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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Bonds: The Sell-Off Is On

CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS By Gordon Platt A rebound in global manufacturing, as well as rising confidence in the sector, is forcing bond yields higher, with emerging markets bonds feeling the brunt of the sell-off. However, analysts do not ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Global Salon: Francisco Ferreira

SIDESTEPPING THE BOOM AND BUST By Tiziana Barghini Global Finance sat down with Francisco Ferreira, chief economist, Africa, at the World Bank, to discuss the continent’s economic outlook. The pace of growth in Africa hovered around an impressive ...

Economics, Policy & Regulation

The Most Unpopular Man In Bali?

NEWSMAKERS KA Badarinath World powers represented by US, EU and Japanese trade ministers openly disliked him. They held 60-year-old Indian trade minister Anand Sharma squarely responsible for holding up the World Trade Organization’s Doha Development Agenda discussions at ...

Economics, Policy & Regulation

The Return Of Ratings Shopping?

MILESTONES By Luca Ventura The announcement came early in November. Expressing the intention to break the monopoly of the Big Three in the financial ratings industry, credit ratings organizations from five countries proclaimed the launch of ARC Ratings, ...

Awards

World’s Best Foreign Exchange Providers

ANNUAL SURVEY — STABILITY AMID CHANGE By Gordon Platt A global investigation into trading irregularities has not hampered growth or innovation in one of the world’s largest and most volatile markets—foreign exchange. The $5.3 trillion-a-day foreign exchange ...

Award Winners

Biggest Emerging Markets Banks 2013

Global Financepresents its annual listing of the biggest Banks in the Emerging Markets.

Award Winners

Safest Emerging Markets Banks 2013

Global Financepresents its annual ranking of the Top 50 Safest Banks in the Emerging Markets.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

The Two Faces Of Africa

Africa continues to outperform other emerging markets, but not all of its 54 countries are moving at the same pace when it comes to political, economic and social developments.

Award Winners

World’s Best Insurance Providers 2013

Presenting the winners of theGlobal FinanceBest Risk Management Providers 2013.

Awards

World’s Best Foreign Exchange Providers 2013

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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Submerging Markets? Not These

Makati City, the Philippines: Nothing pedestrian about 7% GDP growth (Photo: Mike Gonzalez) IT’S BEEN AN UGLY 2013 for investors...

Awards

World’s Safest Emerging Markets Banks in Sub-Saharan Africa 2013

Global Finance Names the Safest Emerging Markets Banks in Sub-Saharan Africa 2013 New York, November 5, 2013 – Global Finance...