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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 ...

News

Newsmakers : Airbus Gets A Lift As New Orders Pour In

France Louis Gallois: Delivering good news Louis Gallois, president and CEO of Airbus, was all smiles at the Paris Air Show last month. Europe’s leading commercial aircraft manufacturer had some good news to announce—deals worth more than $40 ...

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>

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...

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...

News

Special Report : Reliance Grows On Private Sector

RELIANCE GROWS ON PRIVATE SECTOR THE MIDDLE EAST The nations of the Middle East are increasingly looking to the private...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Cover Story : Deal Or No Deal

The seemingly interminable wrangling over global trade encapsulated in the so-called Doha Round of talks might be about to come...

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...

Banking

Features : Best Banks In Project Finance 2006

Annual survey/ worlds best project finance banks Global Finance selects the winners from among the leading banks that create and...

News

Features : Saudi Arabia Leads Region’s Project Financing Boom

REGIONAL FOCUS / MIDDLE EAST New refineries and petrochemical facilities will squeeze more value out of the countrys crude oil...

News

Newsmakers : Lamy Ruefully Throws In The Towel

France/global Lamy: Pulled the plug on Doha It must have been a painful moment for Pascal Lamy, the former French...