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Report: Qatar Faces Geopolitical Risk

GRAND VISIONS By Anita Hawser Qatar has used its oil and gas wealth to finance its global ambitions. But its economy remains vulnerable to ever-present geopolitical tensions. For a small country, Qatar certainly punches above its weight ...

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Sibos Wrap: Key Discussions From Osaka

UNCHARTED WATERS By Denise Bedell At SWIFT’s annual Sibos conference in October, corporates were treated to a range of presentations on topics as diverse as reference data, BPOs and Asian treasury centers. The corporate stream at Sibos ...

Award Winners

World’s BEST FOREIGN EXCHANGE PROVIDERS 2013

Global Finance names the World’s Best Foreign Exchange Providers 2013 NEW YORK, November 27, 2012 Global Finance magazine has named...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

DRs: Russia, Mexico Depositary Receipts

CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS: GLOBAL EQUITY/DRS By Gordon Platt Sberbank, Russia’s largest bank, raised $5 billion in a secondary share sale in London and Moscow in September that had been delayed for more than a year because of unfavorable ...

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Editor’s Letter: Forecasts May Be Down,But Hope Is Rising

The annual meetings of the IMF and World Bank in Tokyo in October confirmed that the economic slowdown of Europe, and to a lesser extent of Japan and the US, has negatively affected emerging markets growth...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Emerging Markets Roundup: China

NO-SHOW AT IMF By Thomas Clouse China’s once-a-decade leadership transition will begin on November 8 at the Communist Party’s 18th Congress. Chinese banks skipped the World Bank/IMF meetings in Tokyo last month amid a territorial dispute with Japan, ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

FX Supplement: The Renminbi As A Reserve Currency

THE RENMINBI GOES GLOBAL By Gordon Platt Pressure from BRIC countries for a new international reserve currency to replace the dollar is growing. China, the world’s leading trading nation, would like to reap some of the benefits ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Risk Management: Business Continuity

EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED By Paula Green Recent natural disasters in Japan and Thailand highlight the need for companies to insure against business interruption. Photo Credits: RUCHOS / SHUTTERSTOCK.COM About the only sure thing risk managers and their insurers ...

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Report: Qatar Faces Geopolitical Risk

Sibos Wrap: Key Discussions From Osaka

World’s BEST FOREIGN EXCHANGE PROVIDERS 2013

DRs: Russia, Mexico Depositary Receipts

Editor’s Letter: Forecasts May Be Down,But Hope Is Rising

Emerging Markets Roundup: China

FX Supplement: The Renminbi As A Reserve Currency

Risk Management: Business Continuity

World’s Best Banks Awards Ceremony 2012

SIBOS 2012 – Asian Companies Centralize Treasury To Manage Global Growth

Trade Flows Little-Affected By Japan-China Dispute

Awards: World’s Biggest Banks 2012