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.
Features
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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.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Giving Back To Mother Nature
Corporate sustainability is no longer just a box-ticking exercise. Increasingly, CFOs are making the link between measuring the environmental, social and cultural impact of their activities and long-term business value.
Banking
Global Finance Names The World’s Best Securities Services Providers 2016
NEW YORK, May 13, 2016 - Global Finance magazine has announced selections for the World’s Best Securities Services Providers 2016, which includes the fourteenth annual list of the World’s Best Subcustodians.
Banking
Japanese Banks Jump Into The Market
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ is learning to speak Arabic.
Features
KEB Hana: United For Regional Strength
When Korea Exchange Bank (KEB) merged with Hana Bank, they formed Korea’s largest bank, with $243 billion in total assets in 2015, and $143 billion in lending as of November. CEO Ham Young-joo sat down with Global Finance editors to discuss economic conditions and KEB Hana’s plans for growth.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Kingdom’s Economy Sputters, Austerity Plan Unveiled
Low oil prices are taking a heavy toll on Saudi Arabia’s economy, which is facing even greater austerity under deputy crown prince Mohammad bin Salman Al Saud’s plans to raise $100 billion a year from subsidy cuts and new levies.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Lifting The Veil On Iranian Banks
We present a rare tour of the newly opened Iranian banking sector. Westerners will be surprised by what they find—in both philosophy and performance—in this long-hidden area of the banking world.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
New US Inversion Rules To Have Impact Abroad
The US Treasury’s latest measure to keep US companies from reincorporating in lower-tax countries is its strongest effort yet to halt so-called “inversions,” and could have far-reaching consequences for multinationals.