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    February 01, 2019

    Innovations like AI and robotic automation are radically changing the workplace. But they are also changing the nature of work itself for the next generation.

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    Islamic Finance FAQ: A Global Finance Series

    Islamic Finance FAQ: A Global Finance Series

    Islamic finance is a fast-growing $2 trillion industry, yet many finance professionals do not know halal from haram. Global Finance's series on Islamic finance explains. 

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    Reimagining The World Of Work

    February 01, 2019

    Innovations like AI and robotic automation are radically changing the workplace. But they are also changing the nature of work itself for the next generation.

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    Global Finance selects the best foreign exchange banks in 113 countries.

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    The Most Peaceful Countries In The World 2018

    The Most Peaceful Countries In The World 2018

    June 12, 2018

    Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) reveals the most peaceful countries in the world. Despite living in the most peaceful century in human history, the world has become less peaceful over the last decade. 

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Head Start On Diversification Eases UAE's Transition

July 22, 2016
  • Middle East,
  • Governance, Regulation & Compliance

From financial services to healthcare to tourism, the Emirates is exploring and expanding into new non-oil businesses.

Sovereign Bonds Fly High On Low Rates

July 22, 2016
  • Governance, Regulation & Compliance,
  • Treasury & Cash Management

As sovereign issuers tried to lock in record-low interest rates ahead of any increases by the US Federal Reserve, a record amount of new sovereign bonds was sold in the first part of 2016.

Blockchain To Ease Compliance Burdens

July 22, 2016
  • Governance, Regulation & Compliance,
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Fintech collaborations may be on the verge of yielding concrete solutions for monitoring and compliance.

Economic Reforms Sweep Gulf States

July 22, 2016
  • Middle East,
  • Emerging Markets,
  • Governance, Regulation & Compliance,
  • Islamic Finance

These are exciting times for the nations of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), as the decline in oil revenues is forcing them to finally make dramatic changes to their oil-based economies.

Scandal And Risk Drive Private Banks Out Of Russia

July 20, 2016
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Facing reputational risk and poor prospects, private banking operations are bailing on Russia and encouraging its wealthy to park their assets offshore. 

How Brexit Might Play Out

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Even though the vote was a long time coming, few really prepared for the UK choosing Brexit. Now, business executives and political players are guesstimating the most likely scenarios and speculating how it will play out. 

 

Brexit Rocks Europe: What Next?

  • Governance, Regulation & Compliance,
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British voters took a major leap into the unknown by voting to leave the European Union by the narrowest of margins. What does it mean for the economy of Britain, of Europe, of the world? 

Shamed Panama Sees Its Flourishing Economy At Risk

June 10, 2016
  • Corporate Social Responsibility,
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Panama
The country has been a stellar performer in Latin America, but now a worldwide scandal about its massive offshore financial industry is putting Panama’s economic growth at risk.

Ailing Lending Club Shakes Up Shadow Banking Boardroom

June 10, 2016
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Trends | Shadow Banking
Renaud Laplanche, Lending Club’s founder, chief executive and public face, resigned abruptly in mid-May. His resignation casts a pall over not only the peer-to-peer lender that claims to be the world’s largest online marketplace connecting borrowers and investors, but also the shadow banking industry as a whole.

Multinationals Need A Culture Shock

June 10, 2016
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Management | Corporate Culture
Several recent financial and corruption scandals have forced multinationals to develop comprehensive corporate conduct and compliance programs.

Corruption: Offer Jokes Instead Of Bribes

June 10, 2016
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Management | Corruption
At the anticorruption summit held in London last month, world leaders pledged to fight tax dodging, boost transparency and redouble efforts to confiscate and repatriate stolen assets to many of the world’s poorest countries.

Growing Pirate Party Channels Populist Fury

June 10, 2016
  • Western Europe,
  • Governance, Regulation & Compliance

Iceland
The Panama Papers’ revelation that Iceland’s prime minister had offshore interests, including claims on Icelandic banks, caused outrage in this naturally volcanic island state.

From Azerbaijan To Zambia, Country Ratings Slide

June 10, 2016
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  • Governance, Regulation & Compliance

Capital Markets | Sovereign Risk
Low energy and commodity prices and a global economy stuck in low gear have provoked a surge in sovereign ratings downgrades in the first three months of this year. And rating agencies anticipate another wave of downgrades if a wider global economic slowdown materializes.

Serial Inverters Curtailed As Global Reforms Move Forward

June 10, 2016
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Trends | Inversions
The US Treasury Department’s recent rules against corporate inversions are intended to stop “serial inverters.”

Assuming The Mantle Of Asia’s Financial Hub

June 10, 2016
  • Asia-Pacific,
  • Governance, Regulation & Compliance

Singapore has overtaken Hong Kong as Asia’s top financial center and now ranks third globally behind London and New York. This is the key takeaway from the latest Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI), a ranking by British commercial think-tank Z/Yen Group.

Tax Planning Goes On Steroids

June 10, 2016
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Tax Reporting & Compliance
The OECD’s “Base Erosion and Profit Shifting” principles are being incorporated into tax laws in some nations, requiring more transparency from corporate treasury departments.

Third-Party Litigation Funding Gains Momentum

May 13, 2016
  • Governance, Regulation & Compliance,
  • Macroeconomy & Globalization

As the commercial world becomes more litigious, individuals and corporations are increasingly hamstrung from pursuing justified legal claims by a lack of liquidity or other means of financing.

Lifting The Veil On Iranian Banks

May 13, 2016
  • Middle East,
  • Emerging Markets,
  • Governance, Regulation & Compliance

We present a rare tour of the newly opened Iranian banking sector.  Westerners will be surprised by what they find—in both philosophy and performance—in this long-hidden area of the banking world.

Celebrating 25 Years Of Investment

May 13, 2016
  • Western Europe,
  • Capital Raising & Corporate Finance,
  • Governance, Regulation & Compliance

In April the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) commemorated a quarter-century of history, with president Suma Chakrabarti emphasizing how far the Bank had come since its first investment—to WBK Bank in Poland (now Bank Zachodni WBK).

Internationalization Picks Up Speed

May 13, 2016
  • Asia-Pacific,
  • Capital Raising & Corporate Finance,
  • Governance, Regulation & Compliance

Bank of China, the fourth-largest bank in the world, has been an ener-getic leader in expanding overseas. In an interview with Global Finance, Chen Siqing, the bank’s president, spoke about internationalization efforts and the importance of overseas growth. 

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