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Boardroom Brawl Draws Tata Patriarch From Retirement

At almost 79, Ratan Naval Tata is donning the captain’s cap again at the $108 billion Tata Group. He’s back at his Bombay House corner office at group headquarters, taking daily calls on operations. After four years of retirement, the ...

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China: New Finance Minister Won’t Change Much

Given that China’s growth is slowing, the decision to replace Finance minister Lou Jiwei with Xiao Jie is controversial—yet not surprising.

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South Korea: Scandal Sweeps Political, Corporate World’s

The scandal that led to the president's impeachment implicates some of South Korea's best-known conglomerates.

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US Investors’ Unease Clouds Outlook For Manila

With Trump at the helm in the US, Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte'santi-American rhetoric may backfire.

Features

Foreign Financial Folk Turn Bullish On Trump

As the reality of a Donald Trump presidency sinks in with the world's markets, financial professionals and economic groups are choosing to look at the stimulus that could result from the election of the real estate developer turned reality show star.

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Samsung’s Heir Apparent Faces Heated Challenges

Samsung’s soon-to-be vice chairman and heir apparent, Lee Jae-yong,rises to face the challenge of leading the multinational tech giant ata difficult time.

Awards

Stars of China: Banks Grow Into Global Roles

Global Finance magazine honors the best banks in China, acknowledging that the Chinese banking sector has grown and matured to play a major role in global banking.

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Stars Of China: Banks Span The Spectrum

This year’s ranking of Chinese banks includes all 21 Chinese banks that have a rating from one of the three large, international rating agencies. In principle, the only criterion for inclusion, apart from having one or more rating, was that ...

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Thai Succession Question Threatens Stability

A smooth transition of power to crown prince of ThailandMaha Vajiralongkornafter his father, king Bhumibol Adulyadej, died in mid-October, is looking unlikely, however.

Award Winners

World’s Safest Banks 2016: Emerging Markets Top 50

The safest three emerging markets banks are South Korean, following ratings upgrades by Moody’s and S&P. Korea Development Bank, Export-Import Bank of Korea and Industrial Bank of Korea now have at least one AA and one AA- rating each, which ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Expanding India’s Corporate Debt Markets

A deepening and widening of the nascent corporate bond market in India is on track, following reforms by the Reserve Bank of India aimed todraw in foreign and small investors.

Country Report

India Set For Rebirth

Policy changes and consistent growth have positioned India to draw fresh investment.