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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

IS BITCOIN GOOD FOR BUSINESS?

COVER STORY: CRYPTOCURRENCIES Still in their infancy, cryptocurrencies could change the way that companies manage payments for the goods and services that are the essence of global trade. As the bitcoin surge picks up momentum, corporate financial executives are wondering what it means for their business and how they can manage the risk of adopting—or not adopting—digital currencies.

Award Winners

ISLAMIC FINANCE AWARDS: NEW STRUCTURES, NEW MARKETS

ANNUAL AWARDS: BEST ISLAMIC FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS 2014 Islamic finance is going mainstream, with new banks opening and new regulatory endeavors under way in this dynamic global mar

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

KUWAIT: MIXED SIGNALS

FRONTIER MARKETS REPORT: KUWAIT Kuwaiti legislature has cut red tape and is offering more inducements for FDI. But is the rest of the regime on board?

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

NIGERIA: WHAT’S NEXT FOR AFRICA’S LARGEST ECONOMY?

MILESTONES: NIGERIA The transport infrastructure in Africa's largest economy is still treading water.

Features

NOT FOR THE FAINTHEARTED

SPECIAL REPORT: LATIN AMERICAN INVESTMENT BANKING Small, but quite competitive, Latin America’s investment banking markets are upbeat this year, driven mainly by infrastructure growth.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

PANAMA: VARELA BLESSED BY SURPRISING ELECTION RESULT

NEWSMAKERS: PANAMA Conservative Varela surprises with progressive social agenda.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

RATING THROUGH THE CYCLE

We sat down with Fergus McCormick, head of sovereign ratings at DBRS, to discuss the rating agency’s outlook for global markets, sovereign ratings and how the firm differs from its competitors.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

RUSSIA SPEEDS UP NEW PAYMENT SYSTEM

MILESTONES: RUSSIA

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

SHADOWS OF THE PAST

COUNTRY REPORT: UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Despite a fast-growing economy and plans to boost growth via infrastructure investments, debts are mounting again at Dubai’s government-related entities. Is the day when Dubai World almost collapsed coming back to haunt investors?

Banking

News & Features Archive

IS BITCOIN GOOD FOR BUSINESS?

ISLAMIC FINANCE AWARDS: NEW STRUCTURES, NEW MARKETS

KUWAIT: MIXED SIGNALS

NIGERIA: WHAT’S NEXT FOR AFRICA’S LARGEST ECONOMY?

NOT FOR THE FAINTHEARTED

PANAMA: VARELA BLESSED BY SURPRISING ELECTION RESULT

RATING THROUGH THE CYCLE

RUSSIA SPEEDS UP NEW PAYMENT SYSTEM

SHADOWS OF THE PAST

TAX RELIEF DRIVES CROSS-BORDER DEALS

THE NEW SHAPE OF SUBCUSTODY

US: FIELDS’ FIRST TEST ON FORD’S BREAD AND BUTTER