Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
FRONTIER MARKETS | THE OMAN DILEMMA
Frontier Markets Report | Oman
The sultanate’s proximity to the Gulf has long been an attraction. But with war in neighboring Yemen, its location could be a drawback.
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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
HAS IRAN FINALLY COME IN FROM THE COLD?
Milestones | Iran
It may have taken 12 years to reach, but the framework agreement struck between the so-called P5+1 (Russia, China, France, Britain, and the US, plus Germany), the European Union and Iran has enough momentum, say analysts, to yield a full accord by June 30.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
HEDGING | LOW OIL PRICES AFFECT CORPORATE RISK
Management | Hedging
The dramatic slide in oil prices over the past year or so has once again underscored the value—and perils—of hedging. Some companies and governments bet on a fall in the cost of crude and thereby obviated large losses. Others did not make out so well.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
HUNGARY | BANKS HOWL OVER DECISION IN BROKERAGE SCAM
Capital Markets | Fixed Income
Hungary’s biggest financial scandal, which broke earlier this year, involved the alleged issuance of more than $500 million of phony bonds by Quaestor Financial Hrurira. The brokerage was one of three firms charged with fraud.
Features
IMF Annual Meetings 2015: Peru Is a Perfect Stage To Discuss Latin American Growth
The annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank in Lima, Peru, in October, will provide world leaders with the right stage to discuss poverty and inequality and suggest ways for Latin American economies to foster growth less dependent on commodities, according to former president of Peru, Alejandro Toledo.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
IoT | INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION 4.0
The Age of the Internet of Things is in full swing—and manufacturing will never be the same.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
ISRAEL | ECONOMIC REFORMS COMPLICATE NETANYAHU’S FOURTH TERM
Newsmakers | Israel
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s success among center-right political parties, which saw him recently elected for a fourth term, may have provided a stable political platform, but international pressure and recent social unrest could see the country change economic direction.
Banking
ISTANBUL FINANCIAL CENTER: UNDER CONSTRUCTION
Country Report | Turkey - Islamic Finance
Officials in Turkey have long declared their intentions to transform Istanbul into an international financial center. Islamic finance could be the key to making that goal a reality.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
M&A | BOUTIQUES TRUMP LARGE INVESTMENT BANKS IN KRAFT-HEINZ DEAL
Capital Markets | Mergers & Acquistions
Boutique investment banks are eating the lunch of Wall Street’s bulge-bracket firms.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
M&A | IS BIG PHARMAS BIOTECH BINGE ILL-ADVISED?
Capital Markets | Merger & Acquisitions: Biotech
The slew of M&A deals in the pharmaceutical industry could leave some firms with a bad hangover. Fitch Ratings warns that the race to find the next blockbuster drug could hurt overall credit rankings for the sector.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
MALTA: FCM BANK IS KEEPING IT SIMPLE – VINCENT MA
Launched just three years ago, FCM Bank is the only bank in Malta to specialize solely in savings and fixed-term offerings. During a talk with Global Finance, chief operating officer Vincent Ma explained why FCM Bank has zeroed in on those two products.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
NICARAGUA’S GRAND CANAL AMBITIONS FAIL TO WOO VOTERS
Newsmakers | Nicaragua
When Nicaraguan president Daniel Ortega announced last December a plan to construct a controversial transoceanic waterway that would provide an alternative to the Panama Canal, he vowed the project would create jobs and bring prosperity to the hemisphere’s second-poorest nation.