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GCC UNITY BEGINS TO FRAY

GCC REGIONAL SUPERSECTION 2014 | UNITY<br /> Despite more than 30 years of political and economic unity, the Gulf Cooperation Council countries remain divided when it comes to foreign policy and approaches to national and regional security.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

RUSSIA REAPS REWARDS FOR STEADY CHINESE COURTSHIP

RUSSIA/CHINA<br /> The recent raft of Chinese investments into Russia following president Putin’s May visit to Shanghai might look like a rapid response to counter Western sanctions.

Banking

SALON: EBENEZER ESSOKA, STANDARD CHARTERED

Ebenezer Essoka, a native of Cameroon, is vice chair for Africa at Standard Chartered. He sat down with Global Finance to discuss African trade and the need for African policymakers to ensure that foreign investment deals are in the best interest of all stakeholders.<br /> <br />

Banking

SIBOS 2014: BIRD’S EYE VIEW

SIBOS SUPERSECTION 2014 | INTRODUCTION<br /> The Sibos financial services conference—sponsored each year by the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT)—will be held in Boston this year in September and, according to organizers, is likely to have a record turnout of attendees and media.

Banking

SIBOS 2014: BLURRED VISION ON COLLATERAL MANAGEMENT

SIBOS SUPERSECTION 2014 | COLLATERAL MANAGEMENT<br /> Treasurers are warily eyeing the impact of new regulations on the amount of collateral they must hold against hedged positions—and these new regs will affect their ability to manage and forecast cash.

Banking

SIBOS 2014: DIGITAL BY DESIGN

SIBOS SUPERSECTION 2014 | THE INNOVATORS<br /> Global Finance presents its second annual look at some of the key innovations over the past year within the transaction services space. We make use of the OECD’s Oslo Manual of Innovation, along with submissions, key research and the input of experts, to evaluate those banks and service providers that stand out in terms of innovation over the past year.

Banking

SIBOS 2014: INNOVATION—MIND THE GAP

SIBOS SUPERSECTION 2014 | THE INNOVATORS<br /> Treasury solutions still don’t provide much business intelligence as they lack good integration with ERP systems. But banks and vendors are starting to close the gap.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

SIBOS 2014: SEEKING HOLISTIC SOLUTIONS

SIBOS SUPERSECTION 2014 | SUPPLY CHAIN FINANCE<br /> New SCF solutions are offering a range of tools to help suppliers manage working capital and diversify funding sources.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

WILL MARITIME CONFLICTS PUSH ASEAN TO NEW REGIONAL ROLE?

ASIA<br /> The members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) are faced with important decisions over the organization’s future amid increasing conflicts between China and member states over territorial claims in the South China Sea.

Emerging & Frontier Markets

YOUNG QATARI EMIR TAKES GLOBAL SPOTLIGHT

QATAR<br /> In June, after only a year in office, Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the 34-year-old emir of Qatar, found himself at the center of two global news stories.
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