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A Region In Crisis Takes A Fresh Hit
As governments scramble to contain Covid-19, Latin America must still reckon with deep-seated economic shortcomings.
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Emerging & Frontier Markets
Kazakhstan: Economy In Transition
Kazakhstan’s evolution to a market economy hinges on diversifying away from oil and gas, with a lift from FDI. Covid complicates that scenario.
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The Old Days Aren’t Coming Back
Central America and the Caribbean won’t revert to normal post-Covid. Digitization, diversification and infrastructure investment are contributing to a regional transformation.
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ADB: Online And Under Lockdown
As the Asian Development Bank shifts its 2020 Annual General Meeting to virtual, Covid-19 policy measures take center stage.
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Cuba: Difficulties, Unforeseen And Homemade
As Cuba reopens its economy, the government hopes loosened restrictions and dollarization of international trade will spur expansion.
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Ghana: Bracing For Contraction
With an election looming, Ghana’s economy grapples with a pandemic, falling oil revenues, a nagging fiscal deficit and the imperative to diversify.
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Portugal: On The Brink Of Recovery
The Covid-19 crisis derailed Portugal’s economic comeback. Can stimulus, fiscal prudence and an attractive climate for retirees get it back on track?
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GCC’s Borrowing Binge
GCC-based countries are drawing down their foreign exchange reserves to protect their dollar pegs and tapping global debt markets for record amounts, along with corporates.
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Islamic Banks: Structural Advantage
GCC banks are enduring a grim year. Islamic banks may weather the storm better than their conventional rivals.
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Navigating A Perfect Storm
Facing an economic crisis, GCC banks are looking to tech transformation and bracing for a second wave of mergers.
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Q&A With Commercial Bank of Qatar Group CEO Joseph Abraham
Joseph Abraham, group CEO of Commercial Bank of Qatar, talks with Global Finance about how his bank is dealing with the current climate.
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Q&A With Mashreq Bank Group CEO Ahmed Abdelaal
Ahmed Abdelaal, group CEO of Mashreq Bank, discusses his new position and how Mashreq is handling the pandemic.