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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,...
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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
TCM Guide: Who’s Who
WHO’S WHO IN TREASURY AND CASH MANAGEMENT Robert Allen – Group Treasurer British American Tobacco Robert Allen was appointed group treasurer effective June 2008. Based in London, Allen works with a team of 20 professionals across the BAT ...
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 ...
Banking
Breaking Free Of The Broken Banks
Spotlight State-Run Banks In the wake of the global crisis in the banking sector, governments that have become sole or partial owners of troubled banks are contemplating their options. By Nick Kochan The future of many of ...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Corporate Finance: Dollar Secure In Its Role As World’s Key Reserve Currency, Analysts Say
Foreign Exchange By Gordon Platt Calls for a super-sovereign reserve currency to replace the dollar are going nowhere fast. The Teflon dollar is brushing off everything thrown at it by the BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China), ...
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Emerging Markets: Russian Retailers’ Stocks Selling At Steep Discount
News Russian Retailers’ Stocks Selling At Steep Discount As a big emerging market, Russia offers opportunities for growth in the consumer sector, analysts say. For investors willing to look beyond the major oil stocks, which already have risen ...
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Features: A Region in Transition
Economic Update Central Asia The former Soviet republics of Central Asia are undergoing dramatic and sometimes painful change as they attempt to modernize their economies and to exploit their vast reserves of natural resources. By Paula L. Green ...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Features: Funding A Cleaner World
Businesses, banks and governments are working together to create financing tools to fund the green revolution. By Paula L. Green Cajoled, prodded and pushed by presidents, regulators, legislators and international diplomats, multinationals are slowly realizing the time has ...
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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 ...
News
Newsmakers: Us Takes Aim At Trade Gap To Boost Employment
UNITED STATES/CHINA By Gordon Platt Kirk: Facing key decision on trade barriers US Trade Representative Ron Kirk hailed the World Trade Organization’s dispute panel’s ruling in August against China’s system of importing and distributing books, magazines, films, DVDs, ...
Award Ceremonies and Events
WORLD’S 50 SAFEST BANKS 2009
With bank stability still high on corporate and investor agendas, Global Finance magazine publishes in the October 2009 issue its...
Award Winners
THE WORLD’S BIGGEST BANKS 2008
Rank Name Country Fiscal Year Total Assets ($b) 1 Royal Bank of Scotland Group United Kingdom 12/2007 3,807 2 Deutsche...