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Cryptocurrency Explained And Why Its Here To Stay
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Without the need for being either a skilled mathematician or uber-geek. The Age of Cryptocurrency includes everything you could possibly want to know about cryptocurrencies.
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Sukuk: Sinking Oil Floats Islamic Bond Issues
Sukuk Outlook 2015
Hit by the double curse of falling oil prices and rising interest rates, global issuance of sukuk— shariah-compliant Islamic bonds—slowed sharply in the final quarter of 2014.
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Indian Insurance Reforms To Open Market
India’s right-wing Bharatiya Janata Party government, led by prime minister Narendra Modi, seems set to give a new lease on life to insurance sector reforms.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
CFO INTERVIEW: MURAT ERDEN, TURKCELL
<strong>Global Finance </strong>sat down with Murat Doan Erden, Turkcell Group’s chief financial officer, to discuss the economic and business outlook for Turkey and the challenges confronting Turkish corporates.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
FDI NORTH AMERICA: CHASING THE DIXIE DOLLAR
<strong>North America | FDI & Economic Development Update</strong><br />
Knowing their target markets helps northern US states and Canadian provinces compete with the southern US for foreign direct investment.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
FRONTIER MARKETS REPORT: GEORGIA
The global financial crisis and several factors peculiar to Georgia have affected foreign direct investment inflows, but investors willing to deal with tensions and risks will find opportunities.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
FUTURE OF OIL: BUMP IN THE ROAD FOR US SHALE OIL?
A big question mark is pending on how long the US shale production will remain profitable with declining oil prices.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
MEXICAN COMPANIES GAIN ACCESS TO EUROCLEAR FOR PESO DEBT
<strong>Corporate Debt | Capital Markets</strong><br />
Euroclear will extend its cross-border settlement services at the end of January to Mexican corporate debt instruments known as cebures, or “bourse certificates.” This will enable Mexican companies to issue peso-denominated debt specifically targeted to international investors.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
NIGERIA: FORTHCOMING ELECTIONS PROMPT FEAR AMONG VOTERS
<strong>Nigeria | Milestones</strong><br />
Nigerians go to the polls next month with some trepidation...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
OECD MOVES FORWARD ON BEPS TAX-AVOIDANCE PROJECT
<strong>Regulation | Management</strong><br />
In October the OECD’s Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) project released a report outlining its progress on a series of steps it was taking to combat tactics—often legal but ethically questionable—used by many multinational companies to reduce or eliminate tax liabilities across their operations.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
OFFSHORE TRADING GETS A CORPORATE EMBRACE
<strong>Renminbi | Trends</strong><br />
Autumn was a sweet season for the offshore progress of the renminbi. One-third (31%) of major German corporations polled in a November survey by Deutsche Bank are trading in renminbi with cross-border customers and suppliers, while another 17% said they intended to do so in 2015.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
PROXY VOTING: CHANGES TO ISS EQUITY PLAN GUIDELINES
<strong>Proxy Voting | Management</strong><br />
Proxy advisory firm ISS updated its proxy voting guidelines last fall to introduce a more detailed approach to the recommendations it makes on companies’ equity plans and shareholder proposals for an independent chairman. The changes could create uncertainty for companies during this year’s proxy season.