Emerging & Frontier Markets
African Debt Loads To Grow Again
Foreign-currency bonds offer needed resources but come with heavy risks.
Emerging & Frontier Markets
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Economics, Policy & Regulation
Barclays Sells Down Africa Stake
UK-based Barclays has reduced its shareholding in Johannesburg-listed Barclays Africa from 62.3% to 50.1% this year and is believed to be seeking to reduce that stake further to around 20%.
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Lat Am: Boxed In By Circumstance
Latin American nations seeking fiscal fixes encounter a wide variety of factors beyond their control.
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Obama: US To Lift Sanctions On Myanmar
<strong>Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar’s de facto leader and a Nobel Peace Prize winner, has a change of heart regarding US sanctions against her country.</strong>
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Q&A: KPMG Africa’s Bryan Leith
While on a road show for US clients, Bryan Leith, chief operating officer of KPMG’s global Africa practice, sat down with Global Finance to discuss the continent’s economic prospects.
Emerging & Frontier Markets
South Africa: Tripping On Success
South Africa's growth is impeded by long-term constraints; still, the government deserves credit for tackling reforms.
Emerging & Frontier Markets
The Bahamas: Tiny Islands Of Opportunity
The Bahamas offers investors stability, a sophisticated finance sector, educated workers and a climate that tempts tourists.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Uncertain Taxes Hobble African Growth
Collection troubles and resource dependency hamper African governmentalefforts to raise revenue.
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Uzbekistan: New Iron Man Takes The Helm
<strong>Shavkat Mirziyoyev, new ruler of Uzbekistan, looks likely tobe just as much ahard-line autocratas hispredecessorwas.</strong>
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Central/Eastern Europe: A New Golden Age?
<strong>Regional Report: Central & Eastern Europe</strong><br />
Despite a host of challenges, Europe’s formerly communist countries are poised for strong, steady growth.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Cuba Says Welcome, But Bring Your Own Financing
<strong>Frontier Markets Report: Cuba</strong><br />
Obstacles and contradictions mar Cuba’s environment for foreign direct investment, but its market offers a wealth of opportunity.
Country Report
Egypt Gets With The Program
<strong>Egypt </strong>| Its IMF loan could ease investor concerns and end its foreign exchange shortage.