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Features: Brazil Country Report – Everything To Play For

EVERYTHING TO PLAY FOR As Brazilian president Lula prepares to step down, the country is facing a remarkably bright future—and a presidential election that is far from a foregone conclusion. By Antonio Guerrero Brazilian ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Newsmakers: Calderón Goes To War Against Inefficiency

Mexico By Antonio Guerrero LFC workers protest against Calderón’s actions When Mexican president Felipe Calderón decided in October that the staterun LFC electrical utility had sapped resources for too long, to the tune of $3 billion in annual ...

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BIGGEST EMERGING MARKET BANKS BY REGION

Global Finance ranks the Biggest Emerging Market Banks by Region. NEW YORK, October 16, 2009 As the worlds key emerging...

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Newsmakers: Economic Gloom Deepens As Honduras Crisis Continues

Honduras Antonio Guerrero Zelaya: Garnering interna tional supprt After Honduran soldiers stormed leftist president Manuel Zelaya’s home in June and he fled into exile, many speculated the Central American nation’s economy was poised for growth. After all, Zelaya ...

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Newsmakers: Potential Lula Successor Clears Legal Hurdle

Brazil Antonio Guerrero Palocci: Stillfacing more corruption allegatio ns Former Brazilian finance minister Antonio Palocci has won a political victory after the country‘s Supreme Court dismissed charges that he violated bank secrecy laws. The ruling could put Palocci, ...

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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,...

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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 LATIN AMERICA 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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Newsmakers: Kirchners Face Uncertain Future

ARGENTINA By Antonio Guerrero Kirchner: May have to rein in her populist agenda When Cristina Kirchner won Argentina's 2007 presidential election, she was taking over the office held since 2003 by her husband, Nestor Kirchner. Observers speculated the ...

Banking

Features: Profiting From Prudence

Despite a recent drop in profits amid the country's economic slowdown, Brazilian banks are poised for long-term growth. By Antonio Guerrero Amid a turbulent global market, Brazil's banking and financial sector is proving remarkably resilient. A stringent regulatory environment, strong ...