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US: Will Companies Fill In Pay Gap?

MILESTONES By Paula Green The frequently mind-boggling comparison between the pay of a US firm’s chief executive and the company’s rank-and-file employees is finally set to come before the Securities and Exchange Commission this fall. Tucked away in ...

Economics, Policy & Regulation

China Gets Its Very Own FSOC

A newand possibly powerfulfinancial industry regulator has gotten the green light from officials in China. Although the agency has yet...

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Diaspora Dollar Delight: Remittances Give Indian Economy a Boost

According to the World Bank, Indians living abroadknown in economist-speak as Non-Resident Indians/Persons of Indian Origin (NRI/PIO) sent home $70...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Cambodia: Opposition’s Social Media Win

MILESTONES By Thomas Clouse Cambodia’s prime minster Hun Sen and his Cambodian Peoples’ Party will remain in power, following a closely contested and controversial election on July 28. According to preliminary results, the CPP won 68 of 123 ...

Economics, Policy & Regulation

China: Policymakers Push Reforms

EMERGING MARKETS ROUNDUP By Thomas Clouse China’s economy decelerated in the second quarter, with GDP growth dropping to 7.5% year-on-year, compared with 7.7% in the first quarter. The government responded with some stimulus measures, including a tax reduction ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Country Report: Mongolia

Mongolia, which has been growing at double-digit rates since the short recession that followed the global financial crisis, is struggling to find the right path in making use of abundant resources to improve the lives of its citizens, while providing a stable and fair business environment for investors.

Banking

Cover: The Global War On Tax Havens

AT HAVENS END? Multinational corporations could have a much more difficult time shifting profits to low-tax jurisdictionsand deductions to high-tax...

Banking

Israel: Wanted—Central Bank Leader

NEWSMAKERS By David Lipkin The succession of Stanley Fischer, governor of Israel’s central bank, has turned into a melodrama. Two of the appointed candidates for the job withdrew in a matter of days. The last candidate of prime ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Polls & Stats: Ease Of Paying Corporate Taxes Around The World

From GFMag.com Economic Database UAE Tops The List Of Simplest Corporate Tax Regimes In addition to rates (see cover story...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Treasury & Cash Management: Nick Fanandakis, CFO, DuPont

CFO INTERVIEW — A GLOBAL VIEW By Denise Bedell Nick Fanandakis, EVP and CFO of global agriculture, industrial bioscience and advanced materials company DuPont, sat down with Global Finance to discuss the firm’s growth strategy, resource allocation and ...

Banking

UK: BoE Appointee Has EU Influence

NEWSMAKERS By Gilly Wright The surprise appointment of Sir Jon Cunliffe as deputy governor of the Bank of England shows how seriously the UK takes challenges to its financial sector. From November, Cunliffe will be responsible for ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Book Review: The Billionaire’s Apprentice Misses Its Aim As Indian-American Morality Play

In a recent interview at the Asia Society, Anita Raghavan, author of the recently published The Billionaire’s Apprentice: The Rise...