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Emerging & Frontier Markets

Africa Still Growing, Despite Slump

What has changed in Africa in the past year? The precipitous drop in commodity pricesthreatened the progress made during two decades of tremendous growth, driving diversification efforts.

Emerging & Frontier Markets

African Debt Loads To Grow Again

Foreign-currency bonds offer needed resources but come with heavy risks.

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

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.

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

Shavkat Mirziyoyev, new ruler of Uzbekistan, looks likely tobe just as much ahard-line autocratas hispredecessorwas.

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Central/Eastern Europe: A New Golden Age?

Regional Report: Central & Eastern Europe 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

Frontier Markets Report: Cuba Obstacles and contradictions mar Cuba’s environment for foreign direct investment, but its market offers a wealth of opportunity.