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Brazil’s Finance Minister Faces Storm

Brazil Well known for his caution, Brazil Finance Minister Henrique Meirelles is well aware of the enormity of his nation’s fiscal hole. Brazil is likely to report a primary deficit of $36 billion this year, instead of the $6.8 billion surplus previously forecast.

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Building Toward A Breakthrough

Finance sector innovations have cut costs and improved convenience but have not been transformative. Will bankers and treasurers—traditionally risk-averse players—ever brainstorm a revolutionary breakthrough?

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Can Khan Deliver On Affordable Housing Pledge?

UK The promise of London’s new mayor, Sadiq Khan, to build 50,000 homes (half of them affordable) with a reasonable commute is being heralded but also questioned.

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Erdogan’s Power Grab Roils Market

Turkey Every emerging economy has a tipping point beyond which investor sentiment turns negative, despite fundamentals.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Growing Pirate Party Channels Populist Fury

Iceland The Panama Papers’ revelation that Iceland’s prime minister had offshore interests, including claims on Icelandic banks, caused outrage in this naturally volcanic island state.

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Innovators Q+A | Beta Testing Blockchain Functions

Gautam Jain, global head of digitization and client access, Transaction Banking, Standard Chartered Bank, talks about the bank’s role in a blockchain proof-of-concept joint effort.

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Innovators Q+A | BNYMellon On Its Open-Source Platform

Suresh Kumar, CIO and senior executive vice president of BNY Mellon, discusses the development of the Nexen Ecosystem.

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Innovators Q+A | Channeling The Data Flood

Peter Nabicht, co-founder of 12Sided Technology, sees the data deluge in the FX space as a boon traders—if they have the technology to manipulate the data.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Innovators Q+A | Coke’s New Tech Formula

Coca-Cola’s director of international treasury services, Jim Aschmeyer, explains how a strong relationship with Citi aids innovation and cash management.

Banking

Innovators Q+A | Islamic Banking’s Pawn Shop

Mohamed Azmeer, CEO of Amãna Bank, describes how Islamic principles require creativity to design products that meet customer needs.

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Innovators Q+A | Singapore Blockchain Beta Shows Promise

Lum Yin Fong, global head of client management and implementation in Global Transaction Services at DBS Bank, talks about how her firm, in conjunction with Standard Chartered Bank and Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore, explored blockchain technology in trade finance.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Innovators Q+A | Treasury Transformation At Etihad Airways

Adam Boukadida, deputy treasurer for Etihad Airways, talks treasury transformation vision, goals and strategy.