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World’s Best Banks 2012: Regional Winners

By Gordon Platt, Thomas Clouse, Jonathan Gregson & Antonio Guerrero Regional Winners BEST BANK IN NORTH AMERICA JPMorgan Chase JPMorgan Chase is the top US bank by assets. “For America’s largest companies, we raised or lent over $720 billion ...

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Treasury & Cash Management: The Winners’ Circle Awards Winners

A NEW WORLD By Kathryn Tully Global Finance evaluates the Best of the Best Treasury & Cash Management Providers in The Winners’ Circle, an ongoing series launched as part of our 25 th anniversary in 2012. Ever ...

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WORLD’S TOP CENTRAL BANKERS 2012

Global Finance Magazine Grades theWorld’s Top Central Bankers 2012 New York, August 23, 2012 – Global Finance magazine has named...

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WORLD’S 50 SAFEST BANKS 2012

GLOBAL FINANCE names theWorld’s 50 Safest Banks 2012 NEW YORK, August 16, 2012 Bank stability remains a pressing concern for...

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WORLD’S SAFEST BANKS IN THE MIDDLE EAST 2012

GLOBAL FINANCE namesNational Bank of Abu Dhabiand National Bank of Kuwait theWorld’s Safest Banks 2012 in the Middle East NEW...

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WORLD’S BEST CORPORATE/INSTITUTIONAL INTERNET BANKS IN MIDDLE EAST/AFRICA 2012

Global Finance names the 2012 World’s Best Corporate/Institutional Internet Banks in Middle East/Africa NEW YORK, July 27, 2012 Global Finance...

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WORLD’S BEST CONSUMER INTERNET BANKS IN MIDDLE EAST/AFRICA 2012

Global Finance names the 2012 World’s Best Consumer Internet Banks in Middle East/Africa NEW YORK, July 20, 2012 Global Finance...

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The Winners’ Circle, Top Winners in 25 Years of Awards: Best Banks

THE STARS SHINE BRIGHT By Kathryn Tully For its anniversary issue, Global Finance crunched the numbers to come up with the institutions that have won our World's Best Bank awards most often over the past 16 years. Presenting The ...

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Words Of Wisdom: Ibrahim Dabdoub, National Bank Of Kuwait

TURBULENT TIMES By Gordon Platt Ibrahim Dabdoub has been CEO of National Bank of Kuwait since 1983. Global Finance: What are the key risks over the next 5, 10 and 25 years? Ibrahim Dabdoub: As a banker, I ...

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Awards: World’s Best Subcustodians 2012

NEW HORIZONS By Gordon Platt With every new regulation that hits global trust and custody banks, a new service is born for subcustodians. Keeping up is expensive and challenging, but nonetheless it is a good time to be ...

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Emerging Markets Roundup: Middle East

KUWAIT ORDERED TO PAY DOW CHEMICAL $2.16 BILLION By Gordon Platt Kuwait's state-run chemical company must pay the US's Dow Chemical $2.16 billion for wrongfully canceling a planned joint venture in December 2008, as the global economy was ...

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GCC Regional Report: New Shopping List

NEW SHOPPING LIST By Justin Keay GCC sovereign wealth funds and banks are still selectively buying low-value assets in Europe, but higher-growth markets are increasingly on their radar. When the global financial crisis first hit back in ...