Banking
Milestones: Cyprus Reels From Russias Unwillingness To Help
MILESTONES:RUSSIA/CYPRUS ByKim Iskyan As the Cypriot banking sector imploded in mid-March, Russia, for which Cyprus is an offshore financial services...
Central & Eastern Europe
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Emerging & Frontier Markets
Milestones: Is Slovenia Next In Line For A Bailout?
MILESTONES: SLOVENIA By Gilly Wright While the new Slovenian government dismisses Cyprus comparisons, it could soon be facing the same fate, as €1 billion ($1.3 billion) of government debt comes up for renewal in June. Photo Credits: SLOVENIA: ...
Banking
Report: Central & Eastern Europe
<p>CHANGE IS AFOOT By Paul Mackintosh Central & Eastern European countries are trying hard to differentiate themselves from their southwestern neighbors. Corporates in the region are dealing with a new playing field as many assets once owned by ...</p>
Award Winners
World’s Best Banks 2013: Europe
By Thomas Clouse, Jonathan Gregson, Antonio Guerrero & Gordon Platt TOUGH TIMES CONTINUE IN EUROPE Europe remains mired in recession. Apart from Germany and the Nordics, major European economies are either flatlining or, as among the southern peripherals, contracting ...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Corporate SEPA Migration
LATE THROUGH THE GATE By Rebecca Brace With less than a year to go before the SEPA migration end date of February 1, 2014, companies operating in Europe must get migration projects under way or face disruptions to ...
Country Report
Country Report: Russia
REFORM BECOMING REALITY By Laurence Neville After years of promises, there are tentative signs that Russia is finally getting serious about reforming its economy. Russia has always been the odd one out in the BRIC quartet of ...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Milestones: ORIX Paves The Way For More Asia-Europe Deals
MILESTONES: GLOBAL By Gilly Wright Japanese financial group ORIX’s acquisition of a 90.1% share of Dutch asset management company Robeco from Rabobank for $2.6 billion is both the largest Japanese outbound deal so far this year and a reflection of ...
Banking
Milestones: Shareholder Say On Pay Takes Form
MILESTONES: EUROPE By Anita Hawser Billed as a major blow to the UK’s status as a global financial services hub, the European Parliament and council sent a clear message in February about bank bonuses, reaching an agreement that bankers’ bonuses ...
Banking
Newsmakers: Matolcsy Creates Anxiety For Hungarys Central
NEWSMAKERS: HUNGARY By Paul Mackintosh Widespread concerns in Europe over the independence and integrity of Hungary's institutions were rekindled recently by the news that prime minister Viktor Orbán had appointed his right-hand man, György Matolcsy, as the new governor of ...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Newsmakers: New President Faces Tough Challenge Managing Debt Woes
NEWSMAKERS: CYPRUS By Justin Keay With Cyprus in the midst of facing down the EU while battling to rescue its biggest banks, and during its worst economic crisis since independence in 1960— unemployment is above15%, and GDP could contract by ...
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World’s Best Emerging Markets Banks in Central & Eastern Europe 2013
Global Finance names the World’s Best Emerging Markets Banks 2013 in Central & Eastern Europe NEW YORK, March 18, 2013...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Emerging Markets Roundup: Russia
GAZPROM DOUBLES PROFITS AS IT PREPARES FOR “EFFICIENCY” AUDIT By Kim Iskyan Gas giant Gazprom reported that net profit doubled in the third quarter of 2012, thanks to forex gains. The results came just days after the ...