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.
Emerging & Frontier Markets
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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.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
China Draws Down Reserves To Keep Renminbi Afloat
FX Reserves | China’s foreign exchange reserves plunged by nearly $94 billion in August, the most ever in a single month, as the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) struggled to support the renminbi after devaluing the currency by 1.9%.