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    Water: Its Value And Risks

    Water: Its Value And Risks

    December 09, 2019

    Water is critical to business, and with supplies increasingly at risk, companies cannot take it for granted anymore.

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    Plain-Sailing Future For Trade Finance Digitization

    Plain-Sailing Future For Trade Finance Digitization

    December 09, 2019

    Trade finance is moving out of the paper age. But to fully leverage digitization, banks need to tear down data silos and standardize tools and procedures.

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    Water: Its Value And Risks

    Water: Its Value And Risks

    December 09, 2019

    Water is critical to business, and with supplies increasingly at risk, companies cannot take it for granted anymore.

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    World's Best Banks 2019: Bank Of America Named Best Bank In The World

    World's Best Banks 2019: Bank Of America Named Best Bank In The World

    October 10, 2019

    Global Finance unveils its 26th annual listing of the best banks globally, regionally and in 149 countries. The winners outperformed their peers using sustainable business models and good governance, while adapting to rapid change.

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    Countries With The Most External Debt 2019

    Countries With The Most External Debt 2019

    October 28, 2019

    Here is the list of countries that owe the most to foreign creditors in 2019. The United States leads, followed by the Euro area and the United Kingdom.

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    Global Finance Awards Ceremony At Sibos 2019

    Global Finance Awards Ceremony At Sibos 2019

    September 25, 2019

    Dozens of banks attended Global Finance magazine's transaction banking award ceremony in the iconic Gherkin Building.

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A WATERED-DOWN EEU

November 13, 2014
  • Central & Eastern Europe,
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Milestones | Commonwealth Of Independent States
In October, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia put the finishing legal touches to the creation of the Eurasian Economic Union, which comes into being on January 1, 2015.

A Small Step to Unlock Credit for the Club Med

October 10, 2014
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This month the European Central Bank will start to buy euro-denominated asset-backed securities (ABS) and covered bonds in an effort to revive a market that has been sharply impaired since the financial crisis.

NEW PM A RELATIVELY UNKNOWN QUANTITY

October 09, 2014
  • Central & Eastern Europe

NEWSMAKERS | POLAND
The crop-haired, bespectacled 58-year-old is barely known outside Poland. Even within, most people know Kopacz, a former doctor and Health minister more for her loyalty to Tusk than for anything else.

SEEKING TO DIVERSIFY

October 09, 2014
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  • Emerging Markets

FRONTIER MARKETS REPORT | KAZAKHSTAN
Kazakhstan is rife with investment opportunities, but companies must be aware of the country’s regional commitments and business climate.

RECOVERY IS UNDER WAY IN CEE

September 11, 2014
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REGIONAL REPORT | CENTRAL & EASTERN EUROPE
Central European countries are starting to recover, with growth accelerating in most markets. But the region’s banks still have some trials to overcome.

RUSSIA: FRICTION WITH THE WEST, NEW TIES WITH THE EAST

September 11, 2014
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Events in Ukraine have changed the outlook for Russia. Now the country faces choices about its global role that could affect the rest of the world for decades. Which path will it take?

BEST INTERNET BANKS 2014 – ROUND 1

September 11, 2014
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In this first installment of a two-part series, Global Finance identifies the top online corporate and consumer banks by country and then by region, according to product or service category.

ECB’S NEGATIVE RATES TO ALTER CASH MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES

July 17, 2014
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FINANCE & CAPITAL | CAPITAL MARKETS
The European Central Bank’s adoption of a negative deposit rate for banks’ excess reserves [meaning they charge interest for bank reserves held at the ECB] could have a widespread impact on money markets and corporate cash-management policies.

SLOVAKIA: BRIGHT PROSPECTS

July 17, 2014
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FRONTIER MARKETS REPORT | SLOVAKIA
Slovakia has moved resolutely to compete with other former Soviet-bloc nations for foreign direct investment. 

RUSSIA REAPS REWARDS FOR STEADY CHINESE COURTSHIP

July 17, 2014
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RUSSIA/CHINA
The recent raft of Chinese investments into Russia following president Putin’s May visit to Shanghai might look like a rapid response to counter Western sanctions.

WILL M-PESA FLY IN EUROPE?

June 06, 2014
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MILESTONES: EUROPE
African success story M-Pesa dials up Europe.

EDITOR'S LETTER: SANCTIONS AND GLOBAL DEALS

June 06, 2014
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DEAR READER
The return of growth in most of Europe and the renewed leadership of the US in economic advancement should not distract from critical developments in some of the major emerging economies.

RUSSIA SPEEDS UP NEW PAYMENT SYSTEM

June 06, 2014
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MILESTONES: RUSSIA

BEST BANKS 2014: EUROPE

BEST BANKS 2014: EUROPE

May 08, 2014
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The region battled continuing recession or, at best, slow growth, a tightening regulatory environment and country-specific banking taxes or fines for past misdemeanors.

SANCTIONS THREATEN RUSSIAN DEALS

May 07, 2014
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Mergers and acquisitions involving Russian companies, including Morgan Stanley’s planned sale of its global oil-trading unit to Rosneft, are threatened by Western sanctions on Moscow over the Ukraine crisis.

BALTICS BOUNCE BACK

May 07, 2014
  • Central & Eastern Europe,
  • Emerging Markets,
  • Macroeconomy & Globalization

Although hit hard by the global financial crisis, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia recovered quickly. The three countries are building ever-closer EU ties to separate themselves economically from Eastern neighbors.

ESCALATING SANCTIONS COULD HIT GROWTH

May 07, 2014
  • Central & Eastern Europe,
  • Emerging Markets,
  • Macroeconomy & Globalization

An escalation of sanctions on Russia stemming from its actions in Ukraine could pressure Russia’s overall economic growth. Some companies, particularly those perceived to have close ties to president Vladimir Putin and his inner circle, may have difficulties tapping the international capital markets for funding.

TURKEY: CRACKS ARE STARTING TO APPEAR

May 07, 2014
  • Central & Eastern Europe,
  • Emerging Markets,
  • Macroeconomy & Globalization

Financial markets may initially have reacted well to the reelection of the AKP and prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, but his success belies deep-seated political and economic problems.

NEW SLOVAKIAN PRESIDENT BOASTS NO EXPERIENCE, NO PARTY AFFILIATION

May 07, 2014
  • Central & Eastern Europe,
  • Emerging Markets

Slovakia has known rapid and unexpected changes in its political fortune in its 20 years as an independent country.

ANNUAL SURVEY: WORLD’S BEST BANKS 2014

May 07, 2014
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In our 21st annual survey, Global Finance identifies the best banks in 150 countries and eight regions. The winners are not always the biggest banks, but rather, the best—those with the qualities that corporations should look for when choosing a bank.

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