Banking
World’s Safest Banks 2023—Global Top 100
The debacles of 2023 clearly illustrated that a bank’s financial stability must never be taken for granted. Overall performance of...
Romania
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Emerging & Frontier Markets
Romania’s Potential Unlocked
Romania’s success so far at reforms has been answered by growing investment interest.
Data
Balkan Spring
Even with investor and public worries about corruption, the dynamic Balkan economies offer opportunities with the promise of EU membership.
Data
Romania: World-Class Frontier
Romania has a troublesome reputation but robust growth, and is working to raise its game through the tech industry and improvements to the business environment.
News
Protests In Bucharest Curb Election Winners
Even by the Balkans’ standards, the honeymoon accorded Romania’s new Social Democratic Party (PSD) government was brief after the party’s victory in the December 11 elections.
Awards
Global Finance Names The Safest Banks In Central & Eastern Europe 2015
NEW YORK, Sept. 9, 2015 — Global Finance has named the Safest Banks in Central & Eastern Europe in an exclusive survey to be published in the November 2015 issue. Banks were selected through an evaluation of long-term foreign currency ratings— from Moody’s, Standard & Poor’s and Fitch—and total assets of the 500 largest banks worldwide.
Data
Corporate Tax Rates by Country
Taxes paid by corporations can be measured in a number of ways, including the marginal corporate tax rate and the total taxes paid as a percentage of profits.
Awards
BEST BANKS 2014: EUROPE
The region battled continuing recession or, at best, slow growth, a tightening regulatory environment and country-specific banking taxes or fines for past misdemeanors.
Awards
ANNUAL SURVEY: WORLD’S BEST BANKS 2014
In our 21st annual survey, Global Finance identifies the best banks in 150 countries and eight regions. The winners are not always the biggest banks, but rather, the best—those with the qualities that corporations should look for when choosing a bank.
Awards
World’s Best Emerging Markets Banks in Central & Eastern Europe 2014
Global Finance Names The World’s Best Emerging Markets Banks In Central & Eastern Europe 2014.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Cover: Emerging Markets Elections
By Laurence Neville Thirty-four developing countriesincluding all of the so-called Fragile Five nationswill have elections this year. Their results will...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Equity: China, Russia Lead DR Funding
CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS By Gordon Platt China and Russia have returned to the global equity capital markets, following a lengthy absence. China led in the number of capital raisings using depositary receipts last year, with 14 of the 51 transactions ...