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NBK-Kuwait Ready To Power Growth
Salah Al-Fulaij, CEO of NBK-Kuwait, shares thoughts with Global Finance about competition, Kuwait’s growth prospects and the pressures of global regulation.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
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Banking
Revamping Kuwait’s Stock Exchange
FTSE announced Kuwait’s forthcoming addition to the Secondary Emerging Markets list last September. What’s happened since?
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Guatemala: Rule of Lawlessness
In this Northern Triangle nation, as elsewhere in Latin America, weighing the risks and rewards of foreign direct investment leads to difficult choices.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Asset Valuations | Shaping The Next Generation Of Corporate Leaders
Asset valuation is one of a chief financial officer’s core functions. CFOs are regularly asked about the value of a company’s shares, assets and subsidiaries, as well as that of companies and assets targeted for potential acquisition. Yet increasingly, companies ...
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Cryptocurrencies Face Bans, More Regulations
Countries like Algeria, Morocco, Bolivia, Ecuador, Kyrgyzstan, Nepal and Bangladesh have all issued bans—or at least begun the process—on bitcoin and other alternative currencies, in order to stamp out tax evasion and irresponsible trading.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Worst-Case Brexit Could Cost UK $65 Billion
According to a Cambridge Econometrics report a “hard Brexit,” in which the country would leave both the EU customs union and the single market, could cost the UK almost half a million jobs and about $64.7 billion in investment by 2030.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Caterpillar, IRS And The US Tax Conundrum
Theconstruction-equipment giant finds itself at the center of a tax controversy involving the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the impact of US tax reforms on domestic and international companies.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
French President Macron Takes Diplomatic Lead
The UK’s decision to leave the EU and the dwindling strength of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who saw her party diminished in Germany’s recent federal elections, have given Macron a rare chance to bolster French influence.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Lego Expects More Profit After IP Win In China
An intellectual property (IP) rights’ victory in China for the Danish toymakerwill also give comfort to other Western consumer-goods companies struggling with similar issues.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Regulation | Tax-Gap Blues
The Paradise Papers leak prompted yet more indignation about corporate tax avoidance, and cash-strapped governments claim to be tackling the issue. What will it mean for corporates?
Features
US Digital Policy | Weaving A Complex Web
The repeal of net neutrality sparked immediate political response from consumers, but its impact on business will be complicated, and take time to unfold and to absorb.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
EU, Japan Trade Deal Defies Protectionist Wave
The deal sends a strong signal that two of the world’s major exporters still believe in the merits of open markets.