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Emerging & Frontier Markets

Latin America: Back on Track

Good news from Latin America: With Brazil and Argentina coming out of the 2015-2016 recession, the region has returned to expansion mode and is expected to gain economic strength this year and next. The return of capital inflows and an apparent change in foreign direct investment (FDI) are the most evident signs that investors’ views of South and Central America have tilted more to the positive of late. The region is back on track.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

WTO’s Azevêdo: Tit-For-Tat Trade Wars Could Spark Global Recession

Following the Trump administration’s launch of tariffs on steel and aluminum, the director-general of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Roberto Azevêdo, spoke again with Global Finance, about the global body’s role and the expanding trade tiffs that could set off another worldwide economic collapse.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Indonesian Corporate Debt Catches A Strong, Tropical Wind

As the equatorial nation's sovereign debt gains international favor, local corporate bonds find a broader and deeper-pocketed array of investors.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Corporate Strategists Race To Deliver Groceries To Front Doors

Supermarkets choose between joiningforces with third-party delivery services or buying them outright to serve customers faster and better. Saving costs on the last mile remains challenging.

Features

Americas’ Private Banks: Fortune’s Shifting Tides

Changes in technology, regulation and the distribution of wealth are reshaping private banking throughout the Americas.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Green Bonds Take The Silk Road To New Respectability

China finds itself in a position to lead as the developing world begins to invest in renewable projects.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Listing: The IPO Bypass

Spotify is in the spotlight as its proposed direct listing tests the market for unusual financing. Private companies are watching the outcome—especially as markets turn volatile.

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Mali: A Cautionary Tale

While economic growth in Mali shows promise, escalating violence is scaring off foreign investors.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Banks, Spending On Themselves, Transform New York Skyline

Does JPMorgan Chase really need a new headquarters? Or is this just an expression of Jamie Dimon's edifice complex? And how likely are other banks to invest their own financial assets in constructing bigger and better offices rather than clients' projects?

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Features

Latin America: Back on Track

WTO’s Azevêdo: Tit-For-Tat Trade Wars Could Spark Global Recession

Indonesian Corporate Debt Catches A Strong, Tropical Wind

Corporate Strategists Race To Deliver Groceries To Front Doors

Americas’ Private Banks: Fortune’s Shifting Tides

Green Bonds Take The Silk Road To New Respectability

Listing: The IPO Bypass

Mali: A Cautionary Tale

Banks, Spending On Themselves, Transform New York Skyline

Can Real-Time Payments Really Go Global?

Funds Turn Toward Financial Data Companies

High-Speed Takeover Bid For Rail Group