Features
Kenya Becomes Oil Exporter Propelled By China Deal
China's rise is boosting the economies of African nations.
Kenya
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News
A Disciplinarian Gets Another Term As Kenya’s Central Bank Governor
Kenyan monetary policy remains in the same hands.
Features
Regulators Approve Merger Creating Africa’s Largest Bank
Bank merger will create a major new player on the African banking scene.
Features
How Brexit Could Damage Asian And African Economies
Economic damage from Brexit will not be limited to the UK, Ireland, and Europe.
Features
Mobile’s Last Barriers
Sub-Saharan Africa is already light years ahead of the rest of the world in advancing mobile banking. Now, governments are pressing for more cross-system compatibility.
Data
Kenya: Primed For Growth
Kenya has created a positive environment for foreign direct investment (FDI), as it looks to appeal to foreign multinationals.
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Kenya: Can New Central Bank Governor Lock In Gains?
Patrick Njoroge was named governor of the Central Bank of Kenya in June, part of a broader change in leadership at the Central Bank, including a new chairman and second deputy governor.
Awards
Global Finance Names The Safest Banks 2015 By Country
NEW YORK, Sept. 9, 2015 — Global Finance has named the Safest Banks in more than 100 countries around the world as part of an exclusive survey to be published in the November 2015 issue.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
RECORD KENYAN BOND WHETS APPETITE FOR AFRICAN DEBT
FINANCE & CAPITAL | TRENDS: SOVEREIGN DEBT
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.
Awards
BEST BANKS 2014: AFRICA
The financial system in Africa varies from the highly developed banking institutions of South Africa and Nigeria to the barely organized banking sector of South Sudan, the world’s newest country.
Banking
Middle East: Islamic Finance Flourishes
MIDDLE EAST 2014 SUPPLEMENT By Gordon Platt Islamic finance is going mainstream, with Western countries planning to issue their first sovereign sukuk. It still constitutes only a small percentage of total global financial assets, and most activity is ...