BANKING ON AFRICA
By Erik Heinrich
A continent-wide boom is shaping a new breed of pan-African lenders.
The future has never looked brighter for sub-Saharan Africa. Many of its economies are expanding at annual rates of 6% or more, led ...
CREAM OF THE CROP
By Kathryn Tully
Presenting the Winners’ Circle: the longest-running leaders of Global Finance’s World’s Safest Banks and World’s Biggest Banks rankings.
WORLD’S SAFEST
After 2008, the global recession ensured that the risks ...
The annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank in Tokyo opens under the shadow of continuing economic uncertainty...
GUNNING FOR GROWTH
By Gordon Platt, Antonio Guerrero and Anita Hawser
Global Finance presents its annual report on the performance of the world’s central bank governors.
Central banks of most of the major global economies are pulling out all ...
ASIA'S POWER NEXUS
By Arthur Clennam
I ndia relies on Indonesian coal to power its utilities, and both nations face huge increases in coal-fired power demand. But bureaucratic red tape makes it difficult for either nation to increase production ...
DIAMONDS IN THE ROUGH
By Gordon Platt, Thomas Clouse, Jonathan Gregson & Antonio Guerrero
The World’s Best Banks undoubtedly have flaws, but their fundamentals are improving. Global Finance unveils its annual list of the best banks globally, regionally and by ...
MILESTONES: GLOBAL
By Paula Green
Corporate financial executives with cash to burn are turning up the heat on merger and acquisition activity in offshore financial locales around the globe.
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CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS: FOREIGN EXCHANGE
By Gordon Platt
A favorable ruling by Germany's constitutional court on the legitimacy of the eurozone's permanent bailout fund, and coordinated easing by global central banks are both needed to ease concerns about ...
CROSSING ASIA'S FRONTIERS
By Michael Shari
As banks and regional hubs throw their weight behind Islamic finance, shariah-compliant products are crossing not just national borders but also product lines in Asia.
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STAR GAZING
By Vanessa Drucker
Among Central and Eastern European countries, Poland’s economic performance clearly stands out. Unlike other countries it has the luxury of economic growth, and it boasts a large domestic market that can pick up the ...
ANNUAL SURVEY: TRAILBLAZERS
By Adam Rombel
In the first of a two-part series, Global Finance identifies the top online corporate and consumer banks by country and regionally by product and service category.
As it has annually for 13 years, Global ...
In the Western world, September is synonymous with the beginning of the school year, and represents the resumption of full economic activity after summer vacation...
COCA-COLA AND IKEA STEP UP INVESTMENT IN INDIA, DESPITE SLOWING GROWTH
By Aaron Chaze
Ikea, the Swedish retailer, has applied to the Indian government for permission to open 25 stores across the country, investing $1.9 billion in the country ...
TURBULENT TIMES
By Gordon Platt
Ibrahim Dabdoub has been CEO of National Bank of Kuwait since 1983.
Global Finance: What are the key risks over the next 5, 10 and 25 years?
Ibrahim Dabdoub: As a banker, I would focus ...
CURRENCY CRISES AND CURRENCY WARS
By Gordon Platt
FX has withstood many crises, including speculative attacks on the British pound, the Mexican peso crisis, the Thai baht crisis and, more recently, a euro under strain and a potential threat to ...
INTERNATIONAL VISION
By Andrea Fiano
Guo Guangchang is the chairman of Chinese conglomerate Fosun Group. Fosun International was established in 1992 and now ranks among China's top 100 enterprises.
Global Finance: What key changes defined the past 25 years ...
RISING TO THE MOMENT
By Paula Green
Martin Senn became chief executive officer of Zurich Insurance in January 2010 after joining Zurich as chief investment officer in 2006. A Swiss citizen and career international banker, he spent 18 years with ...
TRANSITION AND TRANSFORMATION
By Valentina Pasquali
Saad Mohseni is the chairman of Moby Group, Afghanistan's largest media conglomerate. Mohseni founded the company in 2002 upon returning home to Afghanistan after the fall of the Taliban.
Global Finance: What key ...
AFRICA UNBOUND
By Antonio Guerrero
Arnold Epke, group CEO at Ecobank, a pan-African bank founded in 1985 and with a presence in 32 countries, shares his insights on Africa's past, present and prospects.
Global Finance : How will banks contribute ...
SUSTAINING THE MIRACLE
By Anita Hawser
Mike Rees, CEO, wholesale banking, Standard Chartered, discusses the risks and opportunities for emerging markets going forward, and China's economic transformation.
Global Finance: What key events have shaped the current global economy?
Mike ...
