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World’s Best Internet Banks Part II

BANKS DEVELOP SOCIAL SKILLS In the second of a two-part series, Global Finance identifies the best global and regional Internet banks. By Adam Rombel Not many of the headlines about the global banking industry in the ...

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BEST FOREIGN EXCHANGE PROVIDERS 2010

Global Finance names the World’s Best Foreign Exchange Providers 2010 NEW YORK, November 17, 2009 Global Finance magazine has named...

Award Ceremonies and Events

Features: Awards Ceremony: World’s Best Banks 2009

Location: IMF Annual Meetings, Istanbul WORLD’S BEST BANKS 2009 Global Finance’s 13th annual Best Banks awards ceremony was held in early October in Istanbul, as the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank were ...

Banking

Features: Country Report: Lebanon

BUCKING THE GLOBAL TREND Lebanon sidestepped the global turmoil and is busy building on its newfound prosperity. By Justin Keay On any morning in downtown Beirut—along the sunny Corniche or in the cafes in the reconstructed ...

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BIGGEST EMERGING MARKET BANKS 2009

Global Finance Ranks the 200 Biggest Emerging Market Banks. NEW YORK, October 15, 2009 — As the world’s key emerging...

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Features : Central Banker Report Cards 2009

During one of the toughest years on record, the world’s central bankers were tested as never before. Contributors: Gordon Platt, Antonio Guerrero, Anita Hawser and Dan Keeler It is clear that 2009 is not a year on which ...

Banking

Turkey: Banks Primed For Growth

Turkish Banking Turkey has a robust banking system that is ready to support the country’s economic growth. By Gordon Platt Tansan: “Turkey’s banks are the best in the world in terms of the strength of their capital ...

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WORLD’S TOP CENTRAL BANKERS 2009

New York, September 28th 2009 – Global Finance magazine (website: www.gfmag.com) has named the heads of the central banks of...

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WORLD’S BEST BANKS 2009

Istanbul, October 6th, 2009 – Global Finance magazine hosted its thirteenth annual Best Bank Awards ceremony on October 6th, 2009,...

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Cover Story: Emerging Powerhouses

Far from collapsing under the weight of the recent financial crisis, the biggest emerging markets are powering the next wave of global growth. By Laurence Neville In its July World Economic Update,the International Monetary Fund said that the ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Corporate Finance: Credit Spreads Return To Pre-crisis Levels

Corporate Debt By Gordon Platt The interest rate spreads on corporate bonds to US treasury securities narrowed in July to levels that existed before Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy protection in September 2008, as investors increased their risk-taking ...

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Features: The World’s Best Internet Banks

PIONEERS GO MOBILE In the first of a two-part series, Global Finance identifies the best online corporate and consumer banks by country and regionally by product or service category. By Adam Rombel Much of the past year ...