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The United States Country Report: GDP data and GDP forecasts; economic, financial and trade information; the best banks in The United States; country and population overview

DATA ON GDP AND ECONOMIC INFORMATION
Central bank Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Washington) (2009)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold $70.57 billion (31 December 2007 estimate)
Gross Domestic Product - GDP 14,204,322 millions of US dollars (2009)
GDP (Purchasing Power Parity) 14,204,322 millions of International dollars (2009)
Real GDP growth
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
1.1% 1.8% 2.5% 3.6% 3.1% 2.7% 2.1% 0.4%

2009: -2.7% (estimate)    

2010: 1.5% (forecast)

GDP per capita - current prices $46,443 (2009 estimate)
GDP per capita - PPP $46,443 International Dollars (2009 estimate)
GDP (PPP) - share of world total 19.598% (2010 forecast)
GDP - composition by sector
  • agriculture: 1.2%
  • industry: 19.6%
  • services: 79.2% (2008 estimate)
Gross domestic expenditure on R&D (% of GDP) 2.61% (2006)
Inflation

3.8% (2008)

-0.4% (2009)
Unemployment rate 5.8% (2008)
9.3% (2009 estimate)
10.1% (2010 forecast)
Household saving rates 0.5% (2007)
Public debt (% of GDP) 62.88% (2008)
Government bond ratings

Standard & Poor's: AAA/Stable/A-1+

Moody's rating: Aaa

Moody's outlook: STA

(Foreign Currency Government Bond Ratings; Data last updated Nov 2009)
Market value of publicly traded shares US$19.95 trillion (31 December 2007)
Largest companies in The United States General Electric, ExxonMobil, AT&T, Wal-Mart Stores, Chevron, JPMorgan Chase, Berkshire Hathaway, Procter & Gamble, Verizon Communications, IBM (2009)
FT top 50 banks in the world by market value 2009
  • JPMorgan Chase
  • Wells Fargo
  • Goldman Sachs
  • Bank of America
  • Bank of New York Mellon
  • Morgan Stanley
  • US Bancorp
  • Charles Schwab
  • Citigroup
  • Northern Trust
  • PNC Financial Services
DATA ON TRADE AND COMPETITIVENESS
Current account balance US$ -664.125 billion (2008)
Shares in world total merchandising export 8.33% (2007)
Shares in world total commercial services export 13.86% (2007)
Total exports US$1.377 trillion f.o.b. (2008 estimate)
Export commodities agricultural products (soybeans, fruit, corn) 9.2%, industrial supplies (organic chemicals) 26.8%, capital goods (transistors, aircraft, motor vehicle parts, computers, telecommunications equipment) 49.0%, consumer goods (automobiles, medicines) 15.0% (2003)
Total imports US$2.19 trillion f.o.b. (2008 estimate)
Import commodities agricultural products 4.9%, industrial supplies 32.9% (crude oil 8.2%), capital goods 30.4% (computers, telecommunications equipment, motor vehicle parts, office machines, electric power machinery), consumer goods 31.8% (automobiles, clothing, medicines, furniture, toys) (2003)
Exports - major partners Canada 21.4%, Mexico 11.7%, China 5.6%, Japan 5.4%, UK 4.3%, Germany 4.3% (2007)
Imports - major partners China 16.9%, Canada 15.7%, Mexico 10.6%, Japan 7.4%, Germany 4.8% (2007)
FDI inflows
2007 2008
US$271.176 million US$316.112 million
FDI outflows
2007 2008
US$378.362 million US$311.796 million(2009)
Value of cross-border M&A, by country of purchaser
2007 2008 2009 (Jan-Jun)
US$179.816 million(2009) US$72.305 million(2009) US$4.719 million(2009)
Cross-border M&A deals worth over $3 billion completed in 2007

(Acquiring company, Acquired company, Country of the acquired company, Value of the deal)

