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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Suez Canal: Egyptian Economy Will See A Bump-upBut How Big?

At a lavish ceremony last month, the Egyptian government inaugurated the new Suez Canal, marking an expansion of the original project, which dates to 1869.

Country Report

Egyptian Economy Turns As Reforms Take Hold

Country Report | Egypt Egypt may be on the verge of a major turnaround, as the most populous country in the Arab world looks set for sustained growth, lower unemployment and a manufacturing renaissance under president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.

Banking

EGYPT: AN INTERVIEW WITH CIB’S CHAIRMAN

Global Finance sat down with Egyptian bank CIB’s chairman and MD, Hisham Ezz Al-Arab, to discuss its strategy during the Arab Spring and how it plans to attract a younger clientele.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

EGYPT SEES FDI AS KEY TO GROWTH

FDI Update After four years of challenges in the social, economic and political space, Egypt rolls out the welcome mat for foreign direct investors.

Banking

BIG LOAN SIGNALS EGYPT’S RETURN TO GLOBAL MARKETS

FINANCE & CAPITAL | TRENDS: Islamic Finance

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood – Terrorists?

Egypt's PresidentEl-Sisi may have made his job a lot tougher by branding the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist group.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

ANNUAL SURVEY: WORLD’S BEST BANKS 2014

In our 21st annual survey, Global Finance identifies the best banks in 150 countries and eight regions. The winners are not always the biggest banks, but rather, the best—those with the qualities that corporations should look for when choosing a bank.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

EM RISKS: DEALING WITH THE WILD CARDS

This year has already proven to be a wild one when it comes to emerging markets risks. Preparing for what is to come in volatile and disparate markets is ever more central to the treasury and risk management functions.

Banking

SAUDI INVESTMENT BANK NAMES FEMALE CEO

NCB Capital, a major Saudi Arabian investment bank, named Sarah Al-Suhaimi, an accomplished asset manager, as its new CEO. She is the first woman to head an investment bank in the kingdom. The Saudi government owns part of National Commercial Bank, which controls NCB Capital.

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Egypt

Suez Canal: Egyptian Economy Will See A Bump-upBut How Big?

Egyptian Economy Turns As Reforms Take Hold

EGYPT: AN INTERVIEW WITH CIB’S CHAIRMAN

EGYPT SEES FDI AS KEY TO GROWTH

BIG LOAN SIGNALS EGYPT’S RETURN TO GLOBAL MARKETS

Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood – Terrorists?

ANNUAL SURVEY: WORLD’S BEST BANKS 2014

EM RISKS: DEALING WITH THE WILD CARDS

SAUDI INVESTMENT BANK NAMES FEMALE CEO

Middle East Capital Markets: GCC Triumph

Middle East FDI: Infrastructure Boom

Middle East Thrives Amid Political Flux