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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Qatar: Business As Usual?

COUNTRY REPORT Despite the change of leadership Qatar has undergone, the new emir is expected to follow his father’s lead, building on the country’s early economic gains by diversifying beyond oil and gas.

Award Winners

Safest Emerging Markets Banks 2013

Global Financepresents its annual ranking of the Top 50 Safest Banks in the Emerging Markets.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Slovenia Prospers Against The Odds

Despite recurrent anti-government protests and corruption scandals, Slovenia, the tiny Adriatic republic of just over two million, ranks as the 24th-most-prosperous country in the world, according to the annual Legatum Institute Prosperity Index, which ranks 142 countries by criteria like entrepreneurship and opportunity and personal freedom as well as economy.

News

South Sudan: New Country, Familiar Story

As African countries increasingly appear on investors’ radars, the world’s newest country, South Sudan, is forging ahead with its drive to attract foreign investment.

Banking

Special Report: Turkish Banking

The Turkish banking sector’s prospects are bright, driven by innovation and torrid credit expansion. Mergers and acquisitions remain vibrant, and the nation’s mobile technology provides a shining global example. But the financial tea leaves aren’t altogether reassuring.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

The Two Faces Of Africa

Africa continues to outperform other emerging markets, but not all of its 54 countries are moving at the same pace when it comes to political, economic and social developments.

Banking

UK: A Capital Of Islamic Finance?

On October 29, a little piece of history was made when the UK finally announced it would become the first Western country to issue a sovereign sukuk, or Islamic bond.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

24-Hour Delivery People: Alibaba Sets Audacious Logistics Goal in China

Alibaba’s HQ in Hangzhou: Stealing a march on Wal-Mart (photo: Thomas Lombard) At his first public engagement as Alibaba Groups...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Note to Putin: Scrap the Scrappage Fee

Putin: Gaga for Lada (photo: premier.gov.ru) Heres an incredibly important piece of advice for Russia and its president, Vladimir Putin:...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

That Was Fast: Yens Safe-Haven Status Fading Already

Its been a tough few weeks for Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Despite a concerted bid by Abe and other...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Africa: Chad’s Pipeline Dreams

EMERGING MARKETS ROUNDUP By Antonio Guerrero Despite declining oil output levels in recent years, Chad is expecting to triple production...

Banking

Asian Private Banking: Where The Money Is

ASIAN SOPHISTICATES By Michael Shari Do Asian private banks have the complexity to outshine their Swiss counterparts and attract the vast private wealth reserves growing in the East? After a formal apology by the Swiss Bankers Association for wrong conduct ...