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World’s Best Banks 2012: Europe

By Thomas Clouse, Jonathan Gregson, Antonio Guerrero & Gordon Platt EUROPE Europe’s banks are being pulled in two directions. Governments want them to lend more, especially to small- and medium-size enterprises, while European and national regulators require them to strengthen their ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

DR News: Russia Reforms Laws For DR Issuers

EMERGING MARKETS INVESTOR: DR NEWS By Gordon Platt Russia made a number of major changes in its securities legislation that will affect depositary receipt programs for shares of Russian issuers, according to law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf. Some of ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

FX: EU Debt Still Commands Center Stage

CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS: FOREIGN EXCHANGE By Gordon Platt The foreign exchange market continues to be rattled by Europe's debt crisis, analysts say the issue is far from settled. The foreign exchange market continues to be rattled by ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

SEPA: Impact Of Migration End-Dates

BINDING COMMITMENT By Anita Hawser The EC has finally announced a legally binding end-date for SEPA migration. Now companies and their banks must get serious about migrating. During a recent visit to her firm's Canary Wharf offices, ...

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BEST BANKS BY REGION 2012

Global Finance Announces the Best Banks by Region 2012 NEW YORK, March 20, 2012 Global Finance magazine has announced its...

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WORLD’S BEST EMERGING MARKET BANKS IN CENTRAL & EASTERN EUROPE 2012

Global Finance names the World’sBest Emerging Market Banks 2012 inCentral & Eastern Europe NEW YORK, March 20, 2012 Global Finance...

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SAFEST BANKS IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE 2012

Global Finance names the Safest Banks in Central & Eastern Europe: April 2012 NEW YORK, March 1, 2012 Global Finance...

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WORLD’S 50 SAFEST BANKS 2012

Global Finance announces a half-yearly update World’s 50 Safest Banks: April 2012 NEW YORK, March 1, 2012 Bank stability is...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Central Bank Independence Is Under Threat

MILESTONES: HUNGARY By Paula Green As if a weakening currency, surging public debt and three downgrades to junk bond status since November weren't enough to dissuade investors from sinking money into Hungary, they now have to deal with ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Company To Watch: Yandex / Russia

'RUSSIAN GOOGLE' BUYS SOFTWARE FIRM TO BOOST MOBILE OFFERINGS By Gordon Platt Yandex, the leading Internet search engine in Russia, with a 63% market share, purchased SPB Software last November to increase its mobile services. Yandex has ...

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Cover Story: EUROPE 2020

AFTER THE TURMOIL: WHAT COMES NEXT? By Jonathan Gregson, Justin Keay and Vanessa Drucker How the European Union will look in 2020 is unclear. Whether it will see tighter union, a tiered eurozone, or will cease to exist ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Russia’s 18-Year Odyssey To Join The WTO Finally At An End

MILESTONES: RUSSIA By Kim Iskyan While attention in December was mostly focused on the evolving political environment in Russia, a major economic milestone was achieved on December 16, when the World Trade Organization formally accepted the country as ...