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Low Oil Prices Likely To Spark Industry Consolidation

Commodities | Oil prices have only slightly recovered from a new record low set at the end of August. But they are still 60% below their peak of 2014, which is putting pressure on US oil companies, with many pundits predicting a rapid overhaul of the industry.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

New & Planned Arabian Cities Attract Foreign Investment

Arabia is meeting with some success in its efforts to entice foreign investors to six new economic cities in the kingdom.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Saudi Arabia Privatizations Could Help Plug Budget Gap

With the country’s oil revenue set to slide by about 30% this year, privatization is a largely untapped resource.

Banking

The Central Bank Buying Binge: Why Stop Now?

What’s irking central bankers is not that they have bought too many stocks or bonds. Rather, it’s that they haven’t bought enough.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

The Shifting Sands Of African Trade

Emerging nations are replacing the Americas as the continent’s largest trading partners.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Turkey Holding Down The Fort

Country Report | Turkey is roiled by political uncertainty and slowing growth ahead of November elections.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Turkey Still Lures Foreign Investment Despite Emerging Markets Woes

Short-term risks have not dimmed the country’s economic prospects. That may explain why FDI from Asia and Gulf nations is surging.

Banking

Who’s Who In African Finance 2015

Global Finance’s First Annual List Of Who’s Who In African Finance.

Banking

Correspondent Banking Lives To See Another SIBOS

Regulators are starting to ask more questions about cross-border payment flows, which is forcing banks to have more nuanced conversations with their networks of correspondent banks.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Canada: Harper On The Ropes As Growth Falters, Elections Grow Near

Against the backdrop of a lackluster economy, Canadian voters will head to the polls on October 19—and it’s no shoe-in for incumbent prime minister Stephen Harper.

Award Winners

Capturing Corporate Cash

Martin Gilbert, chief executive at Aberdeen Asset Management, says diversification and globalization will see an ever-increasing number of businesses turn to outside portfolio managers.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Car Consortium Hopes To Drive Digital Mapping Future

Capital Markets | Mergers & Acquisitions German auto manufacturers Audi, BMW and Daimler have acquired the Finnish company Nokia’s high-precision digital mapping service Here for €2.8 billion ($3.1 billion).