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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

RENEWED VOLATILITY TESTS TREASURERS

FX Supplement 2014 | Corporate Hedging The recent surge in foreign exchange volatility may be catching some corporate treasurers by surprise after the currency market’s prolonged lull.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

ROMANIA: PROCEED WITH CAUTION

Frontier Markets Focus | Romania Romania aggressively pursues foreign direct investment by providing a number of incentive programs. But international investors should approach each one carefully.

Awards

SAFEST ISLAMIC BANKS IN THE GCC

Al Rajhi retains its crown as the Safest Islamic Bank.

Banking

SEISMIC SHIFTS UPEND THE FX BUSINESS

FX Supplement 2014 | Overview Will regulation repair forex’s damaged reputation—and are banks ready for the culture change?

Banking

SUKUK ISSUANCE SURGES FORWARD

Market Report | Global Islamic Finance Despite lower volumes in 2013, sukuk issuance is on track for a record year.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

TAKING THE STIGMA OUT OF TREASURY OUTSOURCING

Special Report | Treasury Outsourcing The concept of treasury outsourcing has been around since the 1980s, but until fairly recently, it enjoyed limited adoption, owing to concerns about operational control. But cost pressures are forcing treasurers to look at the concept again.

Award Ceremonies and Events

TRANSACTION PROCESSING AWARDS CEREMONY 2014

Global Finance held its Transaction Processing Awards ceremony in Boston in October—during SWIFT’s Annual Sibos conference. Leading corporate and financial executives from around the world were present to accept their awards and honor other recipients.

Banking

WHO’S WHO – FOREIGN EXCHANGE 2014

Global Finance’s annual list of Who’s Who in Foreign Exchange.

Banking

SAUDI BANK IPO LEADS SURGE OF NEW SHARE ISSUES

Capital Markets | Middle East Equity The Middle East is experiencing a boom in initial public offerings, following years of relative inactivity since the global financial crisis. The area’s IPO markets began to recover in the fourth quarter of last year, and new share issues are now coming at a fever pitch, despite falling oil prices that could threaten regional economies.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

A Small Step to Unlock Credit for the Club Med

This month the European Central Bank will start to buy euro-denominated asset-backed securities (ABS) and covered bonds in an effort to revive a market that has been sharply impaired since the financial crisis.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

AFRICA’S CONSUMER BOOM

AFRICA 2014 | INTRA-AFRICA TRADE The rise of the African consumer market is providing an opportunity for domestic companies to increase their footprint across the region.

Banking

GOLDMAN SACHS TO TAP GROWING ISLAMIC MARKET

CAPITAL MARKETS | ISLAMIC FINANCE To diversify its sources of financing, Goldman Sachs plans to issue a benchmark Islamic bond, at a time when demand for sukuk is outrunning supply. Meanwhile, South Africa is planning its first sovereign sukuk, and the Egyptian government is working on a new sukuk law, following the military’s overthrow of Islamist president Mohamed Morsi last year.