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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Markets Cheer Fed Rate Liftoff

Monetary Policy | Capital Markets Casting aside concerns about the strong dollar and weakness in economies abroad, the Federal Reserve achieved an historic interest rate liftoff in mid-December.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

New Lending Rules To Help Ukraine

The International Monetary Fund decided last month to alter its long-standing policy of not lending to countries with arrears to official creditors—national governments or agencies they sponsor—thereby enabling it to continue lending to Ukraine should it fail to repay on time a $3 billion bond due to Russia.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Strong M&A Outlook For 2016

Dealmaking | Capital Markets Global merger and acquisition prospects for 2016 seem likely to exceed the pace of activity in 2015, although the reasons are likely to differ from region to region.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Turkey’s Şimşek: A Reformer In Their Midst

Turkey When the Justice and Development Party (AKP) swept elections in November, financial markets were focused neither on prime minister Ahmet Davutolu, nor on president Recep Tayyip Erdoan. All eyes were on new deputy prime minister Mehmet imek, the former Finance minister, who may be the only reformer within the largely statist AKP.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

A Great Divide

Central Europe and the Southeast revive, while the CIS struggles with low oil prices and sanctions.

Banking

Benelux Turns A Corner For Progress

Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg call on old and new strengths to jump-start growth.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

BEPS Raises The Bar

The world’s richest countries are getting tougher on corporate tax avoidance. But experts predict that, new guidelines notwithstanding, companies will still find ways around the system.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Canada’s New Finance Minister Is Banking On Infrastructure

Canada The Liberal Party representatives who will form Canada’s next government will field several key cabinet posts. Rookie MP Bill Morneau is taking one of the most coveted—minister of Finance.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Chile Is Set To Join Roster Of Debtor Nations

Hit by a sharp decline in the price of copper, Chile is putting the brakes on public spending with a 2016 budget that aims at keeping costs under control.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Corporates Rush To Decipher Landmark Trade Agreement

Management | Trade Negotiations Corporations’ business decisions depend on regulatory certainty, but as the passing of TPP legislation faces various hurdles, corporate decision-making processes will need to remain flexible.

Country Report

Erdoğan’s Next Move

Elections over, Turkey firms up plans to become a financial hub.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

FX: Free To Use, But Not To Trade

Capital Markets | Foreign Exchange Controls In early November, Chinese Communist Party leaders announced plans to make the renminbi a “freely tradable and usable currency” by 2020—when the latest five-year development plan is set to finish—according to a statement by the party’s Xinhua News Agency.