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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Turkey: Leading The Way

LEADING THE WAY At the presidential palace in Ankara on July 21, Turkey’s president, Abdullah Gul, met with Global Finance for a wide-ranging interview covering Turkey’s role in the global economy and its international relations. Global Finance: ...

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WORLD’S BEST BANKS 2009

Istanbul, October 6th, 2009 – Global Finance magazine hosted its thirteenth annual Best Bank Awards ceremony on October 6th, 2009,...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Emerging Markets: Russian Retailers’ Stocks Selling At Steep Discount

News Russian Retailers’ Stocks Selling At Steep Discount As a big emerging market, Russia offers opportunities for growth in the consumer sector, analysts say. For investors willing to look beyond the major oil stocks, which already have risen ...

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Features: Regional Report – Central & Eastern Europe

DOWN BUT NOT OUT Central and Eastern Europe was arguably the region hit hardest by the global downturn. It’s still suffering, but hopeful signs are clearly emerging. By Justin Keay It wasn’t meant to be like this. ...

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WORLD’S 50 SAFEST BANKS 2009

With bank stability still high on corporate and investor agendas, Global Finance magazine publishes in the October 2009 issue its...

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THE WORLD’S BIGGEST BANKS 2008

Rank Name Country Fiscal Year Total Assets ($b) 1 Royal Bank of Scotland Group United Kingdom 12/2007 3,807 2 Deutsche...

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BEST EMERGING MARKET BANKS 2009

REGIONAL WINNER Standard Chartered COUNTRY WINNER Algeria Arab Banking Corporation Algeria Angola BES Angola Botswana Standard Chartered Bank Botswana Cote...

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BEST INTERNET BANKS IN CENTRAL & EASTERN EUROPE 2009

NEW YORK, July 21, 2009 Global Finance has announced the First Round winners in the World’s Best Internet Banks competition...

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RUSSIA’S BEST BANKS AND COMPANIES – 2009

Domestic VTB Foreign Citi Regional UralSib Domestic Investment Troika Dialog Foreign Investment Credit Suisse Commercial Sberbank Consumer Raiffeisen Foreign Exchange...

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Features: Annual Survey: Russia’s Roller Coaster Runs On Oil

After a difficult year, Russia's fortunes look set to improve. The country is still too dependent on oil for its future prosperity, though. By Nick Kochan While analysts tend to compare Russia with the other BRIC ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Regulars : EM Roundup Russia

Amid expectations that the Russian economy had hit bottom, and despite a solid bounce in commodity prices since the beginning of the year, bad news continued to pile up. By Kim Iskyan Industrial production shrank by 17% in ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Emerging Markets : EM ROUNDUP Russia

The first meeting between US president Barack Obama and Russian president Dmitry Medvedev, at the Group of 20 summit in London in early April, appeared to lay the foundation for an improvement in relations, which had plunged to fresh post-Cold ...