Shareholders, Tyco Healthcare Group Ltd, United States, $22.8 billion
Bank of America Corp, ABN AMRO North America Holding Co, United States, $21.0 billion
AB Acquisitions Ltd, Alliance Boots PLC, United Kingdom, $19.6 billion
Shareholders, Tyco Electronics Ltd, United States, $19.3 billion
Schering-Plough Corp, Organon Biosciences (OBS), Netherlands, $14.4 billion
Basell NV, Lyondell Chemical Co, United States, United States, $12.4 billion
NYSE Group Inc, Euronext NV, Netherland, $10.2 billion
Investor Group, Southern Water Capital Ltd, United Kingdom, $8.5 billion
Citigroup Japan Investments LLC, Nikko Cordial Corp, Japan, $7.9 billion
ConocoPhillips Co, EnCana Corp, Canada, $7.5 billion
Cerberus Capital Management LP, Chrysler Group, United States, $7.4 billion
Kraft Foods Inc, Groupe Danone SA, France, $7.1 billion
US Foodservice SPV, US Foodservice Inc, United States, $7.1 billion
Mylan Laboratories Inc, Merck KGaA, Germany, $6.6 billion
Marathon Oil Corp, Western Oil Sands Inc, Canada, $6.2 billion
General Electric Co, Smiths Aerospace Ltd, United Kingdom, $4.8 billion
ProSiebenSat1 Media AG, SBS Broadcasting SARL, Luxembourg, $4.4 billion
Cerberus Capital Management LP, Bank fuer Arbeit & Wirtschaft AG, Austria, $4.2 billion
Lavena Holding 4 GmbH, ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG, Germany, $4.1 billion
Houghton Mifflin Co, Harcourt Education, United States, $4.0 billion
Morgan Stanley Real Estate, Investa Property Group, Australia, $3.9 billion
Shareholders, WABCO, Belgium, $3.8 billion
Edam Acquisition BV, Endemol Investment Holding BV, Netherlands, $3.6 billion
Bain Capital LLC, Edgars Consolidated Stores Ltd, South Africa, $3.5 billion
Freedom Acquisition Holdings Inc, GLG Partners LP, United Kingdom, $3.4 billion
Multikabel SPV, Essent Kabelcom BV (EssentNV), Netherlands, $3.3 billion
Citigroup Inc, Akbank TAS, Turkey, $3.1 billion
(2009)

(for a monthly update on M&A click here )
Cross-border M&A deals worth over $3 billion completed in 2008

(Acquiring company, Acquired company, Country of the acquired company, Value of the deal)

Thomson Corp, Reuters Group PLC, United Kingdom, $17.6 billion
Shareholders, Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc, United States, $10.3 billion
Mahogany Acquisition Corp, Millennium Pharmaceuticals Inc, United States, $8.7 billion
ConocoPhillips Co, Origin Energy Ltd-Coal Seam Gas Assets, Australia, $7.9 billion
Activision Inc, Vivendi Universal Games Inc, United States, $6.5 billion
Whitehall Street Real Estate Fund, LEG Landesentwicklungs gesellschaft NRW GmbH, Germany, $5.3 billion
IBM - International Business Machines Corp, Cognos Inc, Canada, $5.0 billion
Nasdaq Stock Market Inc, OMX AB, Sweden, $4.1 billion
Jaguar Acquisition Corp, MGI PHARMA Inc, United States, $3.6 billion
Staples Inc, Corporate Express NV, Netherlands, $3.2 billion
PPG Industries Inc, SigmaKalon Group BV, Netherlands, $3.0 billion
(2009) (2009)

(for a monthly update on M&A click here )

Best countries for doing business

(ranking by country on a basis of 181, the first is the best)

Overall ranking: 4(2009) (2009)

Subcategories:

Starting a business: 8

Employing workers: 1(2009)

Registering property: 12(2009)

Getting credit: 4

Protecting investors: 5(2008 estimate)

Trading across border: 18(2009)

(2009)
Global competitiveness ranking
(ranking by country on a basis of 133, the first is the best)		 2 (2009/2010)(2009)
Economic freedom index

80.7 (2009)

(100=totally free 0=totally repressed )
COUNTRY AND POPULATION OVERVIEW
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern Standard Time - EST)
UTC-6 (Central Standard Time - CST)
UTC-7 (Mountain Standard Time - MST)
UTC-8 (Pacific Standard Time - PST)
Total area 9,629,091 km2 (2006)
Capital Washington, DC (2009)
Currency US Dollar (USD) (2009)
Government type Constitution-based federal republic; strong democratic tradition (2009)
Languages English 82.1%, Spanish 10.7%, other Indo-European 3.8%, Asian and Pacific island 2.7%, other 0.7% (2000 census)
Religions Protestant 51.3%, Roman Catholic 23.9%, Mormon 1.7%, other Christian 1.6%, Jewish 1.7%, Buddhist 0.7%, Muslim 0.6%, other or unspecified 2.5%, unaffiliated 12.1%, none 4% (2007 estimate)
Total population 308.05 million (2009 forecast)
Urban population as % of total population 81% (2006)
Population median age 36.0 years (2006)
Population growth rate 1.00% (2006)
Life expectancy 78 years (2007)
Adult literacy -
% of population living on less than $2 a day -
Inequality of wealth distribution (Gini index)

