Emerging & Frontier Markets
Boom Times Ahead In The Middle East And North Africa?
The Middle East, especially the Gulf region, expects good times ahead.
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Executive Interviews
Continuous Growth: Q&A With Mashreq Bank Group CEO Ahmed Abdelaal
Ahmed Abdelaal, Group CEO of Mashreq Bank, speaks to Global Finance about preparations for COP28 and the possibility of a recession.
Emerging & Frontier Markets
In With The New: Q&A With BNP Paribas Wealth Management Middle East And Africa CEO Masroor Batin
Masroor Batin, CEO of BNP Paribas Wealth Management Middle East and Africa, speaks about changes in MENA banking and complementarity with local banks.
Features
Looking Ahead: Q&A With Commercial Bank Of Qatar CEO Joseph Abraham
Joseph Abraham, CEO of Commercial Bank of Qatar, discusses the bank’s implementation of ESG principles and the effects of digital banking on the industry.
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Senegal: Island Of Opportunity
Senegal is becoming a magnet for foreign direct investment.
Banking
The UAE: A Hub For Wealth
At the heart of the Arabian Peninsula, the UAE is home to some of the world’s wealthiest people and an increasing number of foreigners.
Emerging & Frontier Markets
African Bonds Oversubscribed
The African bond market is heating up again after years of sovereign defaults and Covid-related headwinds.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Aramco Breaks Profit Record
Aramco’s impressiveperformance underscores Saudi Arabia’s continued overwhelming reliance on oil and gas revenue to fund its carbon-neutral ambitions.
Banking
Asia-Pacific Bond Market Goes LocalAnd Green
The region’s local-currency bond markets are surging, fueled by US dollar concerns, investor demand—and the “greenium.”
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Bankruptcys Roaring Return
With rising interest rates, out-of-control inflation and declining government support, 2023 marks the return of bankruptcies.