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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Forging New Economies

GCC Regional Report 2015 | Special Economic Zones Special economic zones are allowing GCC countries to diversify their economies away from oil and provide jobs to their citizenry.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

SIBOS Supersection 2015 | Fintech – Innovation Centers In today’s virtual world, fintech development can take place anywhere. With funding for start-ups split 50:50 between traditional financial centers and elsewhere, the race is on to attract the hottest young firms.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

GCC Regional Report 2015

Introduction Regional wealth funds, free-trade zones and the Saudi Stock Exchange are expected to boost GCC economic growth and spur development—even if oil doesn’t cooperate.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

GCC Sees Its Future In Trade

GCC Regional Report 2015 | Trade GCC With oil prices not expected to top $100 a barrel anytime soon, breaking down trade barriers is the one sure way to boost the GCC’s economic prospects.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Global Salon: Global Trade Can Break Cycle Of Slow Growth

Global Finance talked with Peter Blair Henry, dean of New York University’s Stern School of Business, about the urgency of bold reform and global trade to help developing nations.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Iceland Dismantles Last Of Restrictions Set From Economic Crisis

Milestones | Iceland Nearly seven years after introducing controls on capital movements, Iceland is planning to ease restrictions it put in place when the collapse of its banking system brought the country to the brink of financial meltdown.

Banking

Indian Banks Get Sharper Teeth

Capital Markets | Debt/Equity India’s banks—both private and state-run—have been given a powerful tool to deal with bad loans.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

IT Integration Staggering To The Finishing Line

SIBOS Supersection 2015 | M&A IT Integration Merging with other companies has its financial benefits, but when it comes to IT, not joining all the dots to integrate disparate systems can have serious consequences.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

MERS Outbreak Threatens South Korea’s Economy

Trends | Economy & Disease In May, South Korea reported its first case of MERS (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome). The death toll had climbed to 24 as we went to press, making it the largest outbreak outside of Saudi Arabia, where the strain was first reported in 2012.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Money Market Funds: Re-Weight And See

Corporate Cash | Money Market Funds Despite plenty of corporate pushback, the SEC’s controversial money market reform will be more headache than hardship for corporate investors.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

New Zealand Walloped By Slowdown In Chinese Economy

Milestones | New Zealand In June, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand lowered its key cash interest rate a quarter of a percentage point to 3.25%, the first time the central bank has cut rates cut since 2011, citing a combination of deflationary pressure, plunging commodity prices and a slowdown in key export markets like China.

Features

NigeriaThe African Express

Country Report | Nigeria Nigeria is Africa’s largest economy, but the recent slump in oil prices has halved government revenues. The new Buhari government must now ensure the country’s economic roller coaster ride does not grind to a complete halt.