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Bangladesh: New Parliaments Legitimacy

MILESTONES By Thomas Clouse Bangladesh held national elections in early January despite escalating political violence and a boycott by opposition parties. The ruling party, the Awami League, easily kept control of parliament, with its candidates winning 232 of ...

Banking

Cover Story: The Volcker Effect

PROPRIETARY TRADING By Michael Shari Corporate clients of investment banks around the world could see a dramatic impact from the...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Global M&A Falls To Lowest Since 2009

CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS By Gordon Platt The value of global mergers and acquisitions has failed to pick up, despite low interest rates and an improving global economy. Worldwide M&A totaled $2.4 trillion in 2013, a decline of 6% ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

NAFTA Turns Twenty: So Far, So Good?

MILESTONES By Forrest Jones Few things polarize policymakers like free-trade agreements, especially the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) linking...

Economics, Policy & Regulation

New Version Of Socialism In Cuba

MILESTONES By Valentina Pasquali Ever since Ral Castro took over from his brother Fidel in 2008, he has been opening...

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Scottish Independence: Debt Downside?

MILESTONES By Valentina Pasquali The referendum that could make Scotland an independent nation is fast approaching, and authorities in London...

Banking

SEPA Compliant: To Be Or Not To Be?

SPECIAL REPORT By Anita Hawser To be or not to be? Compliant, that is. Apparently, the answer is it doesn’t matter—at least not yet. Just a few weeks before the February 1 SEPA deadline came to pass, the ...

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Singh Backs Gandhi For Top Job

NEWSMAKERS By K.A. Badarinath Fourth-generation Nehru-Gandhi family scion, Rahul Gandhi, looked set to enter the political fray as ruling Indian...

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Slashing Saudi Oil Reliance

COUNTRY REPORT By Gordon Platt The coming year could be crucial for Saudi Arabia, as the Middle Eastern powerhouse deals...

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Suez Holds Key To Egyptian Economy

MILESTONES By Tiziana Barghini A grand plan to transform a vast area round the Suez Canalone of the worlds longest...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Will the ‘Google Tax’ Go Viral?

Tax officials perplexed by Google (Photo: CoolCaesar) If 2013 was the year public opinion turned solidly against the tax avoidance...

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Bernanke: In Praise of Bernanke

Bernanke: The Visible Hand For Ben Bernanke, a rocky eight-year tenure as chairman of the Federal Reserve Board is ending...