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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

CYPRUS TAUNTS EUROPE BY HOSTING RUSSIAN NAVAL VESSELS | MILESTONES

Milestones | Cyprus The enormous economic challenges faced by Greece have overshadowed a different kind of drama elsewhere in the Mediterranean.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

DIAMONDS IN THE CENTRAL ASIAN ROUGH

Central Asia Focus Western and Asian efforts to boost relations with the five Central Asia countries is good news for companies and banks wanting to penetrate these big, yet largely unexploited, markets.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

DIGGING DEEP

Introduction With a broad-ranging project such as Global Finance’s annual Middle East supplement, success means providing clear insights and stripping away layers of confusion and misunderstanding.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

DIVERSE OPPORTUNITIES & RISKS

Overview The drop in oil prices is having varied effects in the Middle East. How countries respond could determine their long-term prospects.

Banking

EBRD TO CREATE A STRONG & STABLE GREECE | MILESTONES

Milestones | Greece On March 3, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development approved a request from Athens to invest directly in Greece.

Banking

ECB’S QE: WHO’S IN AND WHO’S OUT?

Banking | Europe In its first round of QE, the ECB said that the bonds of only seven European financial institutions were eligible—until further revision, which won’t happen until at least April 15.

Banking

EX-INSURER MAY REFOCUS CREDIT SUISSE TOWARD ASIA | NEWSMAKERS

Newsmakers | Switzerland Swiss giant Credit Suisse stepped out of the industry’s traditional talent pool in March when it hired Tidjane Thiam as chief executive.

Banking

Five Minutes With Eduardo Suarez, Scotiabank

Capital Markets | Q&A Eduardo Suárez, co-head of Latin America strategy in the Global Banking and Markets division of Scotiabank.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

FLOURISHING IN A FAST-MOVING MARKET | CONSUMER PRODUCTS

Consumer Products Sector The region’s largest retailers continue to expand, as do multinational companies, in this growing markets.

Banking

GETTING SERIOUS ABOUT RESTRUCTURING BANKS

At first glance, Central Asia’s banking sector looks like somewhere you just wouldn’t want to go.

Banking

GROWTH BEGETS GROWTH | ISLAMIC FINANCE

Islamic Finance Development in the Middle East, and the Gulf Cooperation Council countries in particular, is being fueled by the growth of Islamic finance.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

HIGH-TECH ENTREPRENEURS ATTRACT GLOBAL ATTENTION

High Tech Sector Playing to its youthful strengths, the Middle East has enormous high-tech potential but still has room to grow.