Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
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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Banking
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.
Banking
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.
Banking
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.
Banking
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.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Real Estate Costs Bedevil CFOs
Work-space management lags behind work-style changes, presenting new challenges for property managers.
Features
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.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
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.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
European M&A Hunters Take Aim At US
European companies have spent almost $176 billionon US takeovers during 2017.
Banking
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.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Interest Rates | Life After Libor
Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has pledged to phase out Libor by 2021.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Lessons For CFOs From Catalonia Crisis
In the face of rising political risks, nearly 1,900 companies have moved their seat out of Catalonia including some of the biggest in the region like Gas Natural and Abertis. While murmurs of companies moving out of Catalonia owing to ...