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India: Meet The New Gov, Same As The Old Gov

Raghuram Rajan's departureashead of the Reserve Bank of India to return to teaching at theUniversity of Chicago, made some Indians fear upheaval, but with his deputy taking the helm, stability is expected.

Country Report

Egypt Gets With The Program

Egypt | Its IMF loan could ease investor concerns and end its foreign exchange shortage.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

The China Syndrome

ASIA | As the regional powerhouse restructures and tackles debt problems, neighboring nations are feeling the impact.

Country Report

Asia’s Big-Project Funding Gap

ASIA |TheAsian Infrastructure Investment Bankbegan its efforts tofinance Asia’s vast need for infrastructure this year. What are the prospects?

Banking

Economic Reforms Sweep Gulf States

These are exciting times for the nations of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), as the decline in oil revenues is forcing them to finally make dramatic changes to their oil-based economies.

Data

Gulf Nations Must Develop Soft Infrastructure

Sparkling office towers won’t draw business without the right policies.

Data

Gulf Wealth Funds Get More Strategic

Can the Saudis’ $2 trillion Public Investment Fund transition the kingdom to a post-oil economy?

Country Report

Hanging On, Portugal Staves Off Downgrade

PORTUGAL | With a hefty debt overhang, Portugal can’t quit now on structural reform.

Data

Head Start On Diversification Eases UAE’s Transition

From financial services to healthcare to tourism, the Emirates is exploring and expanding into new non-oil businesses.

Data

Kuwait Takes Action

Striving to shake its oil dependence, Kuwait is opening up to foreign ownership. Will investors bite?

Country Report

Will Law & Justice Crash The Economy?

POLAND | New political party’s moves to roll back market initiatives may damage Poland’s relatively strong economy.

Data

Will the dollar peg come unglued?

GCC nations are constantly recalculating the cost/benefit ratio of maintaining the dollar peg. Lately, external pressures give the question new urgency.