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Emerging & Frontier Markets

Emerging Markets Vulnerable After Trump Win

The president elect’s protectionist views on international trade suggest emerging markets will bear the brunt of radical changes in policy—assuming his rhetoric becomes reality.

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Europe Rises to Turkey’s SME Challenges

Western European banks and institutions are expanding financing for small and medium-sized companies in Turkey.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

SPACs Are Back

After an absence from financial markets, special-purpose acquisition companies, or SPACs, have recently returned--and are popping up in new markets around the world.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Strong Dollar Likely Under Trump

The Trump administration’s nascent economic policieswill likely result in a strong dollar and rising interest rates.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Trump’s Tax Proposals Benefit Big Corporations

Trump's tax plans are expected to lighten corporate taxes, adding to profits of beleaguered US companies.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Turkey’s Business Leaders Tout Resilience

Despite political turmoil in the wake of last summer’s coup attempt, in the business world it’s business as usual, according to executives at multinationals.

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Foreign Financial Folk Turn Bullish On Trump

As the reality of a Donald Trump presidency sinks in with the world's markets, financial professionals and economic groups are choosing to look at the stimulus that could result from the election of the real estate developer turned reality show star.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Algorithms Fingered in Pounds Flash Crash

Algorithms reading Twitter may have sent the pound tumbling for no good reason.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Central Banks Contemplate Issuing Digital Currencies

With interest rates in negative territory and quantitative easing having run its course, central bankers are thinking about turning to cryptocurrencies to solve problems.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

FX Trading Pivots Toward China

The US dollar remains king in the world’s biggest market, as the rise of Asia’s share in foreign exchange trading, led by China, is coming at the expense of Europe rather than the US, analysts say.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Global FDI Tipped To Fall, But Africa Looks Promising

Combining pessimism with a moderate amount of optimism in its 2016 outlook for foreign direct investment, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad) forecasts that total FDI flows will fall in 2016 compared with 2015, with the drop ...

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