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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Market Braces For $2 Trillion In EM Debt

Trends | Emerging Markets Emerging markets sovereigns and corporates will need to refinance up to $2 trillion of debt coming due in the next five years, as a result of extravagant borrowing earlier this decade when commodity prices were soaring and cheap financing was readily available.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Multinationals Need A Culture Shock

Management | Corporate Culture Several recent financial and corruption scandals have forced multinationals to develop comprehensive corporate conduct and compliance programs.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Serial Inverters Curtailed As Global Reforms Move Forward

Trends | Inversions The US Treasury Department’s recent rules against corporate inversions are intended to stop “serial inverters.”

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Tax Planning Goes On Steroids

Tax Reporting & Compliance The OECD’s “Base Erosion and Profit Shifting” principles are being incorporated into tax laws in some nations, requiring more transparency from corporate treasury departments.

Features

The Innovators 2016 | Table of Contents

Finance sector innovations have cut costs and improved convenience but have not been transformative. Will bankers and treasurers—traditionally risk-averse players—ever brainstorm a revolutionary breakthrough?

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Weak Dollar Boosts US Companies

Capital Markets | Foreign Exchange After years of bemoaning the negative effects of the strong dollar on their revenue and earnings, US-based multinationals are singing a different tune.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

A Waiting Game For Zambia

Zambia offers a range of advantages and opportunities for foreign investors, but they may want to wait awhile until some risks play out.

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Africa: Evolving Through The Crisis

With each country responding differently to the commodities crash, Africa showcases a range of mitigating efforts, with varying success.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Argentina, Back From The Debt Wilderness

It’s been a long time coming, but Argentina is finally back. In mid-April, after being frozen out of global capital markets for 15 years, the country sold $16.5 billion of debt in an offering that was more than four times oversubscribed—the biggest bond ever sold in an emerging market.

Features

Bulgaria And Romania Lead The Charge

Not long ago, Romania was synonymous with sluggish growth, underperformance and corruption. Analysts acknowledged its huge potential but said it wasn’t being realized.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

China’s Currency Fixings Suggests Move Toward Market Rate

The People’s Bank of China has introduced bigger movements in its daily fixings of the country’s currency against the dollar. If sustained, this subtle change could signal that the central bank is preparing to allow greater flexibility in foreign exchange trading.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Dealmaking Declines Despite China’s Record Overseas Buying

Following a record-breaking year for worldwide mergers and acquisitions, dealmaking declined to a two-year low in the first quarter of 2016.