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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

FX Scandal Drives New Trading Methods

Following the FX benchmark rate-fixing scandal, which saw six banks fined almost $6 billion, currency traders at corporate and financial institutions worldwide are revising how they execute transactions.

Features

GCC Regional Report 2016 | Table Of Contents

From shoring up sovereign funds to drawing FDI to enhancing its soft infrastructure, Gulf Cooperation Council countries take up a range of tactics to diversify and strengthen their economies.

Features

Global Finance Names The 2016 World’s Best Consumer Digital Banks In Central & Eastern Europe

Winners were chosen among entries evaluated by a world-class panel of judges at Infosys, a global leader in consulting, technology and outsourcing. Global Finance editors were responsible for the final selection of winners in the First Round.

Data

Gulf Nations Must Develop Soft Infrastructure

Sparkling office towers won’t draw business without the right policies.

Data

Gulf Wealth Funds Get More Strategic

Can the Saudis’ $2 trillion Public Investment Fund transition the kingdom to a post-oil economy?

Country Report

Hanging On, Portugal Staves Off Downgrade

<strong>PORTUGAL | </strong>With a hefty debt overhang, Portugal can’t quit now on structural reform.

News

Hani Mulki Takes Reins In Jordan, For Now

<strong>Jordan | </strong>Hani Mulki, a former Jordanian minister, was appointed interim prime ministerin May.

Data

Head Start On Diversification Eases UAE’s Transition

From financial services to healthcare to tourism, the Emirates is exploring and expanding into new non-oil businesses.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

In Developing Technology, Banks Go Back To Basics

Amid the surge in global trade, financial institutions are revisiting the way they conduct transaction banking.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Israeli Bankers Quit Over Salary Cap

Highly compensatedIsraeli bank executives feel harried by a new law placing limits on their salaries.

Data

Kuwait Takes Action

Striving to shake its oil dependence, Kuwait is opening up to foreign ownership. Will investors bite?

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

MSCI Tells China To Wait, May Reclassify Nigeria

China’s recent efforts to make it easier for global investors to access its enormous stock markets in Shanghai and Shenzhen were not enough to persuade MSCI to include these “China A shares” in its widely followed Emerging Markets Index just yet.