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Economics, Policy & Regulation

UK ELECTION | UNCERTAIN RESULT LIKELY TO IMPACT ECONOMY

Milestones | United Kingdom As Britons prepare for elections on May 7, the only certainty appears to be uncertainty, which looks set to continue until polling day—and maybe for some time after.

Banking

BASEL III TO CHANGE CASH POOLING PRACTICES

Management | Cash Management New liquidity rules for banks may force multinational clients to hold more cash in local branches.

Banking

BRAZIL’S CHANGE OF FORTUNE | COUNTRY REPORT

Country Report | Brazil Brazil is fighting to restore economic growth and its international standing, as the Petrobras bribery scandal continues to wreak havoc on the economy and investment.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

CYPRUS TAUNTS EUROPE BY HOSTING RUSSIAN NAVAL VESSELS | MILESTONES

Milestones | Cyprus The enormous economic challenges faced by Greece have overshadowed a different kind of drama elsewhere in the Mediterranean.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

DIAMONDS IN THE CENTRAL ASIAN ROUGH

Central Asia Focus Western and Asian efforts to boost relations with the five Central Asia countries is good news for companies and banks wanting to penetrate these big, yet largely unexploited, markets.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

DIGGING DEEP

Introduction With a broad-ranging project such as Global Finance’s annual Middle East supplement, success means providing clear insights and stripping away layers of confusion and misunderstanding.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

DIVERSE OPPORTUNITIES & RISKS

Overview The drop in oil prices is having varied effects in the Middle East. How countries respond could determine their long-term prospects.

Banking

EBRD TO CREATE A STRONG & STABLE GREECE | MILESTONES

Milestones | Greece On March 3, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development approved a request from Athens to invest directly in Greece.

Banking

ECB’S QE: WHO’S IN AND WHO’S OUT?

Banking | Europe In its first round of QE, the ECB said that the bonds of only seven European financial institutions were eligible—until further revision, which won’t happen until at least April 15.

Banking

GETTING SERIOUS ABOUT RESTRUCTURING BANKS

At first glance, Central Asia’s banking sector looks like somewhere you just wouldn’t want to go.

Banking

GROWTH BEGETS GROWTH | ISLAMIC FINANCE

Islamic Finance Development in the Middle East, and the Gulf Cooperation Council countries in particular, is being fueled by the growth of Islamic finance.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

LITHUANIA: THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING COUNTRY

Frontier Markets Report | Lithuania Dogged by high unemployment, Lithuania is losing young people at an alarming rate.