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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.

Award Winners

Driving Innovation

Challenger banks join start-ups and outside providers in supplier finance to get funding where it’s needed most.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

EC Orders Belgium To Recoup Money Lost In Illegal Tax Breaks

Trends | Taxation As part of a crackdown on generous tax incentives across the European Union, in January the European Commission (EC) demanded Belgium claw back €700 million ($762 million) in tax breaks from at least 35 European firms.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Editor’s Letter: Fundamentals And Contagion

The new year started with unusually negative intensity and uncertainty in the financial markets and the global economy.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Female CEOs Outperform, But Glass Ceiling Remains

Management | Corporate Governance Despite various initiatives to get more women into the executive pipeline, the number of US corporations with a female CEO remains stuck in the low double digits.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Gordhan Gets His Turn To Heal South Africa’s Woes

South Africa: After burning through two Finance ministers in 18 months—with the second having held the job for less than a week—South Africa’s president, Jacob Zuma, moved in mid-December to restore a measure of stability to the post.

Country Report

Has Italy Turned A Corner?

The foundations for economic recovery have been laid by Matteo Renzi’s government, which is tackling fundamental issues at the heart of Italy’s problems. But he has yet to work his magic on public spending.