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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

MASALA BOND PROMOTES INTERNATIONALIZATION OF THE RUPEE

<strong>India | Capital Markets</strong><br /> The rupee realizes international ambitions. The International Finance Corporation (IFC) sold its first rupee-denominated bonds in London in November to attract international investment in India’s infrastructure.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

MIDEAST: REDUCING HYDROCARBON DEPENDENCE

<strong>Middle East | Emerging Markets Regional Review</strong><br /> The drop in oil prices is likely to affect public spending in the rentier states of the Persian Gulf, and pressure is mounting on governments to reduce economic dependency on hydrocarbons.<br />

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

OIL-RICH VENEZUELA FORCED TO IMPORT CRUDE

<strong>Venezuela | Milestones</strong><br /> Venezuela, home to the world’s largest oil reserves at 298 billion barrels, is having a tough time getting the stuff out of the ground.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

PAKISTAN: CHANGE NEEDED TO ATTRACT FOREIGN INVESTMENT

<strong>Pakistan | Frontier Markets Focus</strong><br /> Pakistan’s ability to attract both foreign direct and domestic investment fell dramatically during the past decade. Some of the reasons why still apply.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

QATAR: MIDDLE EASTS RICHEST COUNTRY KEEPS ON SPENDING

<strong>Qatar | Country Report </strong><br /> Qatar shows no signs of slowing its internal and external investment. The IMF says Qatar’s real GDP growth should average 6% to 7% in the medium term, supported by public investments, and will likely remain the fastest-growing in the region

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

QATARI MONEY TALKS IN FOREIGN CAPITALS

<strong>Qatar | Country Report</strong><br /> The QIA, one of the world’s largest sovereign wealth funds with $170 billion of assets, was initially rebuffed, but regardless of the outcome of the deal, it has other fish to fry.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

RENMINBI CONVERSION CAP LIFTED IN HONG KONG

<strong>China | Capital Markets</strong><br /> In a major step toward opening China’s capital account, Hong Kong and Shanghai have linked their equity markets and abolished the cap on how much Chinese currency Hong Kong residents may purchase (or sell) daily.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

ROMANIAN VOTERS EMBRACE IOHANNIS’S POLITICS

<strong>Romania | Newsmakers</strong><br /> Iohannis defeated prime minister and Social Democrat leader Victor Ponta, taking 54.5% of the vote against 45.5%. So who is Iohannis?

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

SHAREHOLDER ACTIVISTS JOIN FORCES ACROSS THE ATLANTIC

<strong>Shareholder Activism | Management</strong><br /> Shareholder activism—when investors in a company use their equity as a lever to pressure management—is booming and will grow dramatically on both sides of the Atlantic through mid-2016
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