Country Report
New Opportunities For Spanish Political Parties
Country Report | Spain
The era of absolute majorities in Spanish politics is over.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
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Economics, Policy & Regulation
Nicola Sturgeon, A Scottish Thorn In David Cameron’s Side
United Kingdom | Many questions are still being asked about David Cameron’s dramatic win on May 7. How did opinion polls, which predicted a tight race between Conservatives and Labour and even a Labour win, get it so wrong?
Banking
Offshore Blues For Private Banking
Special Report | Private Banking
Offshore banking, the booking and management of assets outside an individual’s country of domicile, has taken a beating since the financial crisis.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Regulators Increase Scrutiny Amid Surge In Global M&A
Capital Markets | M&A Antitrust
Antitrust authorities around the world are stepping up their merger-monitoring activities amid a boom in cross-border M&A. They’re increasingly requiring merging companies to divest assets to win approval for their deals. In some cases, complex requirements are causing corporates to abandon proposed combinations.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Renminbi | The Goal Of Convertibility
The European Union is still debating the nature of its common currency, the position of non-eurozone EU members like the UK, and the future of stressed eurozone countries like Greece. But the situation in other parts of the world is quite different.
Country Report
Spain | Pitfalls On The Road To Recovery
Country Report | Spain
Spain’s economic resurgence has exceeded even the most optimistic expectations. But how sustainable is it, given structural inefficiencies, stubbornly high unemployment and the threat of external shocks?
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Vietnam Devalues The Dong Amid An Improving Economy
Vietnam | In May, Vietnam’s central bank once again devalued the country’s currency, the dong—the second such adjustment since January.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Islamic Finance | Malaysian Sukuk Shows Sovereign Demand
There is no lack of demand for shariah-compliant financing, according to Mukhtar Hussain, deputy chairman and CEO of HSBC Bank Malaysia Berhad.
Banking
ISLAMIC FINANCE HELD BACK BY LACK OF SUPERVISION, LIQUIDITY
Trends | Islamic Finance
Islamic finance has seen tremendous growth over the past few decades.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
AFRICAN GROWTH | OIL ISNT EVERYTHING SAYS TSHABALALA AT STANDARD BANK
Global Finance had a chance to interview Sim Tshabalala in April. The joint chief executive of Standard Bank Group answered questions about Africa’s growth and the substantial demand for banking services on the continent.
Awards
BRAZILIAN OPTIMIST | LUIZ CARLOS ANGELOTTI, BANCO BRADESCO
Global Finance sat down with Luiz Carlos Angelotti, MD and head of investor relations at Brazil’s Banco Bradesco, to discuss the bank’s bullish approach to investing despite the country’s economic downturn.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
CAUCASUS | HEADING IN THREE DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS
Regional Report | The Caucasus
Azerbaijan, Georgia and Armenia, the nations that make up the region of the Caucasus, are all working hard to improve their business and economic climates, but with varying degrees of success.