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EUROPEAN STRESS TESTS MAY STILL BE TOO SOFT ON BANKS

Upcoming stress tests for Europe’s 124 largest banks will have more credibility than they had previously, but some analysts argue that banks may need far more capital than regulators demand to withstand a crisis. And any hoped-for international standardization in terms of stress testing is out the window as there is little comparability between the upcoming European and recently completed US bank tests.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

IS BITCOIN GOOD FOR BUSINESS?

COVER STORY: CRYPTOCURRENCIES Still in their infancy, cryptocurrencies could change the way that companies manage payments for the goods and services that are the essence of global trade. As the bitcoin surge picks up momentum, corporate financial executives are wondering what it means for their business and how they can manage the risk of adopting—or not adopting—digital currencies.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

KUWAIT: MIXED SIGNALS

FRONTIER MARKETS REPORT: KUWAIT Kuwaiti legislature has cut red tape and is offering more inducements for FDI. But is the rest of the regime on board?

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

NIGERIA: WHAT’S NEXT FOR AFRICA’S LARGEST ECONOMY?

MILESTONES: NIGERIA The transport infrastructure in Africa's largest economy is still treading water.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

PANAMA: VARELA BLESSED BY SURPRISING ELECTION RESULT

NEWSMAKERS: PANAMA Conservative Varela surprises with progressive social agenda.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

RATING THROUGH THE CYCLE

We sat down with Fergus McCormick, head of sovereign ratings at DBRS, to discuss the rating agency’s outlook for global markets, sovereign ratings and how the firm differs from its competitors.

Banking

TAX RELIEF DRIVES CROSS-BORDER DEALS

CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS | MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS

Economics, Policy & Regulation

NBCUniversal International to Outsource Accounting, AP and AR Functions

NBCUniversal is the latest in a long line of companies looking to take advantage of business process outsourcing for some of its finance functions.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

A New New Delhi?

Election Coverage: “Good days are here,” tweeted prime minister-designate Narendra Modi after he led the right-wing Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party to a landslide victory last Friday in India’s bitterly fought parliamentary elections.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Do You Still Remember the Financial Crisis?

Do you remember the 2007-2008 financial crisis? Its daunting impact on the world economy is finally fading away and the US Federal Reserve Board is slowly moving to a less expansionary monetary policy, but the debate on its causes and, more important, on what is needed to prevent similar episodes from happening again is still very much alive.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

THE INTANGIBLE INVESTOR

Indeed, there are those who think that the IP wars will continue to have no clear resolution or winners. The only real beneficiaries: lawyers. But commentators such as Bruce Berman argue that unless and until we can quickly sort out the real issues in the IP imbroglio, almost everyone –even the patent trolls – will lose out.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

BALTICS BOUNCE BACK

Although hit hard by the global financial crisis, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia recovered quickly. The three countries are building ever-closer EU ties to separate themselves economically from Eastern neighbors.