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Africa: Oil & Gas

DIFFFICULT CHOICES   By Antonio Guerrero   African oil producers stand to benefit from continued sanctions on Iranian oil exports. But their path is not without challenges.   As the US and EU tighten the screws on Iran, imposing sanctions ...

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Awards: World’s Safest Banks 2012

ANNUAL SURVEY: DOWN, BUT NOT OUT   By Andrew Cunningham   Global Finance presents it annual ranking of The World’s Safest Banks.   European banks still account for 20 of the World’s Safest 50 Banks, but Europe’s hold on the ...

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Central Banker Report Cards 2012: Middle East & Africa

By Gordon Platt, Antonio Guerrero and Anita Hawser MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA ALGERIA Mohammed Laksaci Grade: C The central bank of Algeria, Africa’s second-largest oil producer, has kept its discount rate at 4% for the past few years to encourage ...

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SIBOS: Centralization: Under One Roof

SHARING THE BURDEN   By Karen Kroll   New regulations and global uncertainty are reviving corporate focus on payment factories and in-house banks.   As companies look further outside their borders for new growth and increased regulation makes tracking cash ...

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Islamic Finance Spreads Across Asia

CROSSING ASIA'S FRONTIERS   By Michael Shari   As banks and regional hubs throw their weight behind Islamic finance, shariah-compliant products are crossing not just national borders but also product lines in Asia.   Photo Credits: MANZRUSSAL I / Shutterstock.com ...

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Awards: Project Finance & Infrastructure

CHANGING OF THE GUARD IN PROJECT FINANCE   By Gordon Platt   As public purse strings tighten, pension funds are the most promising source of long-term funding for infrastructure projects, according to an OECD report supported by Oliver Wyman.   ...

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Project Finance and Infrastructure Providers 2012: Global Winners

By Gordon Platt   FINANCIAL ADVISER: HSBC When Abu Dhabi needed a financial adviser for its latest seawater desalination and power project, Mirfa IWPP, it selected HSBC on their longstanding relationship and the bank’s reputation, without opening the contract to competitive ...

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Project Finance and Infrastructure Providers 2012: Regional Winners

By Gordon Platt NORTH AMERICA FINANCIAL ADVISER: Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group MUFG led the $585 million nonrecourse financing of the Wind Energy Transmission Texas project, and structured a $387 million construction loan for the Lone Star Transmission project, a 329-mile transmission ...

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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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