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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Bankruptcy Pros Suffer As Fewer Companies Go Bust

European Union countries saw lower bankruptcy rates in the first half of 2017, as did Canada. USbankruptcy filings dropped 5.5% in the 12-month period ended September 30, 2017.

Banking

The First Shariah-Compliant Fintech Consortium

Theconsortium, calledALGO, will enable Islamic member banks to create fintech solutions in acost-effective and fast manner.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

All-Stock Deals Plummet In Cheap-Debt Environment

It is a dramatic drop compared not just to the 1990s, when stock-for-stock deals accounted for over half of all mergers, but also to 2016, when the average equaled 23.9% by dollar value.

News

Czechs, Poles, Seat Private-Sector Prime Ministers

Czech PM Babiš is an outspoken billionaire while the PolishPM, Morawiecki, is more of a technician, whonegotiatedPoland’s accession to EUbefore going on to chair Bank Zachodni WBK, part of the Santander Group.

News

Mugabe Leaves But Economic Crisis Remains

Zimbabwe’s new leadership faces a difficult macroeconomic environment.

News

Portuguese Finance Minister Moving To Eurogroup

In a comparison with the Portuguese soccer star, Portuguese finance minister Mário Centeno has been dubbed “the Cristiano Ronaldo of Ecofin."

News

Samsung Heavy Sunk By Shipbuilding Woes

South Korean shipbuilders have been under severe financial strain since 2008 and are suffering from tougher competition from Chinese rivals.

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Will Africa Deliver Growth For GE?

Even as General Electric looks to overhaul its business byselling assets and cutting back oncapital expenditure, it is stepping up its investmentin Africa—Nigeria in particular.

News

AMC First In Line As Kingdom Allows Movie Theaters

As Saudi Arabia seeks to create a modern economy, entertainment is one of the industries being promoted as a replacement for oil.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

EU, Japan Trade Deal Defies Protectionist Wave

The deal sends a strong signal that two of the world’s major exporters still believe in the merits of open markets.

News

Colombia | Coffee Grows Better After Guerrillas Leave

Turning old violent areas into competitive coffee producers still faces some obstacles.

News

Ford Inks Alibaba Deal To Push Mobile Strategy

Ford has been lagging behind competitors in emerging technologies for automobiles, including the race for driverless cars, but its appointment of Jim Hackett as CEO last May marked a change in strategy.