Economics, Policy & Regulation
Six New Members Join BRICS
A big dream for the BRICS bloc is creating a common currency to counter the US dollar.
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Emerging & Frontier Markets
Saudi Arabia Restoring Ties With Iran
The surprise deal was made possible by an unexpectedactor from outside the region:China.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Iran To Pilot Central Bank Digital Currency
Iran is experimenting with cryptocurrencies as a means of circumventing U.S. sanctions.
News
Russia Wins In Breakthrough For Trans-Caspian Pipeline
Diplomatic breakthrough on disputed sea and energy issues.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Currency Crises Erupt Amid Rate, Trade Tensions
Headwinds hit currencies in emerging markets.
News
Re-Elected, Rouhani Faces A New World
The re-election of moderate Hassan Rouhani for a second term as Iran’s president ends a chapter in Iran’s history,
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Winner Profiles | The Best In Islamic Finance | 2016
Global Finance magazine profiles the best Islamic Financial Institutions of 2016
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Lifting The Veil On Iranian Banks
We present a rare tour of the newly opened Iranian banking sector. Westerners will be surprised by what they find—in both philosophy and performance—in this long-hidden area of the banking world.
News
Iran Elections Stir Optimism
<strong>Milestones | Iran</strong><br />
A strong showing by moderates in February’s elections to Iran’s parliament and assembly of experts (the constitutional body that appoints and dismisses the supreme leader) has boosted prospects for the Islamic republic’s reintegration into the global economy and reassured foreign investors that reforms will continue.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Investors Eye Irans Economic Comeback
The prospect of the lifting of economic sanctions against Iran has investors excited about the return of this market to the global economic community. But the message is: Proceed with caution.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Irans Peace Dividend
“An economic windfall.” That’s how the World Bank’s chief economist for the Middle East and North Africa, Shantayanan Devarajan, characterized the boost to the Iranian economy from the lifting of sanctions in the wake of the nuclear deal struck with the permanent members of the UN Security Council.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
HAS IRAN FINALLY COME IN FROM THE COLD?
Milestones | Iran
It may have taken 12 years to reach, but the framework agreement struck between the so-called P5+1 (Russia, China, France, Britain, and the US, plus Germany), the European Union and Iran has enough momentum, say analysts, to yield a full accord by June 30.