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China: Innovation Nation
With growth slowing, Beijing pushes technology, innovation and urban experimentation as the keys to China’s future economic ascendancy.
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Saudi Banking: An Expert View
Redmond Ramsdale, head of Middle East bank ratings at Fitch Global Ratings, explains the 2020 outlook for the Saudi banking sector.
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Saudi Arabia: Kicking The Oil Dependency
Cutting costs, drawing FDI and encouraging an entrepreneurial culture are all part of the transformation Riyadh is determined to bring about.
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Gabon: Oil And Instability
Gabon is cleaning its fiscal house, and hopes to prove it can be more than just an oil producer.
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Good Funding: Q&A With Faith Capital’s Co-Founder Abdulaziz B. Al Loughani
Abdulaziz B. Al Loughani is co-founder and managing partner of Faith Capital, a Kuwait-based regional VC fund; and CEO of Floward, an online flower and gift retailer. He was previously vice chairman of Kuwait’s National Fund for SME Development and a co-founder of Talabat, the Middle East’s largest online food-ordering platform. He talks about opportunities and the growth of entrepreneurship in the region.
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Hungarian Rhapsody
A controversial populist regime hasn’t stopped Hungary from outperforming its EU neighbors. But much depends on other EU economies and keeping inflation under control.
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Kuwait Startups: Seeding Tomorrows Giants
Kuwait’s startup scene has largely developed under the world’s radar, yet the tiny ecosystem has produced some of the Middle East’s biggest exits to date.
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Kuwait: Banking On Growth
Kuwait is keen to diversify its energy-centered economy. Foreign investment and market liberalization are definitely part of the formula.
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MENA Merger Is Cross-Border Power Play
With oil prices low and stress on liquidity, banks in the GCC are increasingly looking to consolidate in order to remain strong.
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Curaçao: Choppy Waters
Curaçao enjoys income from multiple sources but is buffeted by troubles spilling out of Venezuela.
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Keeping Turkey’s NPLs Under Control
Non-performing loans are a threat to Turkey's economic health.
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Mauritius: Africa’s Offshore Haven
Mauritius is betting that political stability and free-market reforms will vault it into the ranks of high-income nations. But first, it needs more foreign investment.