40.8 (2000)

(0=perfect equality, 100=absolute inequality)
Freedom House rating

Political Rights: 1
Civil Liberties: 1 (2009)

(1 represents the most free, 7 the least free)
Total telephone subscribers as % of population

136.86% (2007)

(sum of fixed telephone lines and mobile cellular subscribers)
Internet users as % of total population 72.50% (2007)
Cost of living - Mercer index

(ranking by city on a basis of 143; the 1st is the most expensive and the 143rd is the least expensive; New York is the base city)

New York - Index: 100 (Base)

Los Angeles: 23th - Index: 87.6
Miami: 45th - Index: 81.4
San Francisco: 34th - Index: 82.5
Chicago: 50th - Index: 80.7
Houston, TX: 63th - Index: 76.4
Boston: 60th - Index: 77.3
Washington, DC: 66th - Index: 75.5
Atlanta: 75th - Index: 73.7
Morristown, NJ: 76th - Index: 73.5
Seattle,WA: 84th - Index: 71.1
Denver: 86th - Index: 70.8
St. Louis, MO: 99th - Index: 68.4
Portland, OR: 109th - Index: 66.1
Detroit, MI : 114Index: 65.5
Cleveland, OH: 97th - Index: 68.9
Pittsburg, PA: 117th - Index: 65.2
Winston-Salem: 126th - Index: 63.8
White Plains: 31th - Index: 84.7
Honolulu: 41th - Index: 81.6(2009)
CO2 emissions

20.3792 (2004)

(metric tons of CO2 per capita)
GLOBAL FINANCE RANKINGS AND AWARDS

WORLD'S BEST FOREIGN EXCHANGE BANKS

2009:
  • Honorable Mention United States The Bank of New York Mellon (National, 2009)
  • REGIONAL WINNERS Citi (North America, 2009)
  • COUNTRY WINNERS Citi (National, 2009)
  • Global Winner / Best Foreign Exchange Research The Bank of New York Mellon (Global, 2009)
  • Global Winner / Best Fundamental Analysis Brown Brothers Harriman (Global, 2009)
  • Global Winner / Best Technical Analysis The Bank of New York Mellon (Global, 2009)
  • Global Winner / Best Forecasts The Bank of New York Mellon (Global, 2009)
  • Global Winner / Best Online FX Trading Systems / Best Bank State Streets FX Connect, Currenex (Global, 2009)
  • Global Winner / Best Online FX Trading Systems / Best Independent FXall (Global, 2009)
  • Global Winner / Best Online FX Trading Systems / Best Retail Interbank fx (Global, 2009)
2008:
  • REGIONAL WINNERS Citi (North America, 2008)
  • COUNTRY WINNERS Citi (National, 2008)
  • Honorable Mention United States Bank of America (National, 2008)
  • Honorable Mention United States The Bank of New York Mellon (National, 2008)
  • Global Winner / Best Foreign Exchange Research The Bank of New York Mellon (Global, 2008)
  • Global Winner / Best Fundamental Analysis Brown Brothers Harriman (Global, 2008)
  • Global Winner / Best Technical Analysis The Bank of New York Mellon (Global, 2008)
  • Global Winner / Best Forecasts The Bank of New York Mellon (Global, 2008)
  • Best Online FX Trading Systems / Best Bank State Street FX Connect (Global, 2008)
  • Best Online FX Trading Systems / Best Independent FXall (Global, 2008)
  • Best Online FX Trading Systems / Honorable Mention Best Independent FXCM (Global, 2008)

