Emerging & Frontier Markets
Once Bitten, Twice Finance Minister
<strong>Indonesia |</strong>Can themuch-admired former Finance Minister of Indonesia, Sri Mulyani Indrawati,bring back the magic in her second tour in the post?
Author: Luca Ventura
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Economics, Policy & Regulation
Assuming The Mantle Of Asia’s Financial Hub
Singapore has overtaken Hong Kong as Asia’s top financial center and now ranks third globally behind London and New York. This is the key takeaway from the latest Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI), a ranking by British commercial think-tank Z/Yen Group.
News
US Execs Flock To China—Then Flee
<strong>China</strong><br />
When Alibaba announced in May that it was hiring former Goldman Sachs managing director Douglas Feagin to run the international unit of its finance arm, Ant Financial, many observers had a sense of déjà vu.<br />
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Iconoclast Economy Minister Mixes It Up
He’s a kickboxer and a football fanatic, an accomplished pianist and possibly the next president of France—and only 38.
Banking
Japanese Banks Jump Into The Market
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ is learning to speak Arabic.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Dalian Wanda Creates World’s Biggest Theater Chain
<strong>Trends | Movies</strong><br />
China’s richest man goes to Hollywood and buys it.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Peru’s Economy On A Roll
<strong>Trends | Peru</strong><br />
There is no stopping Peru’s economy.<br />
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Philippines Jump-Starts Electronic Banking
<strong>Capital Markets | Banking Reform</strong><br />
More than one hundred million people, 2.5 billion transactions every month—and just 1% of payments made electronically.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Activist Investors Target Banks
<strong>Management | Shareholder Activism</strong><br />
Activist investors are knocking more loudly at banks’ doors. According to Thomson Reuters data, in 2015, activists launched 97 campaigns aimed at the US financial sector, 22 of them targeting banks.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
ASEAN Midwifes A Regional Trade Powerhouse
A new era kicked off on December 31, 2015, for the 10 countries that are part of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations: The alliance launched the Asean Economic Community (AEC), a trade bloc aimed at creating a unified, cross-border market where labor, services and capital can flow without restrictions.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Can The Renminbi Save Zimbabwe From Hyperinflation?
<strong>Capital Markets | Foreign Exchange</strong><br />
Locals as well as visitors to Zimbabwe will soon be able to walk into shops and pay for purchases in renminbi.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Burkina Faso’s New President Has An Edge
Burkina Faso
There’s been big change in the small country of Burkina Faso. On November 29, the West African nation of 17 million held its first free elections in almost three decades.