Banking
GROWTH BEGETS GROWTH | ISLAMIC FINANCE
Islamic Finance
Development in the Middle East, and the Gulf Cooperation Council countries in particular, is being fueled by the growth of Islamic finance.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
HIGH-TECH ENTREPRENEURS ATTRACT GLOBAL ATTENTION
High Tech Sector
Playing to its youthful strengths, the Middle East has enormous high-tech potential but still has room to grow.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
LITHUANIA: THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING COUNTRY
Frontier Markets Report | Lithuania
Dogged by high unemployment, Lithuania is losing young people at an alarming rate.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
MEXICO OVERTAKES BRAZIL IN AUTO MANUFACTURING | MILESTONES
Milestones | Mexico
Mexico is now Latin America’s largest annual automobile manufacturer, with 2014 production outpacing that of Brazil for the first time since 2002.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
MOROCCO BUILDING A DYNAMIC FINANCIAL CENTER | COUNTRY REPORT
Country Report | Morocco
With a diversified economic base and improving fundamentals, Morocco has a sound fiscal strategy and well-thought-out reform program to cut red tape and boost trade. But further reform, says the IMF, is needed.
Banking
NEW CEO CHANGES PACE FOR STANDARD CHARTERED | NEWSMAKERS
Newsmakers | United Kingdom
The appointment of Bill Winters to replace Peter Sands as CEO of Standard Chartered has been universally welcomed, as the troubled bank saw profits fall by 30% last year compared with 2013 levels.
Banking
RBS: A LEANER, MEANER CORPORATE BANKING MACHINE?
Banking | United Kingdom
In its 2014 annual report published in February, RBS announced that CIB, which includes global transaction services, will reduce its geographical footprint from 38 to 13 countries.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
REGIONAL HEAVYWEIGHTS | BEST PERFORMING COMPANIES
Global Finance’s first annual ranking of the top-performing companies in the Middle East shows how much of the region is still in the early stages of reducing its dependence on oil.
Banking
REINVENTING THE DIGITAL BANK
Special Report | The Digital Bank
Banks are using new technologies to help corporate clients make better financial decisions.
Banking
SHADOW BANKING: THE FUTURE OF BANKING?
Cover Story
As banks find their margins squeezed on traditional lending and payments activities, nonbank credit and financing—supported by technological innovation—is growing exponentially.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
STRONG DOLLAR SLOWS INVESTMENT INTO THE US
Trends | US Dollar/Mergers & Acquisitions
The US dollar has climbed some 25% since June to its highest level in the past 12 years, which could have a significant impact on one of America’s biggest economic drivers: foreign direct investment.