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Sector Report: Middle East Telecoms

SOWING SEEDS OF CHANGE By Anita Hawser The Arab Spring heralded the beginnings of reform and showed the growing importance of social media in enabling communal action. The telecoms sector in the Middle East has been forever changed ...

Features

Treasury and Cash Management Awards Ceremony 2011

DATE: APRIL 12, 2011 LOCATION: HARVARD CLUB, NEW YORK On Tuesday, April 12, 2011, at the Harvard Club of New...

Banking

Country Report: Kuwait

LONG-TERM VISION By Justin Keay Kuwait’s development in recent years has been driven by the state, with little FDI. However, upcoming elections promise a new government that could improve the business climate for foreign investors. When protesters ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

WORLD’S BEST TRADE FINANCE BANKS 2012

Global Finance names the World’s Best Trade Finance Banks 2012 NEW YORK, December 16, 2011 Global Finance magazine ( GFmag.com...

Banking

EM Regional Review: Middle East

THE ARAB SPRING’S COSTS AND CONSEQUENCES By Gordon Platt Countries in the region are evaluating the economic outcome of social and political upheaval—both the opportunities and the challenges. Commercial International Bank, Egypt’s largest private sector bank, ...

Award Winners

Safest Emerging Markets Banks 2011

ASIAN DOMINANCE By Andrew Cunningham Global Finance ’s first annual ranking of the Top 50 Safest Banks in the Emerging Markets. The ranks of the safest banks in the emerging markets are dominated by Asia and ...

Award Winners

World’s BEST FOREIGN EXCHANGE PROVIDERS 2012

Global Finance names the World’s Best Foreign Exchange Providers 2012 NEW YORK, November 21, 2011 Global Finance magazine has named...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

FX Supplement: Who’s Who In Foreign Exchange

WHO’S WHO By Gordon Platt Who’s who in foreign exchange. MOHAMED EL AROUSSI Arab African International Bank Head of FX desk Mohamed El Aroussi has been head of the foreign exchange desk at Arab African International ...

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50 SAFEST EMERGING MARKET BANKS 2011

Global Finance names the 50 Safest Banks in Emerging Markets 2011 NEW YORK, November 3, 2011 At a time when...

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SAFEST EMERGING MARKET BANKS IN THE MIDDLE EAST 2011

Global Finance names the Safest Emerging Market Banks 2011 in the Middle East NEW YORK, November 3, 2011 Global Finance...

Award Ceremonies and Events

World’s Best Banks Awards Ceremony

AWARDS CEREMONY: LOCATION WASHINGTON DC Global Finance held its annual best banks awards ceremony at Washington’s National Press Club on September 26. The event happened during the annual meetings of the IMF and World Bank. Over 200 financial ...

Award Winners

Central Banker Report Cards 2011: Middle East & Africa

MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA Angola José de Lima Massano Grade: B The performance of Angola’s economy depends more on oil prices than on monetary policy. José de Lima Massano, former CEO of Banco Africano de Investimentos, was appointed central bank ...