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    SVB Deposits Saved, But Is It A Bailout?

    SVB Deposits Saved, But Is It A Bailout?

    March 14, 2023

    The FDIC’s sudden takeover of both Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank casts a shadow, no matter what you call it.

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    Best Treasury And Cash Management Providers 2023: Global, Country And Territory Winners

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    March 06, 2023

    With a possible slowdown looming and the promises of data insight, treasurers are keeping an especially close eye on their cash.

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    The World's Most Indebted Companies 2023

    The World's Most Indebted Companies 2023

    February 22, 2023

    Loans and bonds can be used sensibly to invest but too much debt can be catastrophic for a company, especially if the economy goes south.

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    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.

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Global Finance Awards Winners 2012: Best Islamic Financial Institutions 2012

October 01, 2012
  • Islamic Finance

Best Islamic Financial Institutions 2012       WORLD’S BEST BANKS : Best Foreign Exchange Providers 2012 Best Derivatives Providers 2011 Best Subcustodians 2012 Best Treasury & Cash Management Providers 2012 Best Trade Finance Banks 2012 Best Investment Banks 2012 ...

Africa: Growth Of Pan-African Banks

October 01, 2012
  • Africa,
  • Emerging Markets,
  • Foreign Exchange,
  • Islamic Finance,
  • Global Banking

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% ...

The Winners’ Circle: Central Banker Report Cards

October 01, 2012
  • Emerging Markets,
  • Foreign Exchange,
  • Islamic Finance,
  • Treasury & Cash Management

THE A-GRADERS   By Kathryn Tully   Presenting the Winners’ Circle: A ranking of all the central bank governors who have received “A” grades over the history of Global Finance ’s Central Banker Report Cards—released as part of our 25 ...

The Struggle For Energy & Power In Asia

October 01, 2012
  • Asia-Pacific,
  • Emerging Markets,
  • Foreign Exchange,
  • Islamic Finance,
  • Trade & Supply Chain

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 ...

Central Banker Report Cards 2012

October 01, 2012
  • Emerging Markets,
  • Foreign Exchange,
  • Islamic Finance,
  • Treasury & Cash Management

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 ...

Cover Story: World’s Best Banks 2012

October 01, 2012
  • Emerging Markets,
  • Foreign Exchange,
  • Islamic Finance,
  • Treasury & Cash Management

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 ...

Islamic Finance Spreads Across Asia

September 04, 2012
  • Asia-Pacific,
  • Emerging Markets,
  • Foreign Exchange,
  • Islamic Finance

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.   Photo Credits: MANZRUSSAL I / Shutterstock.com ...

Emerging Markets Roundup: Middle East

September 04, 2012
  • Middle East,
  • Emerging Markets,
  • Islamic Finance

GULF BONDS PROVIDE SHELTER FOR INVESTORS FROM CRISIS   By Gordon Platt   The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states are enjoying enormous demand for their debt from global investors.   Sukuk, or Islamic bonds, are particularly popular, in part because ...

Best Internet Banks 2012: Round 1

September 04, 2012
  • Emerging Markets,
  • Foreign Exchange,
  • Islamic Finance,
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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 ...

Words Of Wisdom: Ibrahim Dabdoub, National Bank Of Kuwait

July 16, 2012
  • Emerging Markets,
  • Foreign Exchange,
  • Islamic Finance,
  • Macroeconomy & Globalization

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 ...

Looking Back, Moving Forward: Global Investing

July 16, 2012
  • Emerging Markets,
  • Islamic Finance,
  • Global Investing

UNDERMINING THE CULT OF EQUITY   By Jonathan Gregson   As alternative investments become mainstream and returns diminish, the traditional bias toward equity investment is being challenged like never before.   Even before globalization became a major theme, big investors had ...

Words Of Wisdom: Adel El-Labban, Ahli United Bank

July 16, 2012
  • Middle East,
  • Emerging Markets,
  • Foreign Exchange,
  • Islamic Finance,
  • Global Banking

DRIVE FOR DEMOCRACY   By Gordon Platt   Adel El-Labban, group CEO and managing director of Ahli United Bank, Bahrain, has had a major influence on Middle Eastern banking.   Global Finance: The past 25 years in the Middle East have ...

Looking Back, Moving Forward: Global Banking

July 16, 2012
  • Emerging Markets,
  • Islamic Finance,
  • Treasury & Cash Management,
  • Global Banking

CHANGE IS IN THE AIR   By Jonathan Gregson   The emergence of universal banks fueled the trend toward globalization over the past 25 years, but the recent crises have been their undoing.   In the past 25 years major banks ...

Top 25 Lists: 25 Most Influential Business & Finance Books Over 25 Years

July 16, 2012
  • Emerging Markets,
  • Foreign Exchange,
  • Islamic Finance,
  • Treasury & Cash Management,
  • Book Reviews

Transformation   By Justin Keay   How things change. A list of the best business, economics and finance books compiled pre-crisis would probably have focused on up-and-coming Internet companies, how to make a fortune on the stock exchange, how to invest ...

Words Of Wisdom: David Wilton, International Finance Corporation

July 16, 2012
  • Emerging Markets,
  • Foreign Exchange,
  • Islamic Finance,
  • Global Investing

GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT   By Udayan Gupta   David Wilton is chief investment officer and manager, global private equity, at theWorld Bank's IFC, with responsibility for its investment program in emerging markets funds globally. He is a member of the Pension ...

The Winners' Circle, Top Winners in 25 Years of Awards: Best Banks

July 16, 2012
  • Emerging Markets,
  • Foreign Exchange,
  • Islamic Finance,
  • Treasury & Cash Management,
  • Global Banking

THE STARS SHINE BRIGHT   By Kathryn Tully   For its anniversary issue, Global Finance crunched the numbers to come up with the institutions that have won our World's Best Bank awards most often over the past 16 years. Presenting The ...

Looking Back, Moving Forward: Macroeconomics

July 16, 2012
  • Emerging Markets,
  • Foreign Exchange,
  • Islamic Finance,
  • Macroeconomy & Globalization

THE HUMAN FACTOR IN ECONOMIC THEORY   By Justin Keay   Traditional economic theory has been challenged by recent market events in global financial markets, and that challenge has given rise to a new generation of economic soothsayers who are looking ...

Top 25 Lists: 25 Past, Present And Future Destinations For Foreign Direct Investment

July 16, 2012
  • Emerging Markets,
  • Foreign Exchange,
  • Islamic Finance,
  • Treasury & Cash Management,
  • Global Investing

MODERNIZATION   By Justin Keay   Back in 1987 the main recipients of foreign direct investment were developed markets, plus some of Asia's miracle economies. Emerging markets barely featured. Today Russia and Poland are in the top 25 along with India, ...

Top 25 Lists: 25 Ideas That Changed The World

July 16, 2012
  • Capital Raising & Corporate Finance,
  • Emerging Markets,
  • Islamic Finance,
  • Treasury & Cash Management,
  • Macroeconomy & Globalization

EVOLUTION   By Laurence Neville   Perhaps the defining characteristic of 2012—in contrast to 1987 when Global Finance launched—is the interconnectedness of the world.   Globalization spreads ideas and connects markets Those in the US now have more in common with ...

Global Finance Advertisers 1987: Where Are They Now?

July 16, 2012
  • Emerging Markets,
  • Islamic Finance,
  • Treasury & Cash Management

THE SANDS OF TIME   By Valentina Pasquali   A look at how the fates have dealt with those firms that advertised in the October 1987 inaugural issue of Global Finance.   AT&T was bought by SBC Communications Are your overseas ...

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