Western Europe Archives

Join the global community of corporate and public-sector finance industry leaders reading Global Finance monthly in print.

Click Here

Country Report

Talking Up The Turkish Economy

An unexpected uptick in economic growth, a failed military coup and geopolitical tensions haven’t kept Turkey down. And the country’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdoan, looks set to strengthen his hold on power with snap elections called for June.

Country Report

Turkish Banks: A Year Of Normalization

Turkey's banks have had a good run but rising debts remain a worry.

Award Winners

World’s Best Bank Awards 2018: Western Europe

Bold strategies blaze a trail:From embracing new technologies to taking steps to minimize regulatory burdens, northern and western banks find ways to make their own destinies.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

WPP Chairman May Not Last

WPP chairman Martin Sorrell’s successorRoberto Quarta inherits a company in crisis in a troubled industry.

News

Brexit Breakthrough Eases Business Uncertainty

Thanks to a new agreement, businesses can assume that the UK will be fully out of the EU by January 2021. The UK will remain in the single market and customs union until the end of 2020.

News

Facebook Crisis Calls For New Rules

Zuckerberg’s testimony to Congress has only increased public calls for more oversight of social media and how it uses customer data.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

German Green Energy Giants Join Forces In Novel Merger

EON and RWE swap assets to become a market leader.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Swiss To Vote On Reclaiming Fiat Power

As many countries move to become cashless societies, Switzerland will vote on whether their central bank should be the only institution capable of creating money.

Awards

Global Finance Announces The Best Banks In Western Europe 2018

A full report on the selections will appear in the May issue of Global Finance, with winners chosen in nearly 150 countries across Africa, Asia-Pacific, Central & Eastern Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, North America and Western Europe. The ...

Award Winners

Western Europe

Talking Up The Turkish Economy

Turkish Banks: A Year Of Normalization

World’s Best Bank Awards 2018: Western Europe

WPP Chairman May Not Last

Brexit Breakthrough Eases Business Uncertainty

Facebook Crisis Calls For New Rules

German Green Energy Giants Join Forces In Novel Merger

Swiss To Vote On Reclaiming Fiat Power

Global Finance Announces The Best Banks In Western Europe 2018

Western Europe: Treasurers Prep For Open Banking

New German Finance Minister Might End Euro-Austerity

Cyprus Shores Up Financial Sector