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Emerging & Frontier Markets

Lebanon signs first oil and gas exploration contracts

French Total, Italian ENI and Russian Novatek won Lebanon’s first tender for hydrocarbon exploration and production. Operations start in 2019 in two offshore blocks, including one disputed by Israel.

Banking

Samba Financial Group: Practical and Proud

Rania Nashar, CEO of Samba Financial Group, is the first female CEO of a listed commercial bank in Saudi Arabia. She talks about modernization in the kingdom and at the bank, as well as Samba’s role in supporting the reinvention of the national economy.

Banking

Banking on Kuwait’s Local Market

Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait’s CEO, Michel Accad, opens up about his country’s economic role in the Arab world and why the Gulf nation might never achieve all its lofty aspirations.

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Conference Board Sees Good Momentum

Bart van Ark, chief economist at The Conference Board, visited Global Finance to discuss the state of the global economy and the outlook for 2018 and beyond.

Banking

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

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.

Data

Algeria | No Welcome Mat

Serious problems detract from Algeria’s foreign direct investment appeal, although the government is making efforts to improve.

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Will Africa Deliver Growth For GE?

Even as General Electric looks to overhaul its business byselling assets and cutting back oncapital expenditure, it is stepping up its investmentin Africa—Nigeria in particular.
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