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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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Turkey’s Contradictions

May 13, 2016
  • Central & Eastern Europe,
  • Governance, Regulation & Compliance

Strong growth and other upbeat data in 2015 bucked the West’s collective vision of a nation in crisis. But without structural reforms, the picture may darken.

Bulgaria And Romania Lead The Charge

May 13, 2016
  • Central & Eastern Europe

Not long ago, Romania was synonymous with sluggish growth, underperformance and corruption. Analysts acknowledged its huge potential but said it wasn’t being realized.

Turkey’s Key Tourism Business Pinched On All Sides

May 13, 2016
  • Central & Eastern Europe,
  • Governance, Regulation & Compliance

Few places on Turkey’s coasts have managed development quite as well as the former ancient Greek port city of Halicarnassus, today Bodrum.

Banking On The Future

May 13, 2016
  • Central & Eastern Europe

During complex times for Turkey, banks, at least, can rest assured that their system is running smoothly, is well capitalized and well regulated.

Fractured Election Results Cast Doubt Over PM’s Future

April 15, 2016
  • Central & Eastern Europe

Newsmakers | Slovakia
Since he first became prime minister 10 years ago, Robert Fico has been the great survivor of Slovakia’s febrile and unpredictable political scene.

Czech Banks Are Lending

January 08, 2016
  • Central & Eastern Europe,
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  • Emerging Markets

In November the European Investment Bank published its latest Bank Lending Survey for Central Europe and Southeastern Europe.

New Lending Rules To Help Ukraine

January 08, 2016
  • Central & Eastern Europe,
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  • Governance, Regulation & Compliance

The International Monetary Fund decided last month to alter its long-standing policy of not lending to countries with arrears to official creditors—national governments or agencies they sponsor—thereby enabling it to continue lending to Ukraine should it fail to repay on time a $3 billion bond due to Russia.

Czech Republic: The Quiet Achiever

January 08, 2016
  • Central & Eastern Europe,
  • Emerging Markets,
  • Global Investing

Unlike some of its Eastern European neighbors, the Czech Republic has shunned joining the eurozone and has surprised many with its stable and healthy levels of economic growth. However, progress is still needed on business transparency. 

Bulgaria Attractive Despite Corruption

January 08, 2016
  • Central & Eastern Europe,
  • Emerging Markets,
  • Governance, Regulation & Compliance

Bulgaria’s multilingual workforce attracts foreign investors, but corruption is a problem.

Turkey's Şimşek: A Reformer In Their Midst

January 08, 2016
  • Central & Eastern Europe,
  • Emerging Markets,
  • Governance, Regulation & Compliance

Turkey
When the Justice and Development Party (AKP) swept elections in November, financial markets were focused neither on prime minister Ahmet Davutoğlu, nor on president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. All eyes were on new deputy prime minister Mehmet Şimşek, the former Finance minister, who may be the only reformer within the largely statist AKP.

Poland’s New PM Gives Markets The Jitters

Poland’s New PM Gives Markets The Jitters

December 11, 2015
  • Central & Eastern Europe,
  • Macroeconomy & Globalization

Poland
The appointment of Beata Szydło as Poland’s new prime minister, following the victory of her conservative Law and Justice party (PiS) in the latest parliamentary election, has stirred concerns about her relative inexperience and a potentially populist, rightward lurch for the nation.

Erdoğan’s Next Move

December 11, 2015
  • Asia-Pacific,
  • Central & Eastern Europe,
  • Macroeconomy & Globalization

Elections over, Turkey firms up plans to become a financial hub.

Cooperation Is Key To Success And Innovation: Juraj Bojkovský, Tatra Banka

December 11, 2015
  • Central & Eastern Europe,
  • Technology,
  • Global Banking

Q+A with Juraj Bojkovský, Director Of Electronic Distribution Channels At Tatra banka

A Great Divide

December 11, 2015
  • Central & Eastern Europe,
  • Emerging Markets,
  • Macroeconomy & Globalization

Central Europe and the Southeast revive, while the CIS struggles with low oil prices and sanctions.

A Window Of Opportunity For The Frontier Market

November 13, 2015
  • Central & Eastern Europe,
  • Emerging Markets

Montenegro tries to keep the foreign direct investment environment as simple as possible. 

Is Fiat A Failed Wooer This Time Around?

November 13, 2015
  • Central & Eastern Europe,
  • North America,
  • Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Italy: Sergio Marchionne, the 63-year-old CEO of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA), is celebrated as the mastermind of one of the few successful mergers in the industry’s history, the marriage of Fiat and Chrysler.

Introduction | 2015 World Bank/IMF Annual Meetings

Introduction | 2015 World Bank/IMF Annual Meetings

October 09, 2015
  • Africa,
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  • Global Banking,
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Developing countries have long sought a greater voice in running the IMF and World Bank. The rise of rival development banks gives them more options—and more leverage.

Best In Class 2015

Best In Class 2015

October 09, 2015
  • Africa,
  • Asia-Pacific,
  • Central & Eastern Europe,
  • Latin America,
  • Middle East,
  • North America,
  • Western Europe,
  • Global Banking

A selection of winners from Global Finance’s awards program over the past year. 

World’s Best Banks 2015

World’s Best Banks 2015

October 09, 2015
  • Africa,
  • Asia-Pacific,
  • Central & Eastern Europe,
  • Latin America,
  • Middle East,
  • North America,
  • Western Europe,
  • Global Banking

Global Finance unveils its annual list of the best banks globally, regionally and by country. The winners have provided the best service to clients.

Central Banker Report Cards 2015

October 09, 2015
  • Africa,
  • Asia-Pacific,
  • Central & Eastern Europe,
  • Latin America,
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  • North America,
  • Western Europe,
  • Governance, Regulation & Compliance,
  • Global Banking

Global Finance’s annual evaluation of the work of the world’s central bankers found some stellar performances, and some dismal ones. The toughest challenge for many: propping up falling prices.

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