Editor's Letter Archives

Join the global community of corporate and public-sector finance industry leaders reading Global Finance monthly in print.

Click Here

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Making The Grade

After a summer of heavy turbulence in global financial markets, the new season starts with the seemingly endless story of when the Federal Reserve Board will raise interest rates. Although the Fed put off the move in September, the US central bank will up rates eventually, most likely at its next meeting in December. The hike will undoubtedly force some countries to shift monetary policies.

Banking

A Devaluation In China—And More Turbulence

The recent devaluation of the renminbi by Chinese authorities is yet more proof that currency markets do not go on vacation in August.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Diversification And Data

At the beginning of the summer, credit insurance company Coface issued its monthly list of upgrades and downgrades of country risk.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Renminbi | The Goal Of Convertibility

The European Union is still debating the nature of its common currency, the position of non-eurozone EU members like the UK, and the future of stressed eurozone countries like Greece. But the situation in other parts of the world is quite different.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

COMPLIANCE: COSTLY AND GLOBAL

By deciding to devote our cover story to compliance this month we focus on a key element in the DNA of this magazine: Managing compliance is increasingly a global issue for corporates and financial institutions.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

STRONG GREENBACK, GLOBAL IMPACT

Dear Reader: The strength of the US dollar is keeping many executives busy these days both in the corporate and the financial world.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

EDITOR’S LETTER: GOOD AND BAD DEFLATION

Dear Reader Deflation is one of the worst fears of central bankers and economists worldwide, but the risk it engenders isn’t always clearly defined.

Editor's Letter

EDITOR’S LETTER: STAGNATION AND SINGLE-ENGINE GROWTH

This may be the Year of the Goat in the Chinese calendar, but so far 2015 looks more like the year of major economic surprises.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

EDITOR’S LETTER: OIL PRICE DECLINE AND ITS SPILLOVER EFFECTS

When we chose oil as the subject of this month’s cover story, we had no idea how fast and dramatic the drop in oil prices would be...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

EDITOR’S LETTER: REDEFINING EMERGING MARKETS

For many years <strong>Global Finance </strong>has regularly covered emerging markets and frontier markets. This annual issue of the magazine, which is focused on the EM, goes a bit further. We analyze these markets regionally, but we also question the prevalent definition of emerging markets.

Banking

NAVIGATING SAFELY

This issue of the magazine focuses primarily on the safest banks: those globally and in emerging markets, but also in each one of nearly one hundred countries.

Editor's Letter

THE IMF OLYMPICS

Dear Reader<br /> The annual meetings in Washington, D.C., of the IMF and the World Bank afford a unique mix of events where economic forecasts are made, meetings held, official statements delivered, and award ceremonies (including Global Finance's Best Banks) conducted.