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Looking Back, Moving Forward: Macroeconomics

THE HUMAN FACTOR IN ECONOMIC THEORY By Justin Keay Traditional economic theory has been challenged by recent market events in global financial markets, and that challenge has given rise to a new generation of economic soothsayers who are looking ...

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Top 25 Lists: 25 Companies to Watch In The Next 25 Years

SUCCESSORS By Justin Keay Who would have predicted back in 1987 that Apple would today be one of the world's most dynamic and innovative companies? And Google, which emerged from nowhere back in 1998 but now dominates much more ...

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Top 25 Lists: 25 Events That Rocked The World

REVOLUTION By Laurence Neville The scale of the crisis that has engulfed much of the world since 2008, which—like a virus—has mutated from a financial sector crisis to an economic crisis to a sovereign debt crisis, is so great ...

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Top 25 Lists: 25 Ideas That Changed The World

EVOLUTION By Laurence Neville Perhaps the defining characteristic of 2012—in contrast to 1987 when Global Finance launched—is the interconnectedness of the world. Globalization spreads ideas and connects markets Those in the US now have more in common with ...

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Top 25 Lists: 25 Most Influential Companies Over The Past 25 Years

SUCCESSES By Laurence Neville A quick glance at the Fortune 500 for 1987 and 2012 reveals a number of similarities in the ranking of the largest companies in the US: ExxonMobil, GM, Ford, GE and AT&T all feature prominently ...

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Top 25 Lists: 25 Most Influential People of The Past 25 Years

INNOVATION By Laurence Neville No list of influential figures of the past quarter-century would be complete without Soviet premier Mikhail Gorbachev, US president Ronald Reagan and British prime minister Margaret Thatcher—the three most important figures in ending the key ...

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Words Of Wisdom: Channa De Silva, LR Global

PEARL OF THE INDIAN OCEAN By Kim Iskyan Channa de Silva heads up LR Global Sri Lanka Asset Management, a top Sri Lankan private equity firm. He was previously CEO of the country's Securities Exchange Commission and executive ...

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Words Of Wisdom: Gerald Hassell, Bank Of New York Mellon

RESILIENCE UNDER PRESSURE By Denise Bedell Gerald Hassell is chairman, president and CEO of the Bank of New York Mellon. The bank, which focuses on investment management and investment services, has $26.6 trillion in assets under custody and administration, ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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? ...