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Emerging & Frontier Markets

Medvedev Launches Drive To Improve Investment Climate

MILESTONES : RUSSIA By Kim Iskyan The much-maligned Russian investment environment may actually be on the verge of real improvement — if president Dmitry Medvedev has his way. Medvedev promises improvements in the business climate In late ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Regional Report: China in Africa

Pause For Thought By Antonio Guerrero Recent popular uprisings in North Africa and beyond may be causing China to slow its headlong rush into the continent. Over the past decade, China has become a key source ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Vietnam Reshapes Economic Strategy

MILESTONES: VIETNAM By Thomas Clouse Vietnam’s policymakers are struggling to rein in inflation after the consumer price index (CPI) rose by a two-year high of 13.9% year-on-year in March. Spending roars ahead The country performed well throughout ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Going It Alone

FOCUS: CEE ECONOMIC INDEPENDENCE By Vanessa Drucker Europe’s continuing sovereign debt crisis has left many non-members of the eurozone relishing their monetary independence. The eurozone debt crisis has taken a toll on financial markets worldwide, rattling investors’ ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Where East Meets West

FOCUS: CEE KAZAKHSTAN By Jonathan Gregson Kazakhstan’s bold recovery plan and its efforts to stabilize its financial sector are paying off as the country establishes itself as a regional hub. If any country fits the broad concept ...

Award Winners

BEST BANKS 2011 BY REGION

Global Finance Announces Best Banks by Region 2011 NEW YORK, April 8, 2011 Global Finance magazine has announced its annual...

Banking

Annual Supplement: The Middle East 2011

WINDS OF CHANGE These are times of unprecedented change in the Middle East and North Africa. Years of pent-up frustration among the region’s youth—around 60% of the population in some countries—has already swept away two governments. More may follow, ...

Banking

Middle East: A Region In Transition

THE MIDDLE EAST 2011: OUTLOOK By Justin Keay The rising tide of activism surging through the Middle East and North Africa is accelerating a transformation already well under way. When asked what was most likely to blow ...

Banking

Middle East: Bouncing Back

THE MIDDLE EAST 2011: DUBAI'S RESURGENCE By Justin Keay After a tough two years, Dubai has consolidated its position as a regional financial and transport hub and is set for a sharp upturn. Anyone arriving on a ...

Banking

Middle East: Looking To The Future

THE MIDDLE EAST 2011: THE BANKS By Justin Keay The current market conditions may have prompted slowing in their expansion plans, but the Middle East’s banks are still building for the future. Until late 2010, the sentiment ...

Banking

Middle East: Taking A Leading Role

THE MIDDLE EAST 2011: QATAR By Justin Keay Careful economic management and a strong strategic vision have helped propel Qatar to the front ranks of the world’s fastest-growing economies. Ten years ago, Qatar could have safely laid ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Hot Commodities

CENTRAL & EASTERN EUROPE: COMMODITIES CRUNCH By Jonathan Gregson Soaring commodities prices are changing the economic balance of Central & Eastern Europe and Central Asia. Faltering growth in some of the world’s biggest economies may be grabbing ...
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