Features
Uruguay Regional Champ
Wedged between Brazil and Argentina—two neighbors with serious economic problems—Uruguay is an attractive foreign direct investment alternative in Latin America.
Author: Al Emid
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Award Winners
Islamic Finance 2015 | Competing With Traditional Banks
Q&A with Mike Maguid Abdelaaty, president, American Finance House Lariba, Whittier, California
Award Winners
Islamic Finance 2015 | Growth Strategies In Lebanon
Q&A with Moataz Natafji, general manager, BLOM Development Bank, the Islamic subsidiary of BLOM Bank, Beirut, Lebanon
Features
Myanmar | Blank Slate For Foreign Investors
Frontier Markets Report | Myanmar is wide open in terms of investment prospects, and its opportunities are luring investors—despite the risks.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
FRONTIER MARKETS | THE OMAN DILEMMA
Frontier Markets Report | Oman
The sultanate’s proximity to the Gulf has long been an attraction. But with war in neighboring Yemen, its location could be a drawback.
Banking
BANK CEO INTERVIEWS
Interviews with the CEO's of Al Ahli Bank, Gulf Bank, National Bank of Abu Dhabi, and Qatar National Bank
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
DIGGING DEEP
Introduction
With a broad-ranging project such as Global Finance’s annual Middle East supplement, success means providing clear insights and stripping away layers of confusion and misunderstanding.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
DIVERSE OPPORTUNITIES & RISKS
Overview
The drop in oil prices is having varied effects in the Middle East. How countries respond could determine their long-term prospects.
Banking
UNLOCKING THE MYSTERY | SOVEREIGN WEALTH FUNDS
Middle Eastern sovereign wealth funds are notoriously secretive in terms of their investments and strategy. So what will they do in response to the oil price drop?
Features
RISKY BUSINESS IN JORDAN
Frontier Markets Report | Jordan
Jordan is working hard to build its attractiveness to foreign investors, but regional instability presents a serious downside.
Emerging & Frontier Markets
COSTA RICA: THE FDI SUCCESS STORY
Frontier Markets Report | Costa Rica
Costa Rica has a long history of actively and successfully seeking outside investment. However, the country is dealing with high unemployment and an uncertain fiscal outlook, given that the government plans to ramp up spending on social programs, which could raise the debt level.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
FRONTIER MARKETS REPORT: GEORGIA
The global financial crisis and several factors peculiar to Georgia have affected foreign direct investment inflows, but investors willing to deal with tensions and risks will find opportunities.