Global Finance Magazine

Global news and insight for corporate financial professionals

Global news and insight for corporate financial professionals

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Join the global community of corporate and public-sector finance industry leaders reading Global Finance monthly in print.

Click Here

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

FRANCE | GOVERNMENT UPS ITS STAKE IN RENAULT

Milestones | France The French government temporarily increased its stake in French carmaker Renault to nearly 20% ahead of the company’s annual general meeting in April.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

HAS IRAN FINALLY COME IN FROM THE COLD?

Milestones | Iran It may have taken 12 years to reach, but the framework agreement struck between the so-called P5+1 (Russia, China, France, Britain, and the US, plus Germany), the European Union and Iran has enough momentum, say analysts, to yield a full accord by June 30.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

ISRAEL | ECONOMIC REFORMS COMPLICATE NETANYAHU’S FOURTH TERM

Newsmakers | Israel Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s success among center-right political parties, which saw him recently elected for a fourth term, may have provided a stable political platform, but international pressure and recent social unrest could see the country change economic direction.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

NICARAGUA’S GRAND CANAL AMBITIONS FAIL TO WOO VOTERS

Newsmakers | Nicaragua When Nicaraguan president Daniel Ortega announced last December a plan to construct a controversial transoceanic waterway that would provide an alternative to the Panama Canal, he vowed the project would create jobs and bring prosperity to the hemisphere’s second-poorest nation.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

SEC REFORMS PREVENT CORPORATE TREASURIES FROM MOVING CASH QUICKLY

Trends | Money Market Reform Seven years have passed since investor panic during the financial crisis set off a run on money market funds. Since that time, the Securities and Exchange has adopted reforms aimed at reducing MMFs’ credit and interest rate risks and boosting their transparency.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

SINGAPORE | LIFE AFTER LEE

Milestones | Singapore During the state funeral cortege of Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore’s founding prime minister, Singaporeans were urged to salute rather than take photos using their smartphones, a vivid reminder of the government’s preoccupation with political correctness.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA OUTPACES BIGGER COMPETITORS

Regional Report | Africa Africa’s story is no longer that of a continent with great potential. Increasingly, the leaders and peoples of the continent, in collaboration with outsiders, are translating that potential into concrete achievements.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

TURKEY AT A CROSS-ROADS—AGAIN

Country Report | Turkey The country’s economy has stalled, just in time for a crucial parliamentary election.

Banking

BRAZIL’S CHANGE OF FORTUNE | COUNTRY REPORT

Country Report | Brazil Brazil is fighting to restore economic growth and its international standing, as the Petrobras bribery scandal continues to wreak havoc on the economy and investment.
arrow-chevron-right-redarrow-chevron-rightbutton-arrow-left-greybutton-arrow-left-red-400button-arrow-left-red-500button-arrow-left-red-600button-arrow-left-whitebutton-arrow-right-greybutton-arrow-right-red-400button-arrow-right-red-500button-arrow-right-red-600button-arrow-right-whitecaret-downcaret-rightclosecloseemailfacebook-square-holdfacebookhamburger-newhamburgerinstagramlinkedin-square-1linkedinpauseplaysearch-outlinesearchsubscribe-digitalsubscribe-printtwitter-square-holdtwitteryoutube