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Words Of Wisdom: Herbert Stepic, Raiffeisen Bank International

THE BIG PICTURE By Anita Hawser Herbert Stepic is the chief executive officer of one of the largest banking organizations in Central & Eastern Europe, Raiffeisen Bank International. Global Finance : What are the key events over the ...

Banking

Words Of Wisdom: Ibrahim Dabdoub, National Bank Of Kuwait

TURBULENT TIMES By Gordon Platt Ibrahim Dabdoub has been CEO of National Bank of Kuwait since 1983. Global Finance: What are the key risks over the next 5, 10 and 25 years? Ibrahim Dabdoub: As a banker, I ...

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Words Of Wisdom: James K. Galbraith, University Of Texas

SEARCHING FOR STABILITY By Denise Bedell James K. Galbraith is a well-known economist and author of a number of books, including The Predator State and Inequality And Instability. He spent much of his career helping to shape US and ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Words Of Wisdom: Mike Rees, Standard Chartered

SUSTAINING THE MIRACLE By Anita Hawser Mike Rees, CEO, wholesale banking, Standard Chartered, discusses the risks and opportunities for emerging markets going forward, and China's economic transformation. Global Finance: What key events have shaped the current global economy? ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Words Of Wisdom: Piyush Gupta, DBS Group

DISINTERMEDIATION AND GLOBALIZATION By Thomas Clouse Piyush Gupta is CEO of Singapore's DBS Group Holdings and DBS Bank. Global Finance: What have been the key financial trends since 1987? Piyush Gupta: On a global level, disintermediation, not just ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Words Of Wisdom: Rubens Amaral, Bladex

HISTORY AT A CROSSROADS By Valentina Pasquali Rubens Amaral is the incoming CEO of Bladex, the Foreign Trade Bank of Latin America, a supranational institution that serves the capitalization needs of banks and promotes foreign trade across the region. ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Words Of Wisdom: Saad Mohseni, Moby Group

TRANSITION AND TRANSFORMATION By Valentina Pasquali Saad Mohseni is the chairman of Moby Group, Afghanistan's largest media conglomerate. Mohseni founded the company in 2002 upon returning home to Afghanistan after the fall of the Taliban. Global Finance: What ...

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Emerging Markets Roundup: Africa

FEELING THE EFFECTS OF ECONOMIC CONTAGION By Antonio Guerrero The Africa Finance Corp, a multilateral finance institution based in Nigeria, says it has a pipeline of sub-Saharan investment projects worth $3 billion over the next year. The AFC ...

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Emerging Markets Roundup: India

GOVERNMENT TO SELL OFF STAKES, REDUCE DEFICIT By Aaron Chaze The administration announced renewed efforts to sell stakes in government-run companies in order to reduce the fiscal deficit. It plans to raise INR300 billion ($5.4 billion) by ...

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Financial Reporting Still Plagued By Delays

MILESTONES: GLOBAL By Valentina Pasquali Companies worldwide are making big changes to their reporting processes—seeking relief from the high costs associated with missed regulatory deadlines and poor-quality data. They are investing more and more in their financial ...

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Former FDIC Head Launches Her Latest Crusade

NEWSMAKERS: UNITED STATES By Luca Ventura Sheila Bair is determined to turn up the heat on regulators and accelerate financial reforms. Bair: protecting the US economy from the next crisis Photo Credit : ALBERT H. TEICH/ Shutterstock.com ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

New Securities Standards To Reduce Liquidity Squeeze

MILESTONES: GLOBAL By Joel Kranc With Spanish banks accepting bailouts to shore up their balance sheets and the eurozone crisis showing no signs of abating, global firms are looking for alternative financing options to maintain liquidity buffers. ...