Awards
BIGGEST BANKS IN THE MIDDLE EAST 2010
Global Finance ranks the 10 Biggest Banks in the Middle East NEW YORK, December 6, 2010 As the world’s key...
Iran
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Economics, Policy & Regulation
Country Report Lebanon
REFORM CANDIDATE By Justin Keay Sharply rising capital inflows and a stable banking sector have helped Lebanon achieve impressive economic...
Country Report
Country Report: Lebanon
REFORM CANDIDATE By Justin Keay Sharply rising capital inflows and a stable banking sector have helped Lebanon achieve impressive economic growth. Maintaining it will require far-reaching reforms, though. Winston Churchill once famously described Russia as a riddle ...
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Books Excerpt: Losing Control
BOOKS —LOSING CONTROL By Stephen D. King The world is witnessing a massive redistribution of wealth as the West learns it can no longer live beyond its means, says HSBC's group chief economist Stephen D. King, author of ...
Banking
Market Forces
FOCUS: ISLAMIC FINANCE IN ASIA A centralized approach to Islamic finance is helping Asia develop an industry that may challenge the Middle East as the global hub. By Anita Hawser The Middle East is often thought of ...
Award Winners
Features: Awards Best Emerging Market Banks 2010 Middle East
MIDDLE EAST By Gordon Platt REGIONAL WINNER : National Bank of Kuwait National Bank of Kuwait, the leading bank in Kuwait and the highest-rated bank in the Middle East, earned $925 million last year, an increase of 4% ...
Data
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 ...
Award Winners
BEST EMERGING MARKET BANKS MIDDLE EAST 2010
Global Finance names the 2010 World’s Best Emerging Market Banks in the Middle East NEW YORK, March 23, 2010 —...
Banking
Cover Story: Global Finance EM 200
THE BIGGEST EMERGING MARKET BANKS Global Finance unveils its second annual league table of the biggest emerging market banks ranked by total assets. By Dan Keeler As the world’s key emerging markets continue to drive the ...
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Cover Story: Opportunity Knocks
Emerging Markets Focus: Latin America Much of Latin America is reaping the benefits of a rapid growth in China’s involvement in the region. Booming trade levels are changing some key global market dynamics. By Antonio Guerrero ...
Banking
Cover Story: Rising Oil Prices Boost Confidence
Emerging Markets Focus: Middle East The outlook for the Middle East’s economy has brightened substantially in recent months, but the reluctance of banks to lend remains worrisome. Bond issues are picking up some of the slack. By Gordon ...
Award Winners
BIGGEST EMERGING MARKET BANKS 2009
Global Finance Ranks the 200 Biggest Emerging Market Banks. NEW YORK, October 15, 2009 — As the world’s key emerging...