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Kenya: Primed For Growth
Kenya has created a positive environment for foreign direct investment (FDI), as it looks to appeal to foreign multinationals.
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Features
Lebanese Banks Stand Tall Amid Uncertainty
The Lebanese economy was hit hard in recent years, mainly by spillover from Syria’s crisis. However, the financial sector has proven resilient and domestic political stability offers renewed prospects for growth.
Award Winners
Low Rates, High Volume
Details on the winners of Global Finance Magazine’s 2017 awards for the world’s best investment banks for debt.
Features
Middle East Banks Seek Growth Externally
Middle Eastern banks are looking for merger and acquisition opportunities to help them bolster their balance sheets and expand into new product areas and markets.
Features
Middle East Drive To Diversify
The need for economic diversification has never been greater, as governments around the Gulf look to shore up oil-depleted revenues and boost job prospects for their fast-growing populations.
Features
Middle East’s Best Companies Hold On
Global Finance magazine’s 2017 list of the Best-Performing Companies In The Middle East shows some changes at the top of the rankings, with Israel gaining position while oil-producing countries struggle with low oil prices.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
More Rules, More Fines, More On Balance
Lenders have paid more than $300 billion in fines since the 2008 financial crisis; the growing regulations are slowly forcing stronger balance sheets.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
New Institutions Push Long-Term Thinking
A new movement is pushing back against short-term investment and narrow focus on quarterly earnings.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Panda Bonds Thrive On China’s Low Rates
China’s huge bond market has only recently been tapped by foreign firms—through Panda Bonds, which soared last year.
Features
Payments Get Real
Corporate and banking entities are seeking faster, more secure payment systems, and experiments in the payments space are coming to fruition.
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Private Equity Gets Back Into Brazil
A positive macroeconomic outlook and a sharp decline asset prices are once again making Brazilian investments attractive for large international private equity firms, which are cautiously returning after three years of economic crisis.
Features
Q&A With Adel El-Labban, Ahli United Bank
An interview with ADEL EL-LABBAN, AHLI UNITED BANK, about banking in the Middle East.