Efraim Chalamish, Author at Global Finance Magazine

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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Technology Start-Ups | Chinese Unicorns Are Not A Fantasy, But Reality

Many small, fast-growing start-ups aspire to become a unicorn—a private company, usually in the technology space, with a valuation of more than $1 billion. Unicorns are mostly associated with tech hubs like Silicon Valley. But they’re slowly part of a ...

News

Berkshire Hathaway Names Buffett’s Successors

Longtime senior executives Greg Abel and Ajit Jain were promoted to vice chairman on January 10 and joined Berkshire’s board of directors. The announcement might suggest that Abel and Jain, alone or together, might lead the company in the near future.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Caterpillar, IRS And The US Tax Conundrum

Theconstruction-equipment giant finds itself at the center of a tax controversy involving the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the impact of US tax reforms on domestic and international companies.

News

South Korea Engages With North Korea

South Korea’s new overtures to Kim Jong IIare part of a broader regional diplomatic initiative. Moon visited China, a North Korean ally and key trading partner, in December 2017, and called for better South Korea-China relations.

Banking

Global Regulators Finalize Basel III Rules

The Basel III rules aim to decrease bank leverage and increase liquidity. In addition to capital efficiency, the rules also institute stress testing and standardize market liquidity risk.

News

Mugabe Leaves But Economic Crisis Remains

Zimbabwe’s new leadership faces a difficult macroeconomic environment.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

A Non-Economist To Lead The US Central Bank

Jerome Powellis President Donald Trump’s nominee to replace Janet Yellen as chair of the US central bank. He willstart his tenure inFebruary 2018.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

CFIUS Reform Shakes Foreign Buyers in America

The proposal includes review of additional categories of transactions, such as nonpassive investments in critical technologies or infrastructure companies.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

House Excise Tax Troubles Corporate CFOs

Companies are concerned about the vague language of the bill about the applicability of the tax, and the fact that bilateral tax treaties, designed to avoid double taxation, will not function well under these circumstances.

News

The Benefits Of Blockchain

Jalak Jobanputra, founding partner of FuturePerfect Ventures, an early-stage venture-capital fund, visitedGlobal Financeto discuss the state of fintech, the future of blockchain and digital currencies, and how corporations can extract more value from such technology.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Zero Based Budgeting Is Becoming Popular Again

Companies that follow this strategy tend to create a culture of awareness about cost drivers, budget cuts and targets.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Economic Sanctions | Popular But Not Painless

Richard Nephew, a former principal deputy coordinator for Sanctions Policy at the US Department of State who now teaches at Columbia University, visited Global Finance to discuss economic sanctions, their effectiveness, and why corporate finance leaders should care.