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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Features : Credit Where It’s Due

FOCUS / CREDIT DERIVATIVES As global securitization markets continue to deteriorate, the credit derivatives space is a beacon of light in a relatively dark landscape. Long: The key is to determine which structures have been hurt which have stability. ...

Banking

Features : Raising Sepa’s Horizons

CORPORATE TOOLBOX — SEPA Six months after SEPA’s introduction, banks are still trying to devise ways to encourage the businesses they serve to jump aboard. Additional optional services may provide the answer. The introduction of the euro in January ...

Banking

Features : Sharing In Risk And Reward

SECTOR REPORT / ISLAMIC FINANCE The range of Islamic finance techniques is growing rapidly, but some are concerned that the most innovative products may be flouting shariah principles. While conventional financial markets are still reeling from the credit crunch, ...

Award Winners

Features: Awards: Islamic Financial Institutions

ANNUAL SURVEY / ISLAMIC FINANCE Global Finance selects the winners in a fast-growing area of finance that combines investing according to the tenets of Islamic law with modern financial products and systems. Islamic finance is a system of ethical ...

Country Report

Features: Troubled Giant

COUNTRY REPORT / NIGERIA Despite vast hydrocarbon reserves and a government committed to economic diversification, Nigeria still faces tremendous problems. A resurgence in its banking sector may help accelerate future progress. Oil is Nigeria’s lifeline, accounting for some 80% ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Milestones : Anxiety Grows Over Liquidity And Credit

GLOBAL Stressed out: Concern over financial risks has grown sharply. One of the most extensive surveys of global banks’ attitudes toward risk has found that liquidity and credit spreads continue to keep bankers awake at night. ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Milestones : Tighter Lending Standards Part Of Long-Term Strategy

GLOBAL Slim pickings: Banks are less keen on lending. As the fallout from the subprime debacle continues, companies are finding they can no longer rely on their long-standing banking providers for credit. In fact, according to a ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Newsmakers : In The Hot Seat

<p>ARGENTINA Fernandez: His appointment unsettled financial markets. As he slips into the seat occupied by four others in less than a year, Argentina’s new economy minister, Carlos Fernandez, faces the unenviable task of restoring confidence in his government’s economic ...</p>

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Newsmakers : Paraguay Joins The Leftist Club

PARAGUAY Lugo: Promising to improve Paraguay's international standing. Paraguayan president-elect Fernando Lugo, a former Catholic bishop, is the newest member of Latin America’s growing list of left-wing leaders. He faces serious challenges in a country that, until his ...

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News & Features Archive

Features : Credit Where It’s Due

Features : Raising Sepa’s Horizons

Features : Sharing In Risk And Reward

Features: Awards: Islamic Financial Institutions

Features: Troubled Giant

Milestones : Anxiety Grows Over Liquidity And Credit

Milestones : Tighter Lending Standards Part Of Long-Term Strategy

Newsmakers : In The Hot Seat

Newsmakers : Paraguay Joins The Leftist Club

Newsmakers : Putting A Roof On Energy Bills

Newsmakers : US Targets Trade Finance

Corporate Finance : Oracle’s Big Bond Sale Helps To Lift Gloom