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Editor’s Letter: Easier Said Than
Global Finance editor Andrea Fiano says that President Donald Trump's oft-proclaimed objectives will not be easy to achieve.
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Economics, Policy & Regulation
Infrastructure: Can It Rebuild The Global Economy?
Bridges, ports, roads and dams: Infrastructure investment is having a moment in the sun. But will it rise to the high hopes so many have that it can rebuild crumbling economies around the world?
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
McDonald’s China Deal Favors Franchise Model
McDonald’s agreed to sell 80% control of its restaurants in China and Hong Kong for 20 years to state-owned conglomerate Citic and the Carlyle Group, a private equity firm.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Memo To Corporate Borrowers: Don’t Panic
The golden age of cheap corporate funding is coming to an end. Or is it? After Donald Trump’s surprise election as US president, markets reached a quick consensus that a new economic day was dawning. But interest rate hikes may not come as fast--or do as much damage--as some expect.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
More Bank Mergers In The Gulf
Gulf countries are encouraging local banks to merge and several have done so. In the UAE, National Bank of Abu Dhabi and First Gulf Bank are in the process of creating the largest bank in the Middle East.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Morocco Opens To Islamic Finance
The Kingdom of Morocco now allows participative finance. On January 2 the central bank, Bank Al-Maghrib, issued authorizations for five banks to begin commercializing shariah-compliant products and services.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
New Ratings For A Knowledge Economy
Which countries lead the global knowledge economy? At least one academic suggests that current assessments of a country’s knowledge base are too narrow and reliant on averages.<span style="font-size: 14px;">In research to be presented in April at INSEAD, Kai Chan argues that a nation's brightest talent—not its average capabilities—determine its knowledge capacity.</span>
Country Report
Oil State Fund Invests In Technology
Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF), which is expected to exceed $2 trillionin 2018, is slated to play a major role in diversifying the Saudi economy, with big investments in a technology, healthcare and other sectors.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Q&A: Litigation Funding Offers CFOs New Options
Justin Brass, managing director at litigation finance specialist Burford Capital,recentlyvisited Global Finance to discuss funding innovation and the bottom-line value of litigation.
Country Report
Saudi Arabia: Austerity Takes A Breather
The desert kingdom'sbold plans to boost the private sector and diversify away from oilincludea little more governmentspending this year.
Country Report
Saudi Arabia: Economic Transformation Takes Shape
With the worst of its financial pressures behind it, Saudi Arabia is forging ahead with its ambitious Vision 2030 development plan to diversify away from oil dependency and stimulate demand.
Country Report
Silk Road Bonds: The Next Big Thing?
Using Silk Road bonds as a funding vehicle for the vast capital needs of the One Belt, One Road (OBOR) project appears a handy catchall subsuming devilish details.