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Q&A with Governor, Central Bank of Dominican Republic

Hector Valdez Albizu, Governor, Central Bank of Dominican Republic,spokewith Global Finance magazine editor Andrea Fiano about the country's fiscal and monetary policies, relations with the IMF and the road ahead for Dominican Republic's economy.

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Forex Markets | A Crackdown On Currency Hedging

New restrictions will make it costlier for corporations to hedge erratic currency markets—but could also make the financial system safer.

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ING wins ‘Best Bank In The World’ award for 2017

Koos Timmermans, CFO of ING, winner of our first Best Bank In The World award, speaks with Global Finance Magazine editor Andrea Fiano about how his bank succeeded in establishing a global footprint by following its clients, and the lesson that ING took from fintechs: focus on the user experience.

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KfW ‘World’s Safest Bank’ for 2017

Lutz-Christian Funke, executive director of KfW, The World’s Safest Bank for several consecutive years, discusses with GFMag editor Andrea Fiano Germany’s political balancing act and economic stability, Europe’s refugee problem, and KfW’s collaborations with other European banks and political agencies.

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Lebanon Needs infrastructure And Reserves: Central Bank Governor

Riad Salamé, governor, Banque du Liban, talks with Global Finance Magazine editor Andrea Fiano about Lebanon’s need to build infrastructure and reserves, and the central bank’s efforts to boost growth from around 2.5% to around 6% by boosting tech startups and entrepreneurship generally.

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Paraguay economy to grow at 5.5%: Central Bank Governor

Carlos Fernandéz Valdovinos, governor of the central bank of Paraguay, was among the world’s top central bankers in Global Finance Magazine’s annual Central Banker Report Cards. Here, he talks with GFMag editor Andrea Fiano about how recovery in big neighboring economies is giving the Paraguayan economy a lift, and the need for reforms to continue.

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Real Estate Costs Bedevil CFOs

Work-space management lags behind work-style changes, presenting new challenges for property managers.

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GDP Growth For Major World Economies 2017

These are the 15 biggest countries in terms of GDP plus the Euro Area and the European Union aggregates.

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Activist Investors Focus On Consumer Goods

Consumer-staples giants such as Mondelez and PepsiCo too have become targets of investors pushing for more cost efficiency and growth.

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European M&A Hunters Take Aim At US

European companies have spent almost $176 billionon US takeovers during 2017.

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Indian Banks Become Early Tech Adopters

Banks and fintech companies often work on a symbiotic basis by bringing new technologies and algorithms to legacy institutions.

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Interest Rates | Life After Libor

Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has pledged to phase out Libor by 2021.