Economics, Policy & Regulation
Developing Countries Ease Doing Business
According the World Bank Group’s Ease of Doing Business Index for 2017, a record-breaking 137 nations out of 190 have implemented key reforms to deregulate their economies.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
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Economics, Policy & Regulation
Editorial: One Election, Many Consequences
To those who thought the UK Brexit vote would be the biggest surprise of 2016, the American voters sent an even bigger shock.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Is This The End Of Globalization?
From Occupy Wall Street and the Arab Spring to surprising victories for Brexit and Trump, citizens around the globe are pushing back against their leaders’ policy choices.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Trump’s Tax Proposals Benefit Big Corporations
Trump's tax plans are expected to lighten corporate taxes, adding to profits of beleaguered US companies.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Turkey’s Business Leaders Tout Resilience
Despite political turmoil in the wake of last summer’s coup attempt, in the business world it’s business as usual, according to executives at multinationals.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Transfer Pricing: A Risky Juggling Act
Transfer pricing—price-setting for sales within a corporate family—for maximum returns takes on heightened risk as governments crack down on creative tax-avoidance maneuvers.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Wells Fargo To Grow Online, Probably Close Branches
Tim Sloan, newCEO of Wells Fargo, will likely close branches and seek growth online, but even that may not be enough to helpthe San Francisco-based bank change direction in the wake of its cross-selling scandal.
Award Ceremonies and Events
World’s Best Central Bankers 2016
Global Finance presented awards to central bankers from around the globe who earned top grades in our annual report cards at a ceremony in Washington, DC, coinciding with the annual IMF/World Bank meetings.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Barclays Sells Down Africa Stake
UK-based Barclays has reduced its shareholding in Johannesburg-listed Barclays Africa from 62.3% to 50.1% this year and is believed to be seeking to reduce that stake further to around 20%.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Central Banker Report Cards 2016
Global Finance takes the world’s central bank governors to school in our annual “report cards” grading their economic stewardship.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Central Bankers: Have They Reached The Limits Of Their Power?
Central bank governors face the tough task of stimulating growth with monetary policy, which seems to have reached a natural limit. Only fiscal policy can set the stage for long-term expansion.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Countries Turn To VAT To Plug Tax Gap
Gulf nations are the latest in the growing number of countries implementing value-added taxes (VAT) on goods and services.<br />