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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Modi’s India Passes US & China In FDI

India seems to be on course with economic reforms under the leadership of prime minister Narendra Modi, achieving a significant landmark as it moved ahead of the US and China in the foreign direct investment (FDI) sweepstakes.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Renminbi Gaining Currency

In the long run, a fully convertible renminbi will make things easier for global companies doing business in China. Shorter term, treasurers face hard choices.

Awards

Safest Banks In China 2015

Chinese banks receive high ratings, but many also fall below investment grade.

Awards

Safest Emerging Markets Banks 2015

Financial institutions from two regions dominate the ranking of the 50 Safest Emerging Markets Banks.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Saudi Said To Approve Stock Licenses For Citi And Ashmore

Capital Markets | Banking Licenses Saudi Arabia cracked open the door to direct investments in its stock market by qualified foreign institutions in June, when HSBC became the first foreign firm to receive a license.

Award Winners

Stars of China 2015

As the renminbi gains international acceptance, Chinese firms look further afield for growth.

Emerging & Frontier Markets

The Levant Uncovers A Few Surprises

Some green shoots lurk beneath the region’s raging civil wars, economic woes and political unrest.

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Vietnam Shrugs Off Global Woes

Vietnam is emerging as one of the few bright spots among Southeast Asian economies buffeted by the slowdown in regional and global trade.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

A Bridge Too Far? New AIIB Head In Tough Spot

Newsmakers | China At the beginning of September, the fledgling Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank took an important step forward with the appointment of its first president.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Africa 2015 Supplement | Table Of Contents

The real question for Africa now is not so much about past economic performance but about what’s coming next.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

African Slowdown Now, Long-Term Positive

No region of the world has generated an average annual growth rate of 5.5% over the past 20 years—except Africa. In sub-Saharan Africa, GDP has expanded by 40% since 2009.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Brazil and Beyond

Neil Shearing, chief emerging markets economist at Capital Economics, visited Global Finance on September 10, just as Standard & Poor’s cut Brazil’s public debt to junk level. We asked him about the outlook for that country and other emerging markets.