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Best Investment Banks 2010: Country Winners

COUNTRY WINNERS North America Canada Scotia Capital Scotia Capital, the wholesale banking arm of Scotiabank, had a record year in 2009 for its equity platform. The bank participated in 211 equity deals, valued at $8.5 billion. In September 2009 ...

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Best Investment Banks 2010: Regional Winners

REGIONAL WINNERS North America Investment Bank J.P. Morgan J.P. Morgan reported net revenue from investment banking of $8.3 billion in the first quarter of 2010. The bank not only led in debt and equity underwriting worldwide, as well as ...

Banking

Market Forces

FOCUS: ISLAMIC FINANCE IN ASIA A centralized approach to Islamic finance is helping Asia develop an industry that may challenge the Middle East as the global hub. By Anita Hawser The Middle East is often thought of ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Regional Report: West Africa

REGIONAL REPORT: REGIONAL RESURGENCE A flurry of bond issues illustrates the growing confidence west Africa’s nations have in their economic and political futures. Nigeria and Côte d’Ivoire are leading the way. By Nick Kochan The contrasts in ...

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Best Emerging Market Banks 2010

BEST EMERGING MARKET BANKS 2010 In our 17th annual survey of top banking performers in emerging markets, we select winners in 101 countries and five regions. By Gordon Platt Emerging market banks have sailed through the global financial crisis ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Emerging Markets: Falcom Introduces First Saudi-Listed ETF

Investor: News By Gordon Platt Riyadh-based Falcom Financial Services has introduced the first Saudi Arabian exchange-traded fund (ETF) to be listed on Tadawul, the largest stock exchange in the Arab world. The decision by the Capital Market Authority ...

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Features: Awards Best Emerging Market Banks 2010 Middle East

MIDDLE EAST By Gordon Platt REGIONAL WINNER : National Bank of Kuwait National Bank of Kuwait, the leading bank in Kuwait and the highest-rated bank in the Middle East, earned $925 million last year, an increase of 4% ...

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WORLD’S BEST ISLAMIC FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS 2010

Global Finance names the World’s Best Islamic Financial Institutions 2010 NEW YORK, April 15, 2010 Global Finance magazine has announced...

Banking

Middle East Supplement: Bankers Survey A Changed Landscape

MIDDLE EAST: BANKING INDUSTRY Banks across the region learned many painful lessons during the crisis but have emerged stronger than ever. By Gordon Platt Financial institutions across the Middle East are carefully monitoring their loan portfolios ...

Banking

Middle East Supplement: Oil Wealth Keeps Economic Stimulus Flowing

MIDDLE EAST: ECONOMY Government spending will keep the Middle East’s economic recovery on track in 2010. By Gordon Platt The Middle East rode out the global recession better than the major industrialized economies, and the ...

Banking

Middle East Supplement: Region Takes The Lead In Going Green

MIDDLE EAST: RENEWABLE ENERGY Oil producers aim to turn the desert sunshine into a new export: solar energy. By Gordon Platt When the oil runs out, the sun will still be shining and the Middle East ...

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 ...