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Regulation is key to Mexico's banking reform success

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MEXICO

Mexico's financial reform one year on.

New Fed chair will bring continuity but raise unknowns

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INTERNATIONAL

A majority vote of the Senate is expected to approve the appointment by the end of January. Although already a Fed governor, Powell’s training is legal and his experience is…

Crypto market to grow in Middle East and North Africa

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MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA

In the region’s distressed and dysfunctional economies, cryptocurrencies have often become a lifeline for ordinary people, despite volatile prices and a risk of theft. By…

US financial deregulation bill will snag in Senate

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UNITED STATES

Although the most recent failure of the Republican push to repeal Obamacare in the Senate has had a higher profile, the Financial Choice Act faces stronger odds against passage;…

European investment funding and behaviour is changing

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EUROPE

Investment financing and behaviour.

Sanders will extract price for Clinton endorsement

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UNITED STATES

However, following Clinton's success in the delegate-rich April 29 contests, Sanders is mathematically unable to win the Democratic Party's nomination based solely on pledged…

UK Solvency II reform could boost long-term investment

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UNITED KINGDOM

The pressure for change is increasing, to stimulate infrastructure investment, but the authorities need still to protect policyholders’ interests. The Bank of England -- via the…

Central-East European business model will slow growth

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EASTERN EUROPE

The concentration of big business in domestic moguls’ hands.

Policy problems will raise banking risks in Argentina

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ARGENTINA

Banking liquidity, capital, and portfolio quality indicators were positive. Nevertheless, some foreign banks have departed amid doubts over instability, the lifting of capital…

Higher income and risks together tests bank regulators

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INTERNATIONAL

The failures of First Republic, Credit Suisse, Signature Bank and Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) have put bank asset prices and deposits under pressure despite rising bank profits…