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Q+A: Bassel Gamal; CEO, Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB Group)
QIB controls 43.5% of the Islamic banking market share in Qatar and 11.5% of the overall market and says that the long-term growth prospects remain promising.
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Features
Bangladesh: Full Of Potential
The fast-growing nation is actively seeking FDI, but foreign investors must contend with endemic corruption and layers of bureaucracy.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
A Waiting Game For Zambia
Zambia offers a range of advantages and opportunities for foreign investors, but they may want to wait awhile until some risks play out.
Features
Djibouti Aiming High
<strong>Frontier Markets Report</strong><br />
Djibouti is a small country with ambitious plans, which it hopes to achieve by attracting large amounts of foreign direct investment.
News
Middle East Region Staggers Under Ratings Downgrades
<strong>Milestones | Middle East</strong><br />
The established pattern of falling Middle Eastern credit ratings that started in 2014 continued apace in February and early March of this year, as rating agencies issued further downgrades of governments in the region.
Features
Warm FDI Welcome In Ghana
With oil revenues plunging, Ghana seeks to boost the inflow of foreign direct investment.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Bulgaria Attractive Despite Corruption
Bulgaria’s multilingual workforce attracts foreign investors, but corruption is a problem.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Strong M&A Outlook For 2016
Dealmaking | Capital Markets
Global merger and acquisition prospects for 2016 seem likely to exceed the pace of activity in 2015, although the reasons are likely to differ from region to region.
Banking
Padilla: Bearer Of Bad News, Unpopular Choices
Puerto Rico
He has become the face of Puerto Rico’s woes, warning in media interview after interview of its inability to pay its bills and serving as the island’s bearer of bad financial news.
Country Report
A Window Of Opportunity For The Frontier Market
Montenegro tries to keep the foreign direct investment environment as simple as possible.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
India And Taiwan, Cut Rates Tracking The Fed
An analytical exercise that was moderately popular before the financial crisis has become a mandatory task in the post-crisis years.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Guatemala Stability Amid Instability
Guatemala’s political turmoil, with parties deadlocked in Parliament, a runoff election looming and corruption scandals exploding, means the government will operate in a kind of suspended animation until 2016.