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Modi Empowered By State Wins
Wins by Indian Prime Minster Narendra Modi’s ruling party in the month of March indicates strong support for his challenging reform plans
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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
China Retailers Bet Big On Online Banking Service
Chinese Web giant Baidu has obtained regulatory approval to establish, in collaboration with China Citic Bank, a direct-banking firm named Baixin Bank that will operate online rather than through brick-and-mortar outlets.
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China To Build Silk Road For Project Finance
China’s “One Belt, One Road” (OBOR) initiative is the most ambitious overarching infrastructure project to be proposed in the modern era, and it requires ambitious financing.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
McDonald’s China Deal Favors Franchise Model
McDonald’s agreed to sell 80% control of its restaurants in China and Hong Kong for 20 years to state-owned conglomerate Citic and the Carlyle Group, a private equity firm.
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Silk Road Bonds: The Next Big Thing?
Using Silk Road bonds as a funding vehicle for the vast capital needs of the One Belt, One Road (OBOR) project appears a handy catchall subsuming devilish details.
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China To Rule Renewables
China is committed to investing more than $360 billion in domestic renewable energy and supporting technologies by 2020,building on its existing position as the world’s largest investor in renewables.
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China Stars Awards Ceremony
In November in Beijing, Global Financehonored winners ofour ninth annual Stars of China Awards, recognizingexcellence inChinese banks.
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Kiwi Prime Minister Inherits Strong Economy
The new prime minister of New Zealand has his work cut out for him, despite a relatively strong economy.
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Q&A w/CMB: Leading China’s Private Banking
Wu Chunjiang, assistant general manager for private banking at China Merchants Bank (CMB), talks with Global Finance about building strength regionally in private banking.
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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.