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World’s Best Internet Bank Awards Ceremony 2010

DATE: NOVEMBER 2, 2010 LOCATION: HARVARD CLUB, NEW YORK Representatives of most of the first-round winners of Global Finance 's World's Best Internet Banks awards came together on November 2 at the Harvard Club in New York for ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Features: Spotlight – EBRD

POST-CRISIS MANAGEMENT The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has found new relevance—and a key role—in the aftermath of the financial crisis. By Justin Keay Aside maybe from Goldman Sachs and J.P. Morgan, few banks have emerged ...

Banking

Slow Recovery

EM REGIONAL BANKING FOCUS: CENTRAL & EASTERN EUROPE By Jonathan Gregson Hit hard during the financial crisis, Central and Eastern Europe's banking sector is still fragile and vulnerable to external shocks. During the boom times of ...

Award Winners

WORLD’S BEST INTERNET BANKS IN CENTRAL & EASTERN EUROPE 2010

Global Finance names the World’s Best Internet Banks in Central & Eastern Europe 2010 NEW YORK, July 26, 2010 Global...

Country Report

Pole Position

Country Report: Poland By Justin Keay Having weathered the recent global crisis better than almost any other European country, Poland is laying the foundation for a sustainable long-term recovery. Poland's tumultuous history has made it no ...

Award Winners

Best Investment Banks 2010: Best Legal Advisers

BEST LEGAL ADVISERS Global Skadden Skadden, or more formally Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, was the number-one legal adviser on global mergers and acquisitions announced in 2009, according to Thomson Reuters. The firm advised on 173 M&A; deals ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Emerging Markets: Russian Steel Pipe Firm Upgrades ADR Program

Investor: DR News By Gordon Platt The largest Russia-based manufacturer of steel pipes for the oil and gas industry, TMK, upgraded its over-the-counter American depositary receipt (ADR) program to the OTCQX International premier platform. It is the third ...

Award Winners

Features: Awards Best Emerging Market Banks 2010 Europe

EUROPE By Paula L. Green REGIONAL WINNER: RZB/Raiffeisen International Austria-based RZB/Raiffeisen International bags the regional award for the fourth year in a row after managing to turn in a creditable performance despite atrocious market conditions. With a 1.7% ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Features: Regional Report – Central & Eastern Europe

BACK FROM THE BRINK Emerging European economies are starting to recover from a steep and painful slowdown. By Justin Keay For those of an anxious disposition, emerging Europe last year was an uncomfortable place, with the risk ...

Data

Global Economic Indicators: Key Sources and Links

Global Finance’s selection of the best links to authoritative sources of global economic statistics, indicators and data. INTERNATIONAL SOURCES FOR GLOBAL ECONOMIC STATISTICS IMF – International Monetary Fund: Homepage Data and Statistics World Economic Outlook database on selected macroeconomic ...

Award Winners

BEST EMERGING MARKET BANKS CEE 2010

Global Finance names the 2010 World’s Best Emerging Market Banks in Central and Eastern Europe NEW YORK, March 23, 2010...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Cover Story: A Long Way To Go

EMERGING MARKETS FOCUS: CENTRAL & EASTERN EUROPE For most Central and Eastern European countries, 2009 turned out to be every bit as bad as expected. The region’s prospects for the coming year are mixed, at best. By Justin ...