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Safest Banks in Central & Eastern Europe: April 2013
Global Finance names the Safest Banks in Central & Eastern Europe: April 2013 NEW YORK, February 26, 2013 Global Finance...
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WORLD’S BEST INVESTMENT BANKS 2013
Global Finance names the World’s Best Investment Banks 2013 New York, February 22, 2013 Global Finance announces the winners of...
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Cover: The Maze Of Global M&A
THE MAZE OF GLOBAL M&A By Udayan Gupta Cross-border M&A is once again on the rise. But completing a successful deal is increasingly complex and fraught with political, and other, risks. At first glace, it seemed like ...
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Debt: Companies Rush To Issue Bonds
CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS: CORPORATE DEBT By Gordon Platt Those investors reaching for higher yields in a low-interest-rate environment propelled bond markets around the world to new highs in 2012, but analysts don’t expect the party to continue forever. ...
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Equity: Global IPO Market Shrinks
CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS: GLOBAL EQUITY / DRS By Gordon Platt Global initial public offerings declined 29% in 2012 to $117 billion, reflecting steep declines in IPO issuance in Hong Kong and China, according to Thomson Reuters. On ...
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Newsmaker: Belka Navigates Choppy Economic Waters in Poland
NEWSMAKERS: POLAND By Justin Keay Poland’s central bank governor, Marek Belka, marked the start of the New Year with an interview to a leading business newspaper in which he claimed Poland had experienced “the perfect slowdown” rather than the slump ...
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Regional Focus Caucasus
BEYOND OLD BOUNDARIES By Justin Keay Oil wealth, a favorable location and buoyant economic growth have thrust Azerbaijan, Armenia and Georgia onto the international stage. However, regional conflicts, political tensions and corruption are never far away. “The ...
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Trade Finance: Regional Winners
By Gordon Platt REGIONAL WINNERS AMERICAS Citi With its extensive presence in the US, Canada and Latin America, Citi is the largest service provider for private-labeled letters of credit and open account transactions. The bank’s global footprint enables it to ...
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Back Page: Polls And Stat – Sovereign Wealth Funds
In 2012, the worlds top 36 sovereign wealth funds totaled nearly $5 trillion. Oil- and gas-related SWFs comprised the majority...
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Best FX Providers: Regional Winners
By Gordon Platt BEST FOREIGN EXCHANGE PROVIDERS: REGIONAL WINNER NORTH AMERICA Citi Citi’s foreign exchange operations, CitiFX, had a very good year in 2012, which marked the bank’s 200th anniversary. Its FX volume continued to expand rapidly, and it gained ...
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Emerging Markets Roundup: Russia
BATTLE RAGES ON FOR NORILSK NICKEL By Kim Iskyan Russia’s economy continued to show signs of slowing, as preliminary GDP for October 2012 clocked in at a very weak 2.3%, marking the fifth consecutive month of deceleration. ...
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Equity: China, LatAm Could Boost IPOs
CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS: GLOBAL EQUITY / DRS By Gordon Platt After declining sharply in 2012, initial public offerings could stage a turnround in the new year, say analysts, with China and Latin America leading the issuance. The ...