Banking
US VS THE WORLD: ROUND ONE
The fight has just begun, as newly enacted Fed rules start to cramp long-accepted operating styles of global banks. The banks are weighing what to do about it—as are global policymakers.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Africa: Powering Up In Ethiopia
Iceland’s Reykjavik Geothermal will launch a $2 billion project in July to build a power plant on an imploded volcano in Ethiopia’s Rift Valley. The plant, slated to begin operations by 2020, will have a generation capacity of 500 megawatts of electricity.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Balkans: Leaders See Eye To Eye
MILESTONES By Justin Keay Not long ago, it would have been almost impossible to get the leaders of the various...
Economics, Policy & Regulation
China: Reform Is On The Agenda
China’s leaders set out their policy priorities in March during the annual National People’s Congress, promising further reform while pledging to maintain the current growth rate.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Cover: The Global Trade Backlash
Multinational corporations lobbied hard for preferential agreements under proposed Asian and European trade pacts. But the result may be more than they bargained for.
Banking
Global Salon: Richard Bove
THE BIG, THE BAD AND THE SAFEST By Hilary Johnson At Global Finance s monthly Salon, Richard Bove, bank analyst...
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Italy: Ex-OECD Exec Takes Finance Reins
NEWSMAKERS By Valentina Pasquali Headed by 39-year-old prime minister Matteo Renzi, Italys new government is the youngest in the countrys...
Banking
Italy: Remodeling The Vatican Bank
MILESTONES By Luca Ventura The oldest multinational in the world is about to get a substantial makeover. The news came on February 24th, when its CEO, Jorge Mario Bergoglio, also known as pope Francis, issued a Motu Proprio, ...
Features
KAZAKHSTAN: GRANDIOSE AMBITIONS
Getting rid of the “stan” on the end of his country’s name is just one of the many ambitions Kazakhstan’s leader has for his increasingly prosperous country.
Banking
Nigeria: CB Governor Ouster Poses Risks
NEWSMAKERS By Efraim Chalamish When central bank governor Sanusi Lamido Sanusi announced in February that $20 billion in Nigerian oil...
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Peru: Hitting The Golden Years
MILESTONES By Tiziana Barghini Ranked 91st by the World Economic Forum for the relatively poor quality of its infrastructure, Peru...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Corporate Tax: The Cost Of Evasion
Corporate tax evasion is like the weather: Everyone complains about it, but what is being done and what does it mean for corporations?