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Worlds Safest Banks 2016: Middle East Top 50
The safest banks in the Middle East are all based in the GCC, with the exception of the two large...
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Arab Banks Struggle to Maintain Correspondent Relationships
According to a recent IMF, World Bank and Arab Monetary Fund report, 40% of Arab banks are experiencing “a significant decline” in the scale of correspondent banking relationships. The report shows 167 terminated accounts in 2015 compared to 71 in ...
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Broverman: Tech To Extend Advisory’s Reach
Eli Broverman is president and co-founder of Betterment, a provider of automated online investment advice—“robo-advisory.” He visitedGlobal Financeto discuss technology and asset management.
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Colombia: Unsettled After Voters Nix Peace
Columbian voters stunned observers on October 2 by rejecting the peace deal between the government of president Juan Manuel Santos and the guerrilla group Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), despite a 52-year civil war that has claimed approximately 220,000 ...
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New Head at Caterpillar Faces Slow Growth
Caterpillar, the US-based leader in the machinery and engine industry, announced thatin January Doug Umpleby, a longtime Caterpillar executive, will succeedDoug Oberhelman as the company’s CEO. He will be challenged by slow growth worldwide.
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Post-Brexit, Scots Reconsider Independence
Scots are trying some novel theories for legitimate ways to escape the United Kingdom-wide exit from the European Union.
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Samsung’s Heir Apparent Faces Heated Challenges
Samsung’s soon-to-be vice chairman and heir apparent, Lee Jae-yong,rises to face the challenge of leading the multinational tech giant ata difficult time.
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Solar Cost Slides To Record Low, Again
The cost of producing solar power has fallen sharply in the past five years—so much that in some cases it can be half the price, or even less, of conventional power. Experts predict solar's cost will continue to plummet.
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Stars Of China: Banks Span The Spectrum
This year’s ranking of Chinese banks includes all 21 Chinese banks that have a rating from one of the three large, international rating agencies. In principle, the only criterion for inclusion, apart from having one or more rating, was that ...
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Thai Succession Question Threatens Stability
A smooth transition of power to crown prince of ThailandMaha Vajiralongkornafter his father, king Bhumibol Adulyadej, died in mid-October, is looking unlikely, however.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
UAE Bank Merger May Spark More Deals
After several years of inactivity, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) could see a spate of M&A deals in financial services.
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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 ...