Awards
BIGGEST GLOBAL BANKS 2014
Big Is Beautiful<br />
Assets of ICBC exceed $3 trillion, while European banks shrink.
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Awards
INTERVIEWS WITH THE AWARD WINNERS
View From The Top<br />
Global Finance speaks to leading executives at the World’s Safest Banks.
Banking
RATING AGENCIES – THE BATTLE FOR EUROPE
Europe’s bond market grew 50% faster than the global rate during the first nine months of the year—by 4.6% year-on-year—but small foreign rating agencies jockeying for a piece of the action are crying foul.
Banking
RATING AGENCIES – U.S. UNDER PRESSURE
Pressure from Congress in the wake of the global financial crisis led the SEC to expedite its lethargic and opaque process of registering rating agencies. As a result there are now 10 Nationally Recognized Statistical Ratings Organizations (NRSROs).
Banking
RATING AGENCIES ARE UPGRADING
Fueled by a global flood of bond issues, rating agencies are polishing up their act.
Awards
SAFEST BANKS BY COUNTRY 2014
Digging Deep<br />
Global Finance’s country-by-country ranking provides an objective and transparent listing of the safest banks worldwide.
Awards
SAFEST COMMERCIAL BANKS 2014
European Leaders<br />
Europeans dominate Global Finance’s Safest Commercial Banks ranking.
Awards
SAFEST EMERGING MARKETS BANKS 2014
Safety In Numbers<br />
The safest 50 EM banks are concentrated in 10 countries; Saudi Arabia, Korea and China account for more than half.
Awards
WORLD’S SAFEST BANKS 2014
Standard Bearers<br />
New entrants raise the benchmark for Global Finance’s annual ranking of the Top 50 Safest Global Banks.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
AFRICA’S CONSUMER BOOM
AFRICA 2014 | INTRA-AFRICA TRADE<br />
The rise of the African consumer market is providing an opportunity for domestic companies to increase their footprint across the region.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
CEMENTING REGIONAL TIES
AFRICA 2014 | UNITY<br />
Africa’s dream of greater economic unity is gradually becoming a reality, with plans to establish a free-trade area spanning eastern and southern African countries well under way. Yet it could take time for the associated economic and trading benefits to play out.