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Winners’ Circle: Subcustodians

REIGNING SUPREME By Kathryn Tully Global Finance evaluates the Best of the Best Subcustodians in The Winners' Circle: An ongoing look at the top awards winners over the magazine's 25-year history, launched as part of our 25th Anniversary ...

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Best Islamic Financial Firms 2012

LANDMARK YEAR By Anita Hawser Last year was a landmark year for Islamic finance—innovative new products were launched and new markets opened up that few would have considered likely candidates just a few years ago. These trends ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

M&A: Indonesia Delays Bank Danamon Deal

CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS: MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS By Gordon Platt Indonesia’s central bank said it will wait until new bank-ownership rules are in place to consider Singaporean banking outfit DBS Group’s $7.2 billion takeover bid for Bank Danamon Indonesia. Indonesia ...

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World’s Best Islamic Financial Institutions 2012: Country Awards

By Anita Hawser Algeria Banque Al Baraka D’Algérie Saudi-owned, Bahrain-based banking group Al Baraka first ventured into this North African country in the early 1990s. Being the first to offer Islamic banking in the country carries with it a ...

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World’s Best Islamic Financial Institutions 2012: Overall Winners

By Anita Hawser Best Sukuk Bank Maybank With Malaysia accounting for more than 70% of total global sukuk issued, Maybank spearheaded a number of major deals. For the period under review it recorded 23 deals made up of 133 ...

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World’s Best Islamic Financial Institutions 2012: Regional Awards

By Anita Hawser Gulf Cooperation Council Al Rajhi Bank Considered to be the Saudi Arabian kingdom’s biggest Islamic lender, Al Rajhi Bank matched that credential with one of the best performances among Saudi banks in terms of net profitability. ...

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THE WINNERS’ CIRCLE

Global FinanceannouncesThe Winners’ CircleA ranking of the Top Winners of our Annual Awards over the magazine’s 25-year history NEW YORK, June...

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World’s Best Banks 2012: Africa

By Thomas Clouse, Jonathan Gregson, Antonio Guerrero & Gordon Platt AFRICA Not only is Africa rich in natural resources, but it also offers the promise of fast economic growth in a number of countries, and a population lacking basic banking services. ...

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WORLD’S BEST ISLAMIC FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS 2012

Global Finance names the World’sBest Islamic Financial Institutions 2012 NEW YORK, April 20, 2012 – Global Finance magazine has announced...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Regional Focus: Southeast Asia

ASIAN PEARLS By Denise Bedell Three pearls of Southeast Asia are beginning to glow with their own unique luminescence. Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines are increasingly on the radar of international investors and corporations. Red Hook, Brooklyn, ...

Banking

Roundtable: Philippines

UPWARD TRAJECTORY Moderated By Denise Bedell At a roundtable in Makati City, Manila, Global Finance brought together key banking and corporate figures in the Philippines to discuss how they are responding to the challenges they face in attracting ...

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WORLD’S BEST EMERGING MARKET BANKS IN ASIA 2012

Global Finance names the World’s Best Emerging Market Banks 2012 in Asia NEW YORK, March 20, 2012 Global Finance magazine...