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Emerging & Frontier Markets

Slovenia: Arms Open Wide To The West

Slovenia recognizes the importance of foreign direct investment (FDI) for its economy, according to the country’s Minister for Economic Development and Technology, and is working hard to draw interest from foreign investors.

Data

Panama Booms But It’s “Pay to Play”

Panama has a claim as economic growth champion of Central America. Still, for investors, growth isn’t everything, and in Panama, corruption is a significant problem.

Country Report

Q&A w/Al Ahli: Stability Despite Conditions

Michel Accad, who took over as CEO at Al Ahli Bank Kuwait in May 2014, talks toGlobal Finance about why the Kuwait banking system remains solid despite falling oil prices and other pressures.

News

Uncertain Outlook After Castros Death

Severalstresses and changes will suggestan uncertain economic outlook for Cuba this year, says Paolo Spadoni,author of “Failed Sanctions: Why the U.S. Embargo against Cuba Could Never Work.”

Country Report

Tunisia’s Progress Stalls

Investors face economic uncertainty and jihadist threats, but the government has plans to attract more investment from foreign firms.

News

Colombia: Unsettled After Voters Nix Peace

Columbian voters stunned observers on October 2 by rejecting the peace deal between the government of president Juan Manuel Santos and the guerrilla group Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), despite a 52-year civil war that has claimed approximately 220,000 ...

Country Report

Croatia: Seeking Stability

Like other geographic regions once under communist rule, Croatia has traveled a chaotic road to statehood, but it is now solidifying its economic and political progress.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Global FDI Tipped To Fall, But Africa Looks Promising

Combining pessimism with a moderate amount of optimism in its 2016 outlook for foreign direct investment, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad) forecasts that total FDI flows will fall in 2016 compared with 2015, with the drop ...