dan Roberts. Roberts, global head of trade...

Awards

Awards: Best Internet Banks—Round 1

ANNUAL SURVEY — THE PIONEERS By Adam Rombel In the first of a two-part series, Global Finance identifies the top online corporate and consumer banks by country and regionally by product or service category. Global Finance is ...

News

Editor’s Letter: Changing Of The Guard?

For the first time since 2007, advanced economies are contributing more to global growth than developing ones...

News

FX: Analysts Still Bullish On Dollar

CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS By Gordon Platt The Federal Reserve is expected to gradually cut back on its bond purchases, becoming the first of the major central banks to do so. The divergence in US monetary policy from those ...

Banking

GCC: Infrastructure Investment

REGIONAL SUPERSECTION — SEEKING A NEW MODEL By Anita Hawser As the infrastructure boom continues, it may be time for GCC countries to reevaluate how they select and fund new projects. “Abu Dhabi cannot rely solely on ...