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Country Report

Banking In Brazil | Addicted To Hot Money

With thestate-owned National Bank for Economic and Social Development ending its subsidized credit lending practice in Brazil,state and private retail banks will have to step in to support thelong-term credit market unlike at present.

Country Report

Brazil’s Half-Glass Economy

With a growing budget deficit, Brazil is struggling to climb out of recession and become globally competitive.

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.

Banking

India | A New Way Forward For Banking

India’s banking system, weighted toward state-backed entities, is opening up to private-sector banks to boost competition.

Data

Mongolia’s Growth Slows Down

As it accepts bailout money and conditions, Mongolia seeks to develop a long-term economic plan to reduce its dependence on commodities.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

US Manufacturing | The Reshoring Is Real, The Jobs Are Not

As costs rise in developing countries, and automation eliminates the most mindless tasks, some manufacturing and service businesses are going home—but with greatly reduced labor needs.

Supplement

Africa 2017 | A Devotion to Economic Diversification

African nations seek to scale the value ladder, moving beyond cheap labor and commodity exports. That takes steely commitment.

Supplement

Africa 2017 | Mega Cities, Mega Development

Infrastructure and economic development needs are challenging countries to provide jobs, as urban growth is poised to surge over the next decade.

Supplement

Africa 2017 | Super Regional Banks Fill Finance Gaps

With major multinationals scaling back in Africa, regional players of all sizes are embracing the opportunities left behind.

Supplement

Africa 2017 | Test Lab For Tomorrow’s Banking

The fintech sector is heating up across sub-Saharan Africa. Foreign investors are paying close attention and providing start-ups with the capital needed to get off the ground.

Supplement

Africa 2017 | The Future of Banking Everywhere

In the following pages we explore some of Africa’s contradictions. Eighty percent of Africans are unbanked; at the same time seven of the world’s fastest-growing economies are in this region.

Supplement

Africa 2017 | Top 25 Companies

Africa is emerging from last year’s slump, but slow growth of its largest economies is impeding recovery for many of its corporates.