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Economics, Policy & Regulation

CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE: CONSUMPTION RESUMES

Regional Report | Central & Eastern Europe Although geopolitical risks are still keeping executives awake at night, there has been a remarkable turnaround in some countries of the region, thanks in large part to structural reforms—implemented early and strongly.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

CORPORATE METRICS | PROFITS ARE A STRONG PREDICTOR OF COMPANY HEALTH

Management | Metrics Corporations and analysts turn to scores of metrics—return on assets, working capital and others—to determine a company’s financial health. Another, the ratio of debt to internal funds, is one of the most widely used benchmarks. But a new study suggests that the debt-to-funds ratio isn’t all that accurate in predicting or explaining default risk.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

CROWDFUNDING | EUREECA FINDS APPROVAL IN BRITAIN

Capital Markets | Equity Capital Raising Eureeca, the first global equity crowdfunding company, with offices in London and Dubai, received regulatory approval from the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority to operate in Britain.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

FRONTIER MARKETS | THE OMAN DILEMMA

Frontier Markets Report | Oman The sultanate’s proximity to the Gulf has long been an attraction. But with war in neighboring Yemen, its location could be a drawback.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

HEDGING | LOW OIL PRICES AFFECT CORPORATE RISK

Management | Hedging The dramatic slide in oil prices over the past year or so has once again underscored the value—and perils—of hedging. Some companies and governments bet on a fall in the cost of crude and thereby obviated large losses. Others did not make out so well.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

HUNGARY | BANKS HOWL OVER DECISION IN BROKERAGE SCAM

Capital Markets | Fixed Income Hungary’s biggest financial scandal, which broke earlier this year, involved the alleged issuance of more than $500 million of phony bonds by Quaestor Financial Hrurira. The brokerage was one of three firms charged with fraud.

Features

IMF Annual Meetings 2015: Peru Is a Perfect Stage To Discuss Latin American Growth

The annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank in Lima, Peru, in October, will provide world leaders with the right stage to discuss poverty and inequality and suggest ways for Latin American economies to foster growth less dependent on commodities, according to former president of Peru, Alejandro Toledo.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

IoT | INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION 4.0

The Age of the Internet of Things is in full swing—and manufacturing will never be the same.

Banking

ISTANBUL FINANCIAL CENTER: UNDER CONSTRUCTION

Country Report | Turkey - Islamic Finance Officials in Turkey have long declared their intentions to transform Istanbul into an international financial center. Islamic finance could be the key to making that goal a reality.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

M&A | BOUTIQUES TRUMP LARGE INVESTMENT BANKS IN KRAFT-HEINZ DEAL

Capital Markets | Mergers & Acquistions Boutique investment banks are eating the lunch of Wall Street’s bulge-bracket firms.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

M&A | IS BIG PHARMAS BIOTECH BINGE ILL-ADVISED?

Capital Markets | Merger & Acquisitions: Biotech The slew of M&A deals in the pharmaceutical industry could leave some firms with a bad hangover. Fitch Ratings warns that the race to find the next blockbuster drug could hurt overall credit rankings for the sector.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

PRIVATE EQUITY FLYERS: DUBAI FAST-TRACKS PE FUNDS

Capital Markets | Private Equity TVM Capital Healthcare Partners in late March became the first company to register a private equity fund under simplified rules implemented by the Dubai International Financial Center (DIFC).