WORLD'S BEST TREASURY & CASH MANAGEMENT BANKS & PROVIDERS

2009:
  • Best Overall Bank for Cash Management / Global Winner Citi (Global, 2009)
  • Best Overall Bank for Cash Management J.P. Morgan Chase (North America, 2009)
  • Best Bank for Liquidity Management J.P. Morgan Chase (North America, 2009)
  • Best Provider of Money Market Funds J.P. Morgan Asset Management (North America, 2009)
  • Best Bank for Risk Management J.P. Morgan Chase (North America, 2009)
  • Best Bank for Payments and Collections Wells Fargo (North America, 2009)
  • Best CLS-Linked Bank Offering Citi (North America, 2009)
  • Best White Label System Provider The Bank of New York Mellon (Global, 2009)
  • Best Treasury Management Systems & Services Providers / Accounts Payable Services The Bank of New York Mellon, SourceNet Solutions (Global, 2009)
  • Best Treasury Management Systems & Services Providers / Accounts Receivable Services SunGard AvantGard Receivables (Global, 2009)
  • Best Treasury Management Systems & Services Providers / Electronic Invoice Presentment and Payment Services Ariba (Global, 2009)
  • Best Treasury Management Systems & Services Providers / Payroll Services Oracle (Global, 2009)
  • Best Treasury Management Systems & Services Providers / Corporate Cards and Expense Services Provider MasterCard Worldwide (Global, 2009)
  • Best Treasury Management Systems & Services Providers / Electronic Commerce Provider Fiserv-CheckFree (Global, 2009)
  • Best Treasury Management Systems & Services Providers / Loss Prevention/Business Continuity Services Provider SunGard Availability Services (Global, 2009)
  • Best Treasury Management Systems & Services Providers / Pension Plan Administration Services Provider CPAS Systems (Global, 2009)
  • Best Treasury Management Systems & Services Providers / Technology Service Provider Hewlett-Packard/EDS (Global, 2009)
  • Best Treasury Management Systems & Services Providers / Treasury Workstation Provider SunGard AvantGard (Global, 2009)
  • Best Treasury Management Systems & Services Providers / Treasury Management Software Wall Street Systems (Global, 2009)
2008:
  • Best Overall Bank for Cash Management / Global Winner Citi (Global, 2008)
  • Best Overall Bank for Cash Management JPMorgan Chase (North America, 2008)
  • Best Bank for Liquidity Management JPMorgan Chase (North America, 2008)
  • Best Provider of Money Market Funds JPMorgan Asset Management (North America, 2008)
  • Best Bank for Risk Management Citi (North America, 2008)
  • Best Bank for Payments and Collections JPMorgan Chase (North America, 2008)
  • Best CLS-Linked Bank Offering Citi (North America, 2008)
  • Best White Label System Provider The Bank of New York Mellon (Global, 2008)
  • Best Treasury Management Systems & Services Providers / Accounts Payable Services Bottomline Technologies (Global, 2008)
  • Best Treasury Management Systems & Services Providers / Accounts Receivable Services SunGard AvantGard Receivables (Global, 2008)
  • Best Treasury Management Systems & Services Providers / Electronic Invoice Presentment and Payment Services Ariba (Global, 2008)
  • Best Treasury Management Systems & Services Providers / Payroll Services Oracle (Global, 2008)
  • Best Treasury Management Systems & Services Providers / Corporate Cards and Expense Services Provider MasterCard Worldwide (Global, 2008)
  • Best Treasury Management Systems & Services Providers / Electronic Commerce Provider Fiserv-CheckFree (Global, 2008)
  • Best Treasury Management Systems & Services Providers / Loss Prevention/Business Continuity Services Provider SunGard Availability Services (Global, 2008)
  • Best Treasury Management Systems & Services Providers / Pension Plan Administration Services Provider CPAS Systems (Global, 2008)
  • Best Treasury Management Systems & Services Providers / Technology Service Provider EDS (Global, 2008)
  • Best Treasury Management Systems & Services Providers / Treasury Workstation Provider SunGard AvantGard (Global, 2008)
  • Best Treasury Management Systems & Services Providers / Treasury Management Software SunGard AvantGard (Global, 2008)

WORLD'S BEST TRADE FINANCE PROVIDERS

2009:
  • REGIONAL WINNERS Citi (Americas, 2009)
  • Honorable Mention US J.P. Morgan (National, 2009)
  • COUNTRY WINNERS Citi (National, 2009)
2008:
  • REGIONAL WINNERS Citi (Americas, 2008)
  • Best Online Trade Finance Provider Tradecard (Global, 2008)
  • COUNTRY WINNERS Citi (National, 2008)
  • US Honorable Mention JPMorgan Chase (National, 2008)

WORLD'S BEST DEVELOPED MARKET BANKS

2009:
  • J.P. Morgan Chase (North America, 2009)
2008:
  • JPMorgan Chase (National, 2008)

