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WORLD’S BEST EMERGING MARKET BANKS IN AFRICA 2012
Global Finance names the World’s Best Emerging Market Banks 2012 in Africa NEW YORK, March 20, 2012 Global Finance magazine...
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Regional Report: West Africa
REGIONAL REPORT: REGIONAL RESURGENCE A flurry of bond issues illustrates the growing confidence west Africa’s nations have in their economic and political futures. Nigeria and Côte d’Ivoire are leading the way. By Nick Kochan The contrasts in ...
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Global Economic Indicators: Key Sources and Links
Global Finance’s selection of the best links to authoritative sources of global economic statistics, indicators and data. INTERNATIONAL SOURCES FOR GLOBAL ECONOMIC STATISTICS IMF – International Monetary Fund: Homepage Data and Statistics World Economic Outlook database on selected macroeconomic ...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Cover Story : Africa in Squeeze
AFRICA IN A SQUEEZE By Paula Green Africa faces an uncertain future as its key economies suffer multiple setbacks and the global slump threatens to constrict the flow of investment. By Paula L. Green Being ...
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Milestones : Rating Slides As Default Looms
ARGENTINA President Kirchner makes overtures to avoid debt default. After months of analysts’ warnings that Argentina may be facing a new debt default, Standard & Poor’s agreed. The ratings agency lowered Argentina’s sovereign rating on October 31 ...
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Milestones : Western Ally In Caspian Wins Kudos
AZERBAIJAN Azerbaijan's pro-business president, Ilham Aliyev. The regulatory reform movement that has been thriving in Central and Eastern Europe in recent years is spreading eastward into Central Asia, with Azerbaijan taking the title of the world’s ...
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Emerging Markets : Growth Remains Strong But External Threats Increase
AFRICA Botswana's new president, Seretse Ian Khama. Economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa is set to continue strongly this year, according to the International Monetary Fund, which says the region is “better placed today to withstand a worsening of ...
EM Investor : IFC Issue Boosts West African Bond Market
NEWS The International Finance Corporation, the private sector arm of the World Bank Group, issued a CFA franc-denominated bond last...
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Features : War on Poverty Rages On
As it prepares to celebrate its 40th anniversary, the African Development Bank finds itself at the heart of a debate...