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.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
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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.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
MOROCCO BUILDING A DYNAMIC FINANCIAL CENTER | COUNTRY REPORT
Country Report | Morocco
With a diversified economic base and improving fundamentals, Morocco has a sound fiscal strategy and well-thought-out reform program to cut red tape and boost trade. But further reform, says the IMF, is needed.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
REGIONAL HEAVYWEIGHTS | BEST PERFORMING COMPANIES
Global Finance’s first annual ranking of the top-performing companies in the Middle East shows how much of the region is still in the early stages of reducing its dependence on oil.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
RIVAS NEEDS TO WOO ESTONIA’S RUSSIAN MINORITY | NEWSMAKERS
Newsmakers | Estonia
Estonians handed victory to 35-year-old Taavi Rõivas and his center-right Reform Party in parliamentary elections on March 1.
Banking
SHADOW BANKING: THE FUTURE OF BANKING?
Cover Story
As banks find their margins squeezed on traditional lending and payments activities, nonbank credit and financing—supported by technological innovation—is growing exponentially.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
STRONG GREENBACK, GLOBAL IMPACT
Dear Reader:
The strength of the US dollar is keeping many executives busy these days both in the corporate and the financial world.
Banking
TAIWAN BANKERS IN A BIND | COUNTRY REPORT
Country Report | Taiwan
The nation’s banks have benefited from a strengthening economy, but now they must look overseas for growth. And there lies more risk.