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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Europe: SEPA Fails To Live Up To Expectations

MILESTONE: EUROPE By Anita Hawser Slow implementation has hindered SEPA With the threat of sovereign defaults in Europe's PIGS (Portugal, Ireland, Greece Spain), the eurozone had its fair share of bad news this summer. As the sovereign and ...

News

France: Sarkozy’s Commodities Plans Get Boost From Merkel

NEWSMAKERS: FRANCE By Denise Bedell Smooth move: Sarkozy hopes to rein in price volatility Commodity speculation is once again in the spotlight as Angela Merkel, German chancellor, has announced her support for plans by incoming G20 president Nicolas ...

Economics, Policy & Regulation

United Kingdom: Governance Code Puts UK Shareholders In The Hotseat

NEWSMAKERS: UNITED KINGDOM By Anita Hawser Hogg: Code will be catalyst In the wake of the financial crisis, which highlighted the need for higher levels of engagement between the boards of companies and significant shareholders, corporate governance is ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Features: Spotlight – EBRD

POST-CRISIS MANAGEMENT The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has found new relevance—and a key role—in the aftermath of the financial crisis. By Justin Keay Aside maybe from Goldman Sachs and J.P. Morgan, few banks have emerged ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Newsmakers: Financial Turmoil Hits London’s Status

United Kingdom By Anita Hawser Jenkins: London faces threat from multiple emerging market centers As economic power increasingly shifts toward the East and regulators in the West look to rein in the growth of their financial sectors, senior ...

Country Report

Country Report: Spain

AN ATTAINABLE GOAL By Antonio Guerrero Spain's economy is still under pressure, but signs of renewed confidence are slowly emerging. When Spain beat the Netherlands in July to win the country's first-ever soccer World Cup, ...

Award Winners

World’s SAFEST BANKS IN WESTERN EUROPE 2010

Global Finance names the World’s Safest Banks 2010 in Western Europe NEW YORK, September 2, 2010 — Global Finance magazine...

Award Winners

WORLD’S BEST INTERNET BANKS IN EUROPE 2010

Global Finance names the World’s Best Internet Banks in Europe 2010 NEW YORK, July 26, 2010 Global Finance has announced...

News

Drowning In Debt

COVER STORY: AFTER THE BAILOUT The turmoil in Greece and the subsequent rout of the euro have rattled global markets and caused a renewed bout of hand-wringing over the stability of the global economy. Some believe the developed markets ...

News

Keeping BP Afloat Is Common Goal Of US And UK

NEWSMAKERS: US/UK By Gordon Platt Speaking out: Cameron voices support for beleaguered BP BP still hadn’t plugged that hole yet in the deep-sea floor of the Gulf of Mexico by the end of June, as the Atlantic hurricane season ...

Country Report

Steady Progress

Country Report: Portugal By Denise Bedell Portugal has been hit hard by the general uncertainty over the eurozone's future, but its prospects are outshining some of its neighbors'. It may still be laboring in Greece's shadow, ...

News

Newsmakers: Europe Considers Emergency Aid Fund

Europe By Justin Keay Schäuble: Europe should be able to save itself Growing concern over the indebtedness and burgeoning fiscal deficits of some European countries has led Germany’s finance minister, Wolfgang Schäuble, to propose the establishment of a ...