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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Saudi Global Bond Sets Benchmark

Saudi Arabia made a splash with its $17.5 billion debut in the global bond market, which was the largest debt issuance by an emerging economy. The successful sale on October 19 was increased from an originally planned $10 billion, as ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Singapore Hones Tech To Hold Regional Financial Hub Status

Singapore chosen as a top fintech hub inConnecting Global FinTech: Hub Review 2016byDeloitte andAll Street Research.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Transfer Pricing: A Risky Juggling Act

Transfer pricing—price-setting for sales within a corporate family—for maximum returns takes on heightened risk as governments crack down on creative tax-avoidance maneuvers.

Banking

Under President Trump, Will Gold Be The New Black?

With billionaire president-elect Donald Trump in the White House, we may be about to witness a revival of bling. Trump has promised to lower taxes on the wealthy, giving them more to spend on everything from Apples (iPad) to zircon ...

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Carlos Fernandez Valdovinos, President, Banco Central del Paraguay

Carlos Fernández Valdovinos, President, Banco Central del Paraguay at 2016 Annual Meeting of the IMF and World Bank in Washington D.C. talks with Global Finance Editor Andrea Fiano.

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Karnit Flug, Central Bank Governor, Bank of Israel

Karnit Flug, Central Bank Governor, Bank of Israel at 2016 Annual Meeting of the IMF and World Bank in Washington D.C. talks with Global Finance Editor Andrea Fiano.

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Ziad Fariz, Central Bank Governor, Central Bank of Jordan

Ziad Fariz, Central Bank Governor, Central Bank of Jordan at 2016 Annual Meeting of the IMF and World Bank in Washington D.C. talks with Global Finance Editor Andrea Fiano.

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Amando Tetangco Jr. Governor of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas

Amando Tetangco Jr. Governor of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas at 2016 Annual Meeting of the IMF and World Bank in Washington D.C. talks with Global Finance Editor Andrea Fiano.

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Dr. Lutz-Christian Funke, Executive Director for KfW

Dr. Lutz-Christian Funke, Executive Director for KfW at 2016 Annual Meeting of the IMF and World Bank in Washington D.C. talks with Global Finance Editor Andrea Fiano.

Banking

Keeping The Wealth In The Wealthy

With great wealth comes a burden of keeping it. Last year, the net worth of 1,400 billionaires worldwide that are being tracked in a study declined for the first time in a decade—to $5.1 trillion. And while 210 people rose ...

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Riad Salamé, Central Bank Governor for Lebanon

Riad Salamé, Central Bank Governor for Lebanon talks with Global Finance Editor Andrea Fianoat 2016 Annual Meeting of the IMF and World Bank in Washington D.C.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Agribiz Mergers Raise Food Security Issues

A series of proposed megamergers in the global agrochemicals and seed industries—capped by Bayer's record $66 billion cash bid for Monsanto—raise fears ofa pricing monopoly in the farm-supply industry and threat tothe global food supply.