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Banking

Central Banker Report Cards 2012: Europe

By Gordon Platt, Antonio Guerrero and Anita Hawser EUROPE BELARUS Nadezhda Ermakova Grade: C Ermakova assumed the chairmanship of the central bank in August 2011 under somewhat controversial circumstances. Her predecessor, Petr Prokopovich, retired against a backdrop of spiraling inflation ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Debt: Emerging Corporate Debt Grows

CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS: CORPORATE DEBT   By Gordon Platt   Global investors are creeping further out on thin ice to capture the higher yields available on bonds issued by companies in emerging markets (EM).   Analysts caution that many of the ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Russia Finally Seated At The WTO Table

MILESTONES: RUSSIA   By Kim Iskyan   After a 19-year process, on August 22, Russia finally became a full-fledged member of the World Trade Organization.   Russia expects long-term benefits from WTO membership Accession will have little impact in the short ...

Banking

World’s Best Banks 2012: Regional Winners

By Gordon Platt, Thomas Clouse, Jonathan Gregson & Antonio Guerrero Regional Winners BEST BANK IN NORTH AMERICA JPMorgan Chase   JPMorgan Chase is the top US bank by assets. “For America’s largest companies, we raised or lent over $720 billion ...

Award Winners

Awards: Project Finance & Infrastructure

CHANGING OF THE GUARD IN PROJECT FINANCE   By Gordon Platt   As public purse strings tighten, pension funds are the most promising source of long-term funding for infrastructure projects, according to an OECD report supported by Oliver Wyman.   ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Poland Shines In CEE

STAR GAZING   By Vanessa Drucker   Among Central and Eastern European countries, Poland’s economic performance clearly stands out. Unlike other countries it has the luxury of economic growth, and it boasts a large domestic market that can pick up ...

Award Winners

Project Finance and Infrastructure Providers 2012: Regional Winners

By Gordon Platt NORTH AMERICA FINANCIAL ADVISER: Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group MUFG led the $585 million nonrecourse financing of the Wind Energy Transmission Texas project, and structured a $387 million construction loan for the Lone Star Transmission project, a 329-mile transmission ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Sector Report: Agribusiness Take Off

A BUMPER YIELD   By Justin Keay   Agribusiness is increasingly being viewed as a dynamic area to invest in. But as global demand for food supplies and land increases, can banks, often criticized for their short-term outlook, meet the ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Treasury & Cash Management: Who’s Who

WHO’S WHO   Global Finance’s annual list of Who’s Who in Treasury & Cash Management   Bank of America Merrill Lynch Paul Simpson Head of global transaction services   Paul Simpson joined Bank of America Merrill Lynch in May 2011 and ...
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