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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

CFO INTERVIEW: MURAT ERDEN, TURKCELL

Global Finance 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

North America | FDI & Economic Development Update 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

Corporate Debt | Capital Markets 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

Nigeria | Milestones Nigerians go to the polls next month with some trepidation...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

OECD MOVES FORWARD ON BEPS TAX-AVOIDANCE PROJECT

Regulation | Management 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

Renminbi | Trends 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

Proxy Voting | Management 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.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

SOUTH AMERICA’S TOTAL TAX RATE SURPASSES THAT OF AFRICA

Corporate Tax | Trends By replacing cascading sales taxes with a value-added tax (VAT), Africa has succeeded in lowering its total tax rate to 46.6% from a peak of 72.2% in 2005.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

SOVEREIGN DEBT: AFRICAN BORROWERS ACTIVE AHEAD OF FED RATE MOVES

Sovereign Debt | Capital Markets Governments in Africa issued a record amount of debt in international markets in 2014, taking advantage of strong investor demand and low borrowing costs ahead of the Federal Reserve’s expected rate increases this year.

Banking

TRANSACTION BANKING 2015: DISMANTLING SILOS

Special Report| Global Transaction Banking 2015 Preview Last year brought a vastly altered landscape for transaction banking—and the same is likely to be true of 2015. Regulatory reform and new developments in data analytics and mobile banking will drive change.