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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Aramco IPO May Be For Saudi Nationals Only

Capital Markets | Equity Offering A potential partial privatization of Saudi Arabia’s state oil company, Saudi Aramco, would require the company to remove its veil of secrecy.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

ASEAN Midwifes A Regional Trade Powerhouse

A new era kicked off on December 31, 2015, for the 10 countries that are part of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations: The alliance launched the Asean Economic Community (AEC), a trade bloc aimed at creating a unified, cross-border market where labor, services and capital can flow without restrictions.

Country Report

Beijing’s Balancing Act: Growth vs. Reform

The question this year for investors in China is whether the government will continue moving toward a free-market economy—or keep grabbing the wheel.

News

Business Gets An App For That

Smart corporates are using mobile apps to collect real-time data, analyze it and feed it to employees, who can respond immediately. Companies that neglect these tools could find themselves at a disadvantage.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Can Colombia Count On A Peace Dividend?

Trends | Peace Deals Low oil prices are widening Colombia’s current-account deficit, dampening the confidence of foreign investors and dragging down the economy.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Can The Renminbi Save Zimbabwe From Hyperinflation?

Capital Markets | Foreign Exchange Locals as well as visitors to Zimbabwe will soon be able to walk into shops and pay for purchases in renminbi.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Catalan Leader Amps Up Independence Call

Spain: Legislators in Catalonia elected Carles Puigdemont, who has been pushing for independence for the big Spanish region for years, as president on January 10.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

China’s Economic Reforms Ignite Boom In M&A Deals

Capital Markets | Mergers & Acquisitions In an effort to boost the country’s sagging economic growth, China is consolidating key industries, hoping to make them more efficient ahead of eventual partial privatizations.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Commodity Prices Deal Mozambique A Blow

Mining and gas reserves made Mozambique a darling among foreign investors—until last year. Now the government needs to diversify.

Award Winners

Compliance And Innovation Key To Trade Finance In The Baltics

Carina Gyllenbring, head of trade & export finance at Swedbank, says the Baltics have proved remarkably resilient in dealing with the trade shocks of their neighbors and trading partners.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Cuba Learns The Art Of The Deal With Unilever

Cuba: News that Anglo-Dutch consumer products company Unilever will return to Cuba to build a $35 million plant in the special development zone at the port of Mariel, about 40 kilometers west of Havana, is one of the clearest signs yet that the communist nation is taking a more pragmatic approach to foreign direct investment.

Banking

Cutting The Cord In Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia is the Gulf Cooperation Council’s largest economy, but major economic, political and social challenges threaten the kingdom’s immediate economic future. Reducing its dependence on oil and gas is now a case of when, not if.