WORLD'S BEST SUPPLY CHAIN FINANCE PROVIDERS

2009:
  • GLOBAL WINNERS / Best Global Supply Chain Finance Provider - Non Bank Orbian (Global, 2009)
  • GLOBAL WINNERS / Best Supplier Support and Enrolment Ariba (Global, 2009)
  • GLOBAL WINNERS / Best Web-based Supply Chain Financing Solution The Receivables Exchange (Global, 2009)
  • REGIONAL WINNERS Citi (North America, 2009)
2008:
  • GLOBAL WINNERS / Best Global Supply Chain Finance Provider - Non Bank Orbian (Global, 2008)
  • GLOBAL WINNERS / Best Supplier Support and Enrolment Ariba (Global, 2008)
  • GLOBAL WINNERS / Best Payables Supplier Financing Solution Orbian (Global, 2008)
  • GLOBAL WINNERS / Best Customer Implementation of Supply Chain Financing Solution Volvo Group and PrimeRevenue (Global, 2008)
  • GLOBAL WINNERS / Best Web-based Supply Chain Financing Solution PrimeRevenue (Global, 2008)
  • REGIONAL WINNERS Citi (North America, 2008)

WORLD'S MID YEAR SAFEST BANKS RANKINGS

(ranking of the 50 safest banks in the world; the first is the safest)
2009:
  • Northern Trust Corporation (49, 2009)
  • J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (39, 2009)
  • The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (32, 2009)
  • US Bancorp (47, 2009)
  • Wells Fargo & Co. (42, 2009)

WORLD'S BEST GLOBAL BANKS

2009:
  • Corporate Bank J.P. Morgan Chase (Global, 2009)
  • Custody The Bank of New York Mellon (Global, 2009)
  • Investment Bank J.P. Morgan (Global, 2009)
  • Cash Management Citi (Global, 2009)
2008:
  • Corporate Bank JPMorgan Chase (Global, 2008)
  • Asset Management State Street Global Advisors (Global, 2008)
  • Custody The Bank of New York Mellon (Global, 2008)
  • Investment Bank Goldman Sachs (Global, 2008)
  • Cash Management Citi (Global, 2008)

WORLD'S BEST DERIVATIVES PROVIDERS

2009:
  • Best Commodity Derivatives Provider Morgan Stanley (North America, 2009)
  • Best Credit Derivatives Provider JPMorgan (North America, 2009)
  • Best Equity Derivatives Provider Merrill Lynch (North America, 2009)
  • Best Interest Rate Derivatives Provider JP Morgan (North America, 2009)
2008:
  • Best Commodity Derivatives Provider Morgan Stanley (North America, 2008)
  • Best Credit Derivatives Provider JPMorgan (North America, 2008)
  • Best FX Derivatives Provider Citi (North America, 2008)
  • Best Interest Rate Derivatives Provider JPMorgan (North America, 2008)

