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The Hungary Games

CEE Regional Report The unorthodox policies of prime minister Viktor Orbán may be controversial, but they’ve helped kick-start the country’s economy. Most of the other CEE nations are also mounting turnarounds..

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

The Renminbi Inches Toward Reserve Currency Status

Capital Markets | Foreign Exchange The executive board of the International Monetary Fund recently held an informal meeting to discuss a staff report that found some deficiencies in the renminbi as a potential reserve currency.

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Uruguay Regional Champ

Wedged between Brazil and Argentina—two neighbors with serious economic problems—Uruguay is an attractive foreign direct investment alternative in Latin America.

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Global Finance Names The World’s Safest Banks 2015

PRESS RELEASES | SAFEST BANKS The World's 50 Safest Banks 2015 The World's 50 Safest Commercial Banks 2015 The Safest Banks 2015 By Country The Safest Islamic Financial Institutions In The GCC 2015 The Safest Banks In North America 2015 ...

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World’s Safest Banks 2015: Selection Methodology

Andrew Cunningham details the Selection Methodology used in our rankings for the World's Safest Banks 2015.

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Panelist Profile | Anju Patwradhan of Standard Chartered Bank

Panelist Profile – Anju Patwradhan of Standard Chartered Bank | Digital Bank Conference and Best Digital Bank Awards 2015 | Global Finance Magazine

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Panelist Profile | Carlos Gomes of ActivoBank

Panelist Profile – Carlos Gomes of ActivoBank | Digital Bank Conference and Best Digital Bank Awards 2015 | Global Finance Magazine

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Panelist Profile | Christian Bornfeld of Nordea Retail

Panelist Profile – Christian Bornfeld of Nordea Retail | Digital Bank Conference and Best Digital Bank Awards 2015

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Panelist Profile | John Laurens Of DBS Bank

Panelist Profile – John Laurens Of DBS Bank | Digital Bank Conference and Best Digital Bank Awards 2015 | | Global Finance Magazine

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The World’s Best Digital Bank Awards 2015

This is the 16th year Global Finance has named the World’s Best Digital Banks and details on all First Round winners will be published in the September issue.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Companies Lock In Low Rates For 100 Year Bonds And Longer

Capital Markets | Debt Jaws dropped in June, when scandal-plagued Petrobras, the Brazilian oil company, announced plans to come to market with a 100-year bond. Who in their right mind would lend $2.5 billion for a century to an emerging markets company that in April wrote off $17 billion in overvalued assets and billions more in bribes?

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Currency Swings Squash Quarterly Earnings

Capital Markets | Foreign Exchange The surging dollar, falling euro and plunging emerging-markets currencies had a record $32 billion negative impact on the earnings of companies in North America and Europe in the first quarter, according to Scottsdale, Arizonabased FiREapps, which helps corporations measure and manage foreign exchange exposure.