Banking
Mayra Hernandez and David Suarez, Grupo Financiero Banorte
With Mexico’s economy set to grow by more than 4 percent in 2011 and 2012 – a significant increase over past decade – Ms Hernandez and Mr Suarez explain how Banorte is positioned to capitalise on the country’s below average banking penetration, and how its growth path aligns with its CSR priorities.
July 2, 2011Related by the tag Commercial Banking
Banking
Charles Borg, CEO, Bank of Valletta
Malta is part of the EU, and as an international finance hub is closely connected to the continent’s economic difficulties; but it has emerged from the financial crisis relatively unscathed. Charles Borg explains how Malta’s conservative banking customs have supported the country’s resilience, and how the Bank of Valletta is working with local SMEs as a catalyst for internationalisation.
March 21, 2012
Banking
Elham Mahfouz, Acting CEO, Commercial Bank of Kuwait
Commercial Bank of Kuwait has been driving the implementation of banking technology since its birth in 1960 – it was the first to implement ATMs, and recently upgraded its technological core. Elham Mahfouz discusses how CBK’s business has evolved since the financial crisis, and its commitment to remain a local bank: supporting local businesses while facilitating international investment.
March 9, 2012
Banking
Rana Sunna, Deputy General Manager, Cairo Amman Bank
In the 1990s, Cairo Amman Bank was a small bank, with modest financial results and lwo growth prospects. Today it stands as mark of innovation: after successfully targeting the underserved retail sector, and reforming its HR and IT departments to develop the new skills and products the market needed. Rana Sunna explains how the changes brought new hope to the bank, and new life to its accounts.
February 6, 2012Related by the tag Mexico
Tax & Legal
Darío Oscós, Senior Partner, Oscós Abogados
It has been more than a decade since the Ley de Concursos Mercantiles – Mexico’s business reorganisation law – was enacted. But the law was never fit for purpose, and since then just 440 filings have been made. The recent case of Vitro demonstrates one of the critical flaws in the system: Darío Oscós discusses the company’s unique restructuring strategy, and how a truly modern insolvency system would prevent it.
April 18, 2012
Management
Raúl Peláez Cano, CEO, Gruma SAB
Gruma is the world’s largest food producer from Mexico, well established in markets as diverse as Asia, Europe and of course the Americas, thanks to its comprehensive planning and strategy of tailoring its products to each region’s tastes, traditions and lifestyles. Mr Cano explains the company’s innovations.
July 7, 2011
Management
Scot Rank, President and CEO, and Rafael Matute, CFO, Walmart Mexico and Central America
The hugely successful Walmart group is the perfect case study for socially responsible growth in emerging markets. CEO Scot Rank explains how Walmex has adapted with its customers as they live through the economic crisis.
December 16, 2010