Banking
UK: A Capital Of Islamic Finance?
On October 29, a little piece of history was made when the UK finally announced it would become the first Western country to issue a sovereign sukuk, or Islamic bond.
Author: Justin Keay
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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Middle East: Say Dubai To Caution
MILESTONES By Justin Keay Its only four years since the global economic slowdown plunged Dubai into a major debt crisis...
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Regional Focus: The Levant
WHEN WILL A NEW SUN RISE? By Justin Keay The Levant region is plagued with political instability and unrest. But there are pockets of economic strength and inklings of long-term development. According to the Collins English Dictionary, the word Levant ...
Country Report
Country Report: Turkey
THE COST OF INSTABILITY By Justin Keay The full effects of recent upheavals and unrest in Turkey have not yet been felt, and policymakers have some serious work ahead to bring markets back in order and reassure investors ...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
CEE: Charting Diverse Economies
REGIONAL REPORT: CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE — A MIXED BAG By Justin Keay Central and Eastern European countries are quite diverse in their performance of late. However, investors continue to lump them together when it comes to investments. ...
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Croatia Finally Joins The EU Fold
Croatia becomes 28th member of the EU In 2004, when nine former Communist countries joined the EU, there were widespread...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Sector Report: Agribusiness
NURTURING GLOBAL BREADBASKETS By Justin Keay It is time to address developmental roadblocks globally if the world’s food supplies are to meet demand over the next 40 years. There is probably no industry where the basic laws ...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Country Report: Turkey
ENGINEERING THE NEW TURKEY By Justin Keay Major infrastructure investments and improved economic strength are just two of a number of positive developments to come out of Turkey in the past year. Ankara stunned investors in February ...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Newsmakers: New President Faces Tough Challenge Managing Debt Woes
NEWSMAKERS: CYPRUS By Justin Keay With Cyprus in the midst of facing down the EU while battling to rescue its biggest banks, and during its worst economic crisis since independence in 1960— unemployment is above15%, and GDP could contract by ...
Banking
Country Report: Lebanon
DRAGGING A GEOPOLITICAL ANCHOR By Justin Keay There were few bright spots for Lebanon over the past year. However, the banking and real estate sectors showed encouraging signs, and a recovery has begun. Despite their traditional stoicism, ...
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Newsmaker: Belka Navigates Choppy Economic Waters in Poland
NEWSMAKERS: POLAND By Justin Keay Poland’s central bank governor, Marek Belka, marked the start of the New Year with an interview to a leading business newspaper in which he claimed Poland had experienced “the perfect slowdown” rather than the slump ...
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Regional Focus Caucasus
BEYOND OLD BOUNDARIES By Justin Keay Oil wealth, a favorable location and buoyant economic growth have thrust Azerbaijan, Armenia and Georgia onto the international stage. However, regional conflicts, political tensions and corruption are never far away. “The ...