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Economics, Policy & Regulation

ROMANIAN VOTERS EMBRACE IOHANNIS’S POLITICS

Romania | Newsmakers Iohannis defeated prime minister and Social Democrat leader Victor Ponta, taking 54.5% of the vote against 45.5%. So who is Iohannis?

Economics, Policy & Regulation

TUNISIA: COMPROMISE IS KEY TO STABILITY

Tunisia | Newsmakers Elections in Tunisia in October, which saw the secular Nidaa Tounes party (39.7%) narrowly beat the incumbent Islamic party, Ennahda (31.8% of the vote), were widely praised for being free and fair. Questions remain, however, about their democratic robustness.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

WILL KURODA SURVIVE JAPAN’S SNAP ELECTION?

Japan | Newsmakers Just weeks after Haruhiko Kuroda, governor of the Bank of Japan, surprised the world with a bold plan to inflate Japanese assets and weaken the Japanese yen by buying 80 trillion yen ($680 billion) in Japanese bonds, exchange-traded funds and real estate investment trusts, prime minister Shinz Abe upstaged him by calling a snap election for mid-December, two years ahead of schedule.

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JPMorgan Singled Out for Illiquid Funding

The big bank is the only systemically important US financial institution found to depend too heavily on wholesale sources of funding.

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A Conversation With… Stefan James, Deutsche Bank

Stefan James of Deutsche Bank discusses the challenges facing treasurers and tactics for strategic supply chain management at Global Finance's annual Treasury & Cash Management Roundtable at the Harvard Club in New York City.

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A Conversation With…Ashok Madhavan, Campbell Soup Company

Ashok Madhavan of Campbell Soup discusses the importance of team management on treasury operations... at Global Finance's annual Treasury & Cash Management Roundtable at the Harvard Club in New York City

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A Conversation With…John Tus, Honeywell

John Tus of Honeywell discusses how to increase efficiency within the treasury organization at Global Finance's annual Treasury & Cash Management Roundtable at the Harvard Club in New York City

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A Conversation With…Michael Berkowitz, Citi

Michael Berkowitz of Citi discusses the effects of regulatory changes on corporate liquidity management at Global Finance's annual Treasury & Cash Management Roundtable at the Harvard Club in New York City.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

A WATERED-DOWN EEU

Milestones | Commonwealth Of Independent States In October, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia put the finishing legal touches to the creation of the Eurasian Economic Union, which comes into being on January 1, 2015.

Banking

ARE BANKS UNSAFE AT ANY SIZE?

Banking Regulation The globe’s financial systems are still vulnerable to contagion. Critics say regulators are unlikely to fix the problem unless they shift gears.

Banking

ARGENTINE GOVERNOR MAY FURTHER DILUTE CENTRAL BANK INDEPENDENCE

Newsmakers | Argentina Argentine president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner in early October triggered the resignation of the head of the country’s central bank, Juan Carlos Fabrega, by criticizing him for not reducing manipulation of the country’s currency. His replacement, Alejandro Vanoli, formerly the head of the country’s securities regulator, CNV, doesn’t look likely to set Argentina on a better path.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

COLOMBIA TO JOIN OECD

Milestones | Colombia The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) is a relatively small club of 34 countries. It seeks long-term social and economic development through data collection, analysis and discussions.