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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...
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Best Developed Markets Banks Awards
TOP BANKS BOUNCE BACK After two dismal years, the banking industry in the world’s developed markets is flourishing again. By Laurence Neville The recovery of the financial markets from March 2009 (and earlier in the ...
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Features: Analysis – Accounting Standards
CONVERGENCE OR CONVERSION? Multinational corporations face a less confusing future as US and international groups work toward accounting standards convergence. By Amy E. Buttell After 15 long months, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ...
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Features: Regional Report – Southeast Asia
A FORCED TO BE RECKONED WITH The economically vibrant nations of Southeast Asia are forging closer links—and creating a regional powerhouse in the process. By Thomas Clouse While the world has focused its attention ...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
How Safe Is Your Safety Net?
INSURANCE FOCUS The fallout from the financial crisis is prompting risk managers to take a cold, hard look at their insurance providers. Many do not like what they see. By Paula L. Green Don’t let that ...
Banking
Milestones: Lehman Report Boosts Case For Global Banking Reform
United States By Gordon Platt Valukas: Report raises fears over systemic risk The Valukas Report on the collapse of Lehman Brothers, a nine-volume, 2,200-page document that cost $38 million to produce, was worth every penny. The comprehensive “post ...
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 ...
Features
When China Rules the World: The End of the Western World and the Birth of a New Global Order
Amazon Editorial reviews Product Description How China’s ascendance as an economic superpower will alter the cultural, political, social, and ethnic...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Corporate Financing: Mergers & Acquisitions
Cross-Border M&A; Ready For Takeoff, With Emerging Markets As Main Target By Gordon Platt The stars are aligned for a substantial rise in cross-border mergers and acquisitions this year, as the global economy recovers and financing becomes more ...
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Features: Annual Survey: Best Trade Finance Banks
BANKERS GET READY FOR REBOUND IN WORLD TRADE Trade finance and risk management services are in growing demand as world trade recovers and credit issues remain a concern. By Gordon Platt The outlook for global trade is ...
Features
Features: Country Focus: Japan
JAPAN SCRAMBLES FOR A FRESH START Japan’s new government is working hard to find ways to rouse the country’s economy from its persistent malaise. By Thomas Clouse Japan is a country of economic contrasts. It is a nation ...
Banking
Features: Focus: Global Custody
Settling Up Europe’s exchanges are working hard to reduce the complexity of clearing and settlement across the region. By Anita Hawser Any custodian doing business inEurope is used to dealing with “spaghetti”—not the variety of Italian ...