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Economics, Policy & Regulation

CYPRUS BEGINS LONG ROAD TO RECOVERY

COUNTRY REPORT | CYPRUS Amid continuing harsh austerity measures, things are—very slowly—starting to recover, alongside restructuring that will change the focus of the economy. GDP in 2014 should contract by 3.5% before flattening out next year, with 0.2% growth forecast.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

GLUT OF EUROS COULD KEEP SINGLE CURRENCY WEAK

Trends | Foreign Exchange The global imbalance created by Europe’s huge current-account surplus and excess savings has created a glut of euros that could condemn the single currency to broad-based weakening.

Banking

HILL TO PUSH SECURITIZATION AS FINANCIAL STABILITY HEAD

Newsmakers | United Kingdom After a bumpy ride, the UK’s candidate, lord Jonathan Hill, has been confirmed by the European Parliament as commissioner for financial stability, capital markets and financial services.

Awards

INTERVIEWS WITH THE AWARD WINNERS

View From The Top Global Finance speaks to leading executives at the World’s Safest Banks.

Banking

SEISMIC SHIFTS UPEND THE FX BUSINESS

FX Supplement 2014 | Overview Will regulation repair forex’s damaged reputation—and are banks ready for the culture change?

Economics, Policy & Regulation

YOUNG CONSERVATIVE TAKES HELM IN BELGIUM

Newsmakers | Belgium After almost five months of parliamentary squabbling since the elections of May 25th, Belgium finally inaugurated a new government in mid-October.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

A Small Step to Unlock Credit for the Club Med

This month the European Central Bank will start to buy euro-denominated asset-backed securities (ABS) and covered bonds in an effort to revive a market that has been sharply impaired since the financial crisis.

Banking

BOTÍN: GROOMED FOR SUCCESS

NEWSMAKERS | SPAIN Less than 24 hours after the sudden death, in September, of her father Emilio Botín, widely recognized as one of the shrewdest, most successful bankers in modern history, Ana Patricia Botín was unanimously named by the board to take the helm of Banco Santander, an institution that has been under the control of her family for three generations.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

INDEPENDENCE VOTE MARKS THE RETURN OF GORDON BROWN

NEWSMAKERS | UNITED KINGDOM From Washington to Madrid, there was a collective sigh of relief breathed around Western capitals when Scottish voters decided by a majority of 55% to reject the call for independence and remain part of the United Kingdom. For all those who did not want Scotland to secede, an unlikely hero had emerged in the form of Gordon Brown.

Country Report

Western Europe

CYPRUS BEGINS LONG ROAD TO RECOVERY

GLUT OF EUROS COULD KEEP SINGLE CURRENCY WEAK

HILL TO PUSH SECURITIZATION AS FINANCIAL STABILITY HEAD

INTERVIEWS WITH THE AWARD WINNERS

SEISMIC SHIFTS UPEND THE FX BUSINESS

YOUNG CONSERVATIVE TAKES HELM IN BELGIUM

A Small Step to Unlock Credit for the Club Med

BOTÍN: GROOMED FOR SUCCESS

INDEPENDENCE VOTE MARKS THE RETURN OF GORDON BROWN

MOVING BEYOND THE COMFORT ZONE

TURKISH BANKS UNDER FIRE

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