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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Cover Story: The Power Of Hope
President Obama's determination to do "whatever it takes" to rebuild the economy appears to be paying off. But it is his actions across the whole range of policy initiatives that will have the greatest impact on global corporations. By ...
Banking
Cover Story : Bankers Learn Lessons In Prudence
MIDDLE EAST REGIONAL REPORT In Dubai and other financial centers around the Middle East, there are increasing signs that prudence and a focus on Islamic financing are paying off. Sulaiman: Middle East economy is in a better ...
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Emerging Markets : Byblos Bank Lists In London; First Lebanese Firm In 12 Years
DR NEWS Byblos Bank, one of the leading banks in Lebanon, listed its global depositary receipts on the London Stock Exchange, which now trades 37 companies based in the Middle East. Byblos Bank, which has expanded rapidly into international markets ...
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Emerging Markets Investor: Dr News
BYBLOS BANK LISTS IN LONDON; FIRST LEBANESE FIRM IN 12 YEARS Byblos Bank, one of the leading banks in Lebanon, listed its global depositary receipts on the London Stock Exchange, which now trades 37 companies based in the Middle East. ...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Milestones : Oil Prices Slide Below $100 A Barrel, But Support Looms
GLOBAL All at sea: Oil prices have tumbled, but further steep falls are unlikely. Crude oil prices, which reached nearly $150 a barrel in July, fell below $100 a barrel for the first time ...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Newsmakers : US Targets Trade Finance
UNITED STATES/IRAN Mancuso: Warns banks to be aware of their clients' activities. Mario Mancuso, head of the US Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), sent global bankers scurrying last month to check that they were doing no trade ...
Banking
Cover Story : From Bust To Boom
Middle East Lebanon’s banks are spreading their wings as they push for more growth in the Middle East’s key markets. Banks in downtown Beirut: Lebanon's financial institutions are expanding through the region. While the banking sector remains the backbone ...
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Milestones : Russia Writes Off $12 Billion Iraqi Debt
RUSSIA/IRAQ Talabani: Russia's decision is a historic turning point. Russia agreed in February to write off $12 billion of Iraqi debt in an apparent effort to help Russian companies including Lukoil to win contracts in Iraq. The debt ...
Banking
Regional Report GCC : The Power Of People
<p>Regional Report / Gcc Competition for talent in the banking industry is driving up costs as demand for financial services expands. El-Labban: Talent is more likely to join or stay on at a growing bank As ...</p>
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Cover Story : Boom Times
THE MIDDLE EAST Change of tack: Oil-rich Middle East states are pouring their money into infrastructure Twenty years ago, petrodollars...
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Features : Banking On The Future
ROUNDTABLE / TURKEY At a recent roundtable in Istanbul, Global Finance brought together a group of leading figures in the...