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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Corporate Finance : As Global Markets Stabilize, Analysts Say Dollar Could Lose Appeal As Safe-haven Currency

CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS / FOREIGN EXCHANGE As risk appetite returns to the global markets, the dollar could lose what little support it has gained from its role as a safe-haven currency during the recent period of turbulence, analysts ...

Country Report

Features : Opening For Business

Country Report / Malaysia With the South Johor development region opening up and the banking market on the verge of full liberalization, Malaysia presents growing opportunities for investment. Malaysia's capital, Kuala Lumpur After decades of being wary ...

Banking

Regional Report GCC : Economic Boom Won’t Quit

<p>Regional Report / Gcc High oil prices keep the ball rolling, as the Gulf region’s economic growth momentum carries it through a rough patch in the stock markets. Kingdom Tower Riyadh: As capital spending rises, ...</p>

Banking

Regional Report GCC : Islamic Finance Is No Longer For Muslims Only

<p>Regional Report / Gcc Shariah structures and returns are appealing to a growing range of international investors. Dubai boasts the biggest exchange in the world for sukuk listings Islamic finance was designed for Muslim investors who want ...</p>

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Corporate Finance : Drug Mergers Ease M&a Drought

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS The need for bigger drug-development pipelines and more diversified businesses with greater geographic reach is fueling a...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Newsmakers : Key Ipo Weathers Political Storm

TURKEY Gul: Nomination triggered a political crisis Turmoil sparked by the nomination of a suspected Islamist candidate for president in Turkey might have been expected to derail the long-anticipated l2.5 billion Turkish Lira ($1.86 billion) privatisation of the ...

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 : The Bank of New York

GLOBAL CUSTODY BUYERS GUIDE Global Finance presents its annual sponsored guide to the leading providers in the global custody market....

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Features : The New Arab Economies

THE MIDDLE EAST Economic reforms are spurring a flood of private sector investment that is helping to put the regions...

News

Special Report : Competition Heats Up In Banking And Finance

THE MIDDLE EAST Dramatic growth in many of the Middle Easts economies is prompting a sharp rise in competition in...

Banking

Cover Story : Murabahah Goes Mainstream

A modern form of Islamic trade financing has taken root and is flourishing in the Middle East With its ancient...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Corporate Finance : Banking On The Fast Track

Rapid change is keeping bank CEOs on their toes as they seek to meet the surging demand for financial services...