WORLD'S BEST INTERNET BANKS

2009:
  • COUNTRY WINNERS / Best Consumer Internet Banks Wells Fargo (National, 2009)
  • COUNTRY WINNERS / Best Corporate/Institutional Internet Banks Citi (National, 2009)
  • REGIONAL SUB-CATEGORY WINNERS / Best consumer Internet Banks/Best Bill Payment & Presentment Wells Fargo (North America, 2009)
  • REGIONAL SUB-CATEGORY WINNERS / Best consumer Internet Banks/Best Web Site Design Wells Fargo (North America, 2009)
  • REGIONAL SUB-CATEGORY WINNERS / Best consumer Internet Banks/Best Online Deposits Acquisition Wells Fargo (North America, 2009)
  • REGIONAL SUB-CATEGORY WINNERS / Best Corporate/Institutional Internet Banks/Best Investment Management Services Citi (North America, 2009)
  • REGIONAL SUB-CATEGORY WINNERS / Best Corporate/Institutional Internet Banks/Best Online Cash Management Site Citi (North America, 2009)
  • REGIONAL SUB-CATEGORY WINNERS / Best Corporate/Institutional Internet Banks/Best Trade Finance Services Citi (North America, 2009)
  • REGIONAL SUB-CATEGORY WINNERS / Best Corporate/Institutional Internet Banks/Best Web Site Design Citi (North America, 2009)
  • REGIONAL SUB-CATEGORY WINNERS / Best Corporate/Institutional Internet Banks/Best Integrated Corporate Bank Site Citi (North America, 2009)
2008:
  • COUNTRY WINNERS / Best Consumer Internet Banks Bank of America (National, 2008)
  • COUNTRY WINNERS / Best Corporate/Institutional Internet Banks Citi (National, 2008)
  • REGIONAL SUB-CATEGORY WINNERS / Best consumer Internet Banks/Best Investment Management Services Bank of America (North America, 2008)
  • REGIONAL SUB-CATEGORY WINNERS / Best Consumer Internet Banks/Best Bill Payment & Presentment Bank of America (North America, 2008)
  • REGIONAL SUB-CATEGORY WINNERS / Best consumer Internet Banks/Best Web Site Design Bank of America (North America, 2008)
  • REGIONAL SUB-CATEGORY WINNERS / Best consumer Internet Banks/Best Integrated Consumer Bank Site Bank of America (North America, 2008)
  • REGIONAL SUB-CATEGORY WINNERS / Best consumer Internet Banks/Best Information Security Initiatives Wells Fargo (North America, 2008)
  • REGIONAL SUB-CATEGORY WINNERS / Best consumer Internet Banks/Best Online Deposits Acquisition Bank of America (North America, 2008)
  • REGIONAL SUB-CATEGORY WINNERS / Best Corporate/Institutional Internet Banks/Best Investment Management Services Citi (North America, 2008)
  • REGIONAL SUB-CATEGORY WINNERS / Best Corporate/Institutional Internet Banks/Best Online Cash Management Site Citi (North America, 2008)
  • REGIONAL SUB-CATEGORY WINNERS / Best Corporate/Institutional Internet Banks/Best Trade Finance Services Citi (North America, 2008)
  • REGIONAL SUB-CATEGORY WINNERS / Best Corporate/Institutional Internet Banks/Best Web Site Design Wells Fargo (North America, 2008)
  • REGIONAL SUB-CATEGORY WINNERS / Best Corporate/Institutional Internet Banks/Best Integrated Corporate Bank Site Wells Fargo (North America, 2008)
  • REGIONAL SUB-CATEGORY WINNERS / Best Corporate/Institutional Internet Banks/Best Information Security Initiatives Citi (North America, 2008)

WORLD'S BEST ISLAMIC FINANCE INSTITUTIONS

2009:
  • COUNTRY WINNERS American Finance House Lariba (National, 2009)
  • Best Shariah-Compliant Index Provider Dow Jones Indexes (Global, 2009)
2008:
  • OVERALL WINNERS / Best Shariah-Compliant Index Provider Dow Jones Indexes (Global, 2008)
  • COUNTRY WINNERS Shariah Capital (National, 2008)

WORLD'S SAFEST BANKS

2008:
  • OVERALL SAFEST Wells Fargo (National, 2008)

WORLD'S BEST SUB CUSTODIANS

2009:
  • REGIONAL WINNERS The Bank of New York Mellon (North America, 2009)
  • COUNTRY WINNERS State Street (National, 2009)
2008:
  • REGIONAL WINNERS The Bank of New York Mellon (North America, 2008)
  • COUNTRY WINNERS The Bank of New York Mellon (National, 2008)

