Ben T. Smith IV, a longtime Silicon Valley executive and currently head of the Communications, Media and Technology practice at Kearney, speaks to Global Finance about the post-SVB venture capital industry and the pace of innovation.
Many of the world's richest countries are also the world's smallest: the pandemic and the global economic slowdown barely made a dent in their huge wealth.
Global Finance editor Andrea Fiano interviews Ásgeir Jónsson, Central Bank Governor of Iceland during Global Finance's World's Best Bank Awards at the National Press Club in Washington, DC on October 15th.
Global Finance hosted its annual Stars of China awards ceremony and dinner in Beijing in November. Banks and companies were honored for their outstanding performance over the past year. These companies and financial institutions are the leaders in their respective areas and showed innovation and tenacity in dealing with less-than-ideal economic conditions. The 2011 Stars Of China Annual Report And Awards appeared in the November 2011 issue of Global Finance .
1 Jack Tai, head of treasury markets; and Tuck Wai Chan, head of GTS China at DBS Bank; accepting the award for Best Foreign Treasury & Cash Management Bank from Joseph D. Giarraputo, publisher of Global Finance
2 Louis Lim, head of SME banking, Standard Chartered, accepting the award for Best Foreign Small Business Lending Bank
3 Zhao Nan, deputy director international finance at China Development Bank, accepting the award for the Safest Banks In The Emerging Markets
4 Xie Min, deputy general manager, ICBC, accepting the awards for Best Domestic Corporate Bank and Best Bank In China
5 Joyce Du, manager, public relations, China Construction Bank, accepting the award for Best Corporate Governance Bank
6 Wu Yan Ping, deputy general manager, retail banking, China Merchants Bank, accepting the award for Best Domestic Consumer Bank
7 Liya Chen, chief financial officer, China Hydroelectric Corporation, accepting the award for Best Renewable Energy Company
8 Eddie Liou, director China, corporate communications, Huawei Technologies, accepting the award for Best Telecom Company
9 Zhenzhen Zhu, deputy general manager, credit cards, Guangfa Bank, accepting the award for Best Credit Card Bank