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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

US: P&G Promotes Insider To CEO Amid Major Revamp

In the midst of a radical overhaul of its operations, Procter & Gamble will undergo a key leadership change in the fall. As of November 1, company insider David Taylor will take over as CEO from A.G. Lafley, who has held the position from 2000 to 2009 and from 2013 to the present.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

WTO: Landmark IT Trade Deal First In 18 Years

Tariffs on hundreds of information technology (IT) goods—201, to be precise—will be slashed starting next year as a result of a sweeping agreement in July by member nations of the World Trade Organization.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Appointment Further Strains Russia / Ukraine Relations

Newsmakers | Ukraine Tensions between Russia and Ukraine have run high since late 2013, when Russia resisted Ukrainian efforts to move out of the Russian sphere of influence and toward the West.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Currency Swings Squash Quarterly Earnings

Capital Markets | Foreign Exchange The surging dollar, falling euro and plunging emerging-markets currencies had a record $32 billion negative impact on the earnings of companies in North America and Europe in the first quarter, according to Scottsdale, Arizonabased FiREapps, which helps corporations measure and manage foreign exchange exposure.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Diversification And Data

At the beginning of the summer, credit insurance company Coface issued its monthly list of upgrades and downgrades of country risk.

Banking

Driving Change In Bank Relationship Management

SIBOS Supersection 2015 | Bank Relationship Management Basel III and other regulatory developments are causing a sea change in bank-corporate relationships. It is up to corporate treasurers to lead that process.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Erdoans Presidential Ambitions For Turkey Stymied

Newsmakers | Turkey It has been said that ultimately all political careers end in failure, but until June 7, few observers were expecting this maxim to be true, quite yet, of Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdoan.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

GCC Regional Report 2015

Introduction Regional wealth funds, free-trade zones and the Saudi Stock Exchange are expected to boost GCC economic growth and spur development—even if oil doesn’t cooperate.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Global Salon: Global Trade Can Break Cycle Of Slow Growth

Global Finance talked with Peter Blair Henry, dean of New York University’s Stern School of Business, about the urgency of bold reform and global trade to help developing nations.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Money Market Funds: Re-Weight And See

Corporate Cash | Money Market Funds Despite plenty of corporate pushback, the SEC’s controversial money market reform will be more headache than hardship for corporate investors.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

New Zealand Walloped By Slowdown In Chinese Economy

Milestones | New Zealand In June, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand lowered its key cash interest rate a quarter of a percentage point to 3.25%, the first time the central bank has cut rates cut since 2011, citing a combination of deflationary pressure, plunging commodity prices and a slowdown in key export markets like China.

Country Report

Nigeria–The African Express

Country Report | Nigeria Nigeria is Africa’s largest economy, but the recent slump in oil prices has halved government revenues. The new Buhari government must now ensure the country’s economic roller coaster ride does not grind to a complete halt.