Banking
RUPEE INTERNATIONALIZATION: SAUGATA BHATTACHARYA, AXIS BANK
<strong>Q&A | Capital Markets</strong><br />
Saugata Bhattacharya is the senior vice president and chief economist at Axis Bank in India.
Emerging & Frontier Markets
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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
TRADE FINANCE: FINANCING UNMET DEMAND IN EMERGING MARKETS
<strong>Emerging Markets Trade Finance | Special Report</strong><br />
Although barriers to trade have declined, gaining access to trade finance is challenging in some markets.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
TUNISIA: COMPROMISE IS KEY TO STABILITY
<strong>Tunisia | Newsmakers</strong><br />
Elections in Tunisia in October, which saw the secular Nidaa Tounes party (39.7%) narrowly beat the incumbent Islamic party, Ennahda (31.8% of the vote), were widely praised for being free and fair. Questions remain, however, about their democratic robustness.
Banking
TURKISH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ROUNDTABLE: CHANGING PERCEPTIONS
At a roundtable in Istanbul in September, leading figures from Turkish banks, including the deputy governor of the Central Bank of Turkey, came together to discuss developments in the economy and financial sector.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
A WATERED-DOWN EEU
Milestones | Commonwealth Of Independent States<br />
In October, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia put the finishing legal touches to the creation of the Eurasian Economic Union, which comes into being on January 1, 2015.
Banking
ARGENTINE GOVERNOR MAY FURTHER DILUTE CENTRAL BANK INDEPENDENCE
Newsmakers | Argentina<br />
Argentine president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner in early October triggered the resignation of the head of the country’s central bank, Juan Carlos Fabrega, by criticizing him for not reducing manipulation of the country’s currency. His replacement, Alejandro Vanoli, formerly the head of the country’s securities regulator, CNV, doesn’t look likely to set Argentina on a better path.
Awards
BIGGEST EMERGING MARKETS BANKS 2014
On A Grand Scale<br />
Chinese banks take first 10 places in rankings.
Awards
BIGGEST GLOBAL BANKS 2014
Big Is Beautiful<br />
Assets of ICBC exceed $3 trillion, while European banks shrink.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
COLOMBIA TO JOIN OECD
Milestones | Colombia<br />
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) is a relatively small club of 34 countries. It seeks long-term social and economic development through data collection, analysis and discussions.
Banking
INDIA: MILLIONS ACCESS BASIC FINANCIAL SERVICES
Milestones | India<br />
In partnership with more than 50 state-run, cooperative and private banks, India’s National Democratic Alliance government has launched the world’s largest financial inclusion project to bring 75 million households into the banking fold by the end of January 2015.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
INTERVIEW: IS THE ASIAN GROWTH MIRACLE OVER?
Global Salon<br />
Global Finance sat down with John Jullens, partner of consulting firm Strategy&, to discuss the sustainability of growth in Asian economies.
Awards
INTERVIEWS WITH THE AWARD WINNERS
View From The Top<br />
Global Finance speaks to leading executives at the World’s Safest Banks.