Economics, Policy & Regulation
CAN GHANA AFFORD IMF CONDITIONS FOR LOAN?
GHANA<br />
The world’s second-largest producer of cocoa, is expected to ask the International Monetary Fund for help.
Emerging & Frontier Markets
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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
CHINA’S ANTI-CORRUPTION DRIVE ENSNARES M&A DEALS
CAPITAL MARKETS FOCUS: MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS<br />
Companies around the world are stepping up their due diligence on mergers and acquisitions involving Chinese counterparties, after several major deals have been called into question as a result of Peking’s widening corruption probe.
Country Report
MENDING EGYPT’S DAMAGED ECONOMY
COUNTRY REPORT | EGYPT<br />
Pressure is building on Egypt’s president, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, to deliver economic gains. Falling investment and a sharp drop in tourist arrivals have weakened growth over the past three years. But a rapid return to pre-2011 expansion levels appears unlikely.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
MOROCCO: STABLE, AND WELL-SITUATED
FRONTIER MARKETS REPORT | MOROCCO<br />
Morocco boasts solid outward FDI, geopolitical stability and proximity to key markets, but corruption is commonplace.
Banking
NO MORE FALSE DAWNS IN TAIWAN
COUNTRY REPORT | TAIWAN<br />
Taiwan’s bright fundamentals are underpinned by a revival in both export and import demand, but could a housing bubble be on the horizon?
Economics, Policy & Regulation
RECOVERY IS UNDER WAY IN CEE
REGIONAL REPORT | CENTRAL & EASTERN EUROPE<br />
Central European countries are starting to recover, with growth accelerating in most markets. But the region’s banks still have some trials to overcome.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
RUSSIA: FRICTION WITH THE WEST, NEW TIES WITH THE EAST
Events in Ukraine have changed the outlook for Russia. Now the country faces choices about its global role that could affect the rest of the world for decades. Which path will it take?
Banking
UPSTART BRICS DEVELOPMENT BANK TAKES ON THE IMF
THE BRICS<br />
Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa now have something more in common than rapidly developing economies that have recently stalled. In July they gave life to the New Development Bank (NDB), the first multilateral institution controlled by developing countries.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
MODI: OBSTACLES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR A NEW INDIA
COVER STORY | INDIA<br />
As prime minister Narendra Modi begins his term in office, global market watchers are hopeful that it could signal a sea change for India’s governance, economy and friendliness to business. But most are tempering that enthusiasm with a dose of skepticism.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
ASIA: READING THE TEA LEAVES
REGIONAL FOCUS | EMERGING ASIA<br />
The bigger the opportunity, the bigger the risk. This certainly holds true for frontier and emerging economies in Asia. Finding the right balance between the two is a key challenge for multinationals looking to invest there.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
COLOMBIA’S ECONOMIC SUNNY SKIES MAY CLOUD OVER
COLOMBIA<br />
Juan Manuel Santos’ second term as president of Colombia might prove a bit harder than his first—and not only because he won this election with a lower majority.
Banking
ECONOMIC AFTERSHOCKS
<u>DEAR READER</u><br />
Geopolitical instability seems to be everywhere these days, whether we look to North Africa and the Middle East or Eastern Europe, to Southern Asia or Southeast Asia, and it weighs on financial markets and policymakers worldwide.