Country Report
Cyprus: Outperforming Expectations
Cyprus offers some good news in the eastern Mediterranean, where good newshas been scarce of late.
News & Features Archive
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Economics, Policy & Regulation
Developing Countries Ease Doing Business
According the World Bank Group’s Ease of Doing Business Index for 2017, a record-breaking 137 nations out of 190 have implemented key reforms to deregulate their economies.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Editorial: One Election, Many Consequences
To those who thought the UK Brexit vote would be the biggest surprise of 2016, the American voters sent an even bigger shock.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Egypt Floats Currency, And It Sinks. Then Rises.
The Egyptian pound was floated this fall, and quickly lost half its value. But the reform is part of restructuring Egypt's economy to encourage foreign investment.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Egypt: A Helping Hand For Start-Ups
Banks,tech firms and even universitiesare partnering to aid home-grown Egyptian fintechs.
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Emerging Markets Vulnerable After Trump Win
The president elect’s protectionist views on international trade suggest emerging markets will bear the brunt of radical changes in policy—assuming his rhetoric becomes reality.
Features
Europe Rises to Turkey’s SME Challenges
Western European banks and institutions are expanding financing for small and medium-sized companies in Turkey.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Is This The End Of Globalization?
From Occupy Wall Street and the Arab Spring to surprising victories for Brexit and Trump, citizens around the globe are pushing back against their leaders’ policy choices.
Country Report
Israel: Focused On The High End
Israel'seconomy depends on foreign trade,and that presents a challenge under current conditions. Policymakers remain focused on high-tech while keeping an eye on global political developments.
News
Lebanon: New Leaders Seek To End Economic Agony
After two years of a political vacuum, Lebanon finally elected Michel Aoun president. Under the constitution, however, the head of state has little power, and his election sparks little hope.
Country Report
Qatar Builds New Financial City
Qatar has begun construction of a new financial city which aims to be the country’s Wall Street or Canary Wharf.
Country Report
Qatar Loosens Guest Worker Rules
Qatar plans to spend more than $200 billion on infrastructure projects, including roads, bridges, railways, and ports, and has loosened guest worker sponsor requirements to facilitate recruitment.