Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
NIGERIA: LIGHTING UP THE POWER SECTOR
COUNTRY REPORT | NIGERIA<br />
Nigeria lacks one key element for stellar growth: a power sector commensurate with its prospects.
Emerging & Frontier Markets
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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
RECORD KENYAN BOND WHETS APPETITE FOR AFRICAN DEBT
FINANCE & CAPITAL | TRENDS: SOVEREIGN DEBT
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
RUSSIA REAPS REWARDS FOR STEADY CHINESE COURTSHIP
RUSSIA/CHINA<br />
The recent raft of Chinese investments into Russia following president Putin’s May visit to Shanghai might look like a rapid response to counter Western sanctions.
Banking
SALON: EBENEZER ESSOKA, STANDARD CHARTERED
Ebenezer Essoka, a native of Cameroon, is vice chair for Africa at Standard Chartered. He sat down with Global Finance to discuss African trade and the need for African policymakers to ensure that foreign investment deals are in the best interest of all stakeholders.<br />
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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
SLOVAKIA: BRIGHT PROSPECTS
FRONTIER MARKETS REPORT | SLOVAKIA<br />
Slovakia has moved resolutely to compete with other former Soviet-bloc nations for foreign direct investment.
Emerging & Frontier Markets
YOUNG QATARI EMIR TAKES GLOBAL SPOTLIGHT
QATAR<br />
In June, after only a year in office, Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the 34-year-old emir of Qatar, found himself at the center of two global news stories.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
WANTED: DOUBLE-DIGIT GROWTH IN AGRIBUSINESS
SECTOR REPORT: AGRIBUSINESS<br />
As the world’s population expands and diets improve in some of the most populous countries, agri-businesses must grow at a strong clip to keep up with demand.
Banking
A NEW SUNRISE FOR SPAIN?
COUNTRY REPORT<br />
Although the hardships are far from over, the Spanish economy and banking system may finally be on the mend, with three components interrelating in a virtuous cycle: rebounding exports, rising consumer confidence, and a commitment to reform geared toward economic adjustments.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
ALIBABA’S MA OUTSMARTS INVESTORS
NEWSMAKERS: CHINA<br />
Investors hedge their bets on Ma's business savvy.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
ANC OVERCOMES ECONOMIC DOLDRUMS TO WIN REELECTION
NEWSMAKERS: SOUTH AFRICA<br />
Zuma fights back despite public dissatisfaction with his presidency.<br />
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
DEPOSITARY RECEIPT MARKET AWAITS ARRIVAL OF ALIBABA
CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS | GLOBAL EQUITY/DRS
Economics, Policy & Regulation
EDITOR’S LETTER: SANCTIONS AND GLOBAL DEALS
DEAR READER<br />
The return of growth in most of Europe and the renewed leadership of the US in economic advancement should not distract from critical developments in some of the major emerging economies.