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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?

Capital Markets | Foreign Exchange 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.

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Will Historic Elections Pull Myanmar Into Modernity?

History was made in Myanmar, the country formerly called Burma, on November 8, when the National League for Democracy (NLD), headed by Noble Peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, won a near-total sweep in the first democratic election in 25 years.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

High Cost Of Failure For Shells Arctic Oil Quest

Big oil companies waited for years to see if anyone could successfully tap into Arctic oil reserves.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Irans Peace Dividend

“An economic windfall.” That’s how the World Bank’s chief economist for the Middle East and North Africa, Shantayanan Devarajan, characterized the boost to the Iranian economy from the lifting of sanctions in the wake of the nuclear deal struck with the permanent members of the UN Security Council.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

WTO: Landmark IT Trade Deal First In 18 Years

Tariffs on hundreds of information technology (IT) goods—201, to be precise—will be slashed starting next year as a result of a sweeping agreement in July by member nations of the World Trade Organization.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Iceland Dismantles Last Of Restrictions Set From Economic Crisis

Milestones | Iceland Nearly seven years after introducing controls on capital movements, Iceland is planning to ease restrictions it put in place when the collapse of its banking system brought the country to the brink of financial meltdown.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Is Moroccan FDI Economic Snake Oil?

Morocco | In recent years, Morocco has successfully attracted a growing flow of foreign capital, becoming the top foreign direct investment recipient in the Maghreb region (Northwest Africa), and one of the largest in the African continent.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

OIL PRICE SLUMP PROMPTS NORWAY TO ACTION

Milestones | Norway With prices less than half the level of a year ago, Norway has been hit hard by the slump in crude revenues.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

LANDMARK ENVIRONMENTAL PACT YET TO BE TESTED BY CONGRESS

US & China | Milestones “This is a major milestone in the US-China relationship, and it shows what’s possible when we work together on an urgent global challenge.”

Banking

FOREIGN BANKS SECURE FOOTHOLD IN MYANMAR

Milestones | Myanmar After five decades of economic isolation, on October 1, Myanmar took its first big step into the global financial system, granting nine foreign lenders preliminary approval to operate in the country.