WORLD'S BEST INVESTMENT BANKS

2009:
  • DEALS OF THE YEAR / Best Equity Deal Visa IPO (Global, 2009)
  • DEALS OF THE YEAR / Lead underwriters J.P. Morgan, Goldman Sachs (Global, 2009)
  • DEALS OF THE YEAR / Joint bookrunners Bank of America, Citi, J.P. Morgan (Global, 2009)
  • DEALS OF THE YEAR / Best M&A Deal Pfizer-Wyeth (Global, 2009)
  • DEALS OF THE YEAR / Advising acquirer Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan, Barclays Capital, Citi (Global, 2009)
  • DEALS OF THE YEAR / Advising target Morgan Stanley, Evercore Partners (Global, 2009)
  • GLOBAL / Best Up-and-Comer CastleOak Securities (Global, 2009)
  • GLOBAL / Best Investment Bank JPMorgan (Global, 2009)
  • GLOBAL / Best Equity Bank JPMorgan (Global, 2009)
  • GLOBAL / Best Debt Bank JPMorgan (Global, 2009)
  • GLOBAL / Best M&A Bank Goldman Sachs (Global, 2009)
  • PRIVATE EQUITY Goldman Sachs Principal Investment Area (Global, 2009)
  • PRIVATE EQUITY TPG (North America, 2009)
  • PRIVATE EQUITY CVC Capital Partners (North America, 2009)
  • SECTORS / Consumer JPMorgan (Global, 2009)
  • SECTORS / Financial Institutions Morgan Stanley (Global, 2009)
  • SECTORS / Health Care Goldman Sachs (Global, 2009)
  • SECTORS / Industrial/Chemicals Citi (Global, 2009)
  • SECTORS / Media & Entertainment Morgan Stanley (Global, 2009)
  • SECTORS / Oil & Gas Bank of America Merrill Lynch/Merrill Lynch (Global, 2009)
  • SECTORS / Technology Goldman Sachs (Global, 2009)
  • SECTORS / Telecom Bank of America/Merrill Lynch (Global, 2009)
  • Best Investment Bank JPMorgan (North America, 2009)
  • Best Equity Bank JPMorgan (North America, 2009)
  • Best Debt Bank Bank of America/Merrill Lynch (North America, 2009)
  • Best M&A Bank Goldman Sachs (North America, 2009)
  • COUNTRY WINNERS JP Morgan (National, 2009)
  • LEGAL ADVISERS Sullivan & Cromwell (North America, 2009)
  • LEGAL ADVISERS Sullivan & Cromwell (Asia, 2009)
2008:
  • DEALS OF THE YEAR / Lead Underwriters Citic Securities, UBS Securities (Global, 2008)
  • DEALS OF THE YEAR / Best Debt Deal GlaxoSmithKline bonds ($9 billion) (Global, 2008)
  • DEALS OF THE YEAR / Joint Bookrunners Citi, JPMorgan, Lehman Brothers (Global, 2008)
  • DEALS OF THE YEAR / Advising acquirer Citi (Global, 2008)
  • DEALS OF THE YEAR / Advising target Goldman Sachs, Lehman Brothers (Global, 2008)
  • GLOBAL / Best Investment Bank Goldman Sachs (Global, 2008)
  • GLOBAL / Best Equity Bank Merrill Lynch (Global, 2008)
  • GLOBAL / Best Debt Bank Citi (Global, 2008)
  • GLOBAL / Best M&A Bank Goldman Sachs (Global, 2008)
  • GLOBAL / Most Creative Citi (Global, 2008)
  • PRIVATE EQUITY GS Capital Partners (Global, 2008)
  • PRIVATE EQUITY TPG (North America, 2008)
  • PRIVATE EQUITY CVC Capital Partners (Western Europe, 2008)
  • SECTORS / Consumer JPMorgan (Global, 2008)
  • SECTORS / Financial Institutions Morgan Stanley (Global, 2008)
  • SECTORS / Health Care Goldman Sachs (Global, 2008)
  • SECTORS / Industrial/Chemicals Citi (Global, 2008)
  • SECTORS / Media & Entertainment Morgan Stanley (Global, 2008)
  • SECTORS / Oil & Gas Merrill Lynch (Global, 2008)
  • SECTORS / Power Merrill Lynch (Global, 2008)
  • SECTORS / Technology Goldman Sachs (Global, 2008)
  • SECTORS / Telecom Merrill Lynch (Global, 2008)
  • LEGAL ADVISERS Sullivan & Cromwell (Global, 2008)
  • LEGAL ADVISERS Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (North America, 2008)
  • LEGAL ADVISERS Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer (Western Europe, 2008)
  • LEGAL ADVISERS Morrison & Foerster (Asia, 2008)
  • LEGAL ADVISERS White & Case (Central & Eastern Europe, 2008)
  • LEGAL ADVISERS Simpson Thacher & Bartlett (Latin America, 2008)
  • LEGAL ADVISERS Baker & McKenzie (Middle East/Africa, 2008)
  • Best Investment Bank Goldman Sachs (North America, 2008)
  • Best Equity Bank Merrill Lynch (North America, 2008)
  • Best Debt Bank Merrill Lynch (North America, 2008)
  • Best M&A Bank Goldman Sachs (North America, 2008)
  • COUNTRY WINNERS Merrill Lynch (National, 2008)

CENTRAL BANKER REPORT CARD

2009:
ARTICLES AND COUNTRIES REPORTS FROM GLOBAL FINANCE ARCHIVE