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NEW CEO CHANGES PACE FOR STANDARD CHARTERED | NEWSMAKERS
Newsmakers | United Kingdom
The appointment of Bill Winters to replace Peter Sands as CEO of Standard Chartered has been universally welcomed, as the troubled bank saw profits fall by 30% last year compared with 2013 levels.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
REGIONAL HEAVYWEIGHTS | BEST PERFORMING COMPANIES
Global Finance’s first annual ranking of the top-performing companies in the Middle East shows how much of the region is still in the early stages of reducing its dependence on oil.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
RIVAS NEEDS TO WOO ESTONIA’S RUSSIAN MINORITY | NEWSMAKERS
Newsmakers | Estonia
Estonians handed victory to 35-year-old Taavi Rõivas and his center-right Reform Party in parliamentary elections on March 1.
Banking
SHADOW BANKING: THE FUTURE OF BANKING?
Cover Story
As banks find their margins squeezed on traditional lending and payments activities, nonbank credit and financing—supported by technological innovation—is growing exponentially.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
TIBET’S ECONOMY BOOMS AS REST OF CHINA SLOWS | MILESTONES
Milestones | Tibet
Amid a general slowdown in the Chinese economy, Tibet has emerged as the fastest-growing province in the country.
Banking
UNLOCKING THE MYSTERY | SOVEREIGN WEALTH FUNDS
Middle Eastern sovereign wealth funds are notoriously secretive in terms of their investments and strategy. So what will they do in response to the oil price drop?
Banking
Who’s Who In The Middle East 2016
Global Finance’s first annual list of Who’s Who in The Middle East.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
A TENSE NIGERIA PUSHES BACK PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
Milestones | Nigeria
A week before it was to take place, Nigeria’s presidential election was postponed for fear it would spark violence. The election was originally scheduled for February 14 but has been pushed back six weeks to March 28. The outcome of this delay is unclear.
Banking
ANDREW SPINDLER: BANKERS WITHOUT BORDERS
Global Salon
Global Finance sat down recently with Andrew Spindler, president and CEO of the Financial Services Volunteer Corps, which has spread the gospel of sound financial systems to the developing world for the better part of a quarter of a century.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
BRAZIL: SMOOTH SAILING FOR PETROBRAS CEO?
Newsmakers | Brazil
Aldemir Bendine became one of Brazil’s poster boys for success while at the helm of Banco do Brasil, but his new role as chief executive of the country’s oil giant, Petrobras, is causing him headaches.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
CHINA: NEW LAW COULD UPSET COMPANY OWNERSHIP
Milestones | China
New legislation will lower the regulatory hurdles for foreign companies entering the Chinese market, but it is restricted to particular industries.