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Puigdemont, Spanish Independence ‘Wild Card’
The Catalan president gained wider recognition after calling last month’s referendum to secede from Spain, which was deemed illegal by Madrid.
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Economics, Policy & Regulation
Economic Sanctions | Popular But Not Painless
Richard Nephew, a former principal deputy coordinator for Sanctions Policy at the US Department of State who now teaches at Columbia University, visited Global Finance to discuss economic sanctions, their effectiveness, and why corporate finance leaders should care.
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Are Emerging Markets Ready To Rebound?
Emerging markets could see funds flowing back to them as central banks unwindquantitative easing and liquidity flows back to emering market assets.
Banking
Central Bankers Eye A Return to Normal
The rosier outlook gives central banks a chance to return to more traditional policies after endless cycles of easing. The US Federal Reserve (Fed) is likely to stick to its plan of slowly increasing interest rates, and the European Central Bank (ECB) could follow suit.
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Amazon Incites HQ2 Bidding War
The firm saysthe newheadquarter would beas big as the existingoffices inSeattle and will come with$5 billion in investment promisingjobs for 50,000 employees.
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BP South Africa Appoints Black Woman CEO, Creates History
Priscillah Mabelane isthe first black woman in history to head a multinational oil major.
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Can New CEO End Crisis For Teva Pharmaceutical
Kåre Schultz willtake over as CEO at a time when the pharmaceutical companystruggles withcompetition, downwardpressure on drug prices,expiring patents, risingoperational costs, bribery investigations,fines and failed acquisitions.
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Kraft Heinz Picks Up A Millenial CFO
David Knopf, 29 years old,represents a new breed of millennial executives who have risen up the ranks at global companies.
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Lima To Reap Economic Benefits Of Pan American Games In 2019
Peru is expected to invest $1.5 billion in infrastructure for the games, including sporting facilities required by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and at least 16 projects to improve chaotic traffic in the capital.
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Norway’s Sovereign Wealth Fund To Undertake Major Review
The country's wealth fund is the largest in the world with a staggering $1 trillion valuation.
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Uzbekistan Comes In From The Cold
Since becoming president in December, Shavkat Mirziyoyevhas embraced the West, the IMF and the EBRDnormalizingrelations with the countryafter a 10-year freeze.
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Emerging Markets Draw Record Private Equity Funding
Emerging markets took 9% of the global total of $240 billion invested by private capital funds during the the first half of 2017, the highest share since before emerging markets’ sudden fall from grace in 2011.