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Hossam Heiba, CEO of Egypt’s Investment Authority, On Economic Reforms And A Growing Private Sector

Global Finance spoke with Hossam Heiba, CEO of the General Authority for Investment and Free Zones in Egypt, during the...

Country Report

Qatar: Bold Leap Into New Technologies

The world’s biggest exporter of liquified natural gas leverages innovation to pursue diversified growth. Qatar is a destination that usually...

Country Report

Qatar Debt Capital Markets Gain Traction

Expanding issuance draws global investors with a variety of bond structures, sukuk, sustainable finance, and favorable regulation. Qatar is looking...

Technology

Will AI Reboot Supply Chains?

Advanced technologies are being deployed to tackle mounting global disruptions in the urgent battle for resilience. Catastrophic weather events,...

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Mexico: New President Pledges To ‘Fix’ Pemex

Mexico’s new President Claudia Sheinbaum announced measures last month to steady the finances of the state-owned oil company Pemex, which...

Economics, Policy & Regulation

To Avoid Tariffs, Chinese Companies Invest Locally

To avoid trade barriers, Chinese companies are investing in Europe. Spain is ready to play the connector country between the...

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Unprecedented Political Risk: Q&A With Verisk Maplecroft’s Jimena Blanco

Jimena Blanco, chief analyst at Verisk Maplecroft, spoke with Global Finance about escalating political risks just days after Republicans swept...

News

China’s $1.3 Billion Peru Gamble Redraws Global Trade

A new $1.3 billion deep-water megaport in Peru will likely become the latest battleground in a rumbling trade dispute between...

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Europe’s Bold Answer To Starlink And Kuiper

IRIS2, the European satellite communications program, is finally taking off. The response to Elon Musk’s Starlink and Jeff Bezos’ Kuiper...

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Global Migration Hits New Highs, Sparks Growth And Debate

Legal migration to the world’s wealthiest nations reached unprecedented levels in 2023. According to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and...

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Botswana Turns A Political Page

Botswana, the world’s second largest diamond producer, ended 58 years of single-party dominance by the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) last...

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Ramgoolam’s Comeback Signals New Era For Mauritius

Historically, Mauritius voters have a reputation for speaking in absolute terms. They lived up to it last month, when they...