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Middle East Region Staggers Under Ratings Downgrades

Milestones | Middle East The established pattern of falling Middle Eastern credit ratings that started in 2014 continued apace in February and early March of this year, as rating agencies issued further downgrades of governments in the region.

Features

Middle East Supplement 2016

TABLE OF CONTENTS Overview | A High-Stakes Poker Game Islamic Finance | Bridging The Digital Divide Sovereign Wealth Funds |...

News

New Pemex CEO To Lead Reforms

Newsmakers | Mexico Mexico’s giant state oil company Pemex has a new boss, González Anaya, and he’s got a mess on his hands.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Peru’s Economy On A Roll

Trends | Peru There is no stopping Peru’s economy.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Philippines Jump-Starts Electronic Banking

Capital Markets | Banking Reform More than one hundred million people, 2.5 billion transactions every month—and just 1% of payments made electronically.

Features

Southeast Asia And Europe Forge Tighter Links

Asian Development Bank Section: ADB Annual Meeting Europe has much to gain from the fast-growing region, where per capita GDP is exploding—and vice versa.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Sovereign Funds Change The Patent Game

Trends | Patents As sovereign governments expand their investments into uncharted territories, a new kind of fund has emerged: the sovereign patent fund (SPF), a state-owned patent investment fund that buys and licenses patents, covers the cost of litigation and protects against patent infringement.

Banking

Sovereign Wealth Funds: The Ultimate Guessing Game

Changing fortunes in the region’s oil-rich economies have made the secretive world of sovereign wealth fund asset allocation even more opaque.

Features

Taiwan Roundtable: Ready To Manage The Risks

Taiwan is facing a challenging year, according to participants in a Global Finance roundtable in Taipei. But sound regulation has made banks resilient, and the mood is still upbeat.

Features

Taiwan: Bring It On

Taiwan’s new president and its banks face a tough market and a changing economic picture. They’re ready.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Taking The Long View: Crises Demand Attention, But So Do Long-Term Trends.

Corporate leaders can be forgiven for not thinking too far ahead. The length of time that investors hold stock has fallen. Share-holders want fast rewards—and quick fixes when performance flags. Moreover, given the upheavals and macroeconomic uncertainties of the past decade, many CEOs and CFOs have been preoccupied with firefighting.

Editor's Letter

The Long View

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