Emerging & Frontier Markets
Africa: Chad’s Pipeline Dreams
EMERGING MARKETS ROUNDUP By Antonio Guerrero Despite declining oil output levels in recent years, Chad is expecting to triple production...
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Banking
Asian Private Banking: Where The Money Is
ASIAN SOPHISTICATES By Michael Shari Do Asian private banks have the complexity to outshine their Swiss counterparts and attract the vast private wealth reserves growing in the East? After a formal apology by the Swiss Bankers Association for wrong conduct ...
Features
Brazils next Central Banker?
The bank's chief economist believes Brazil is more vulnerable to QE III's eventual end than other countries in Latin America.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Corporate Debt Hits The Heights
CORPORATE FINANCE FOCUS By Gordon Platt Apples $17 billion corporate bond offering in April was the largest in history at...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Corporate Life And Pensions Rebound
RISK MANAGEMENT By Karen Kroll Corporate life and pensions insurance is regaining strength as economic conditions improve. The US market for corporate- and bank-owned life insurance (COLI and BOLI, respectively) and corporate supplemental pension plansor top hat plansare once again ...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Equity: Coming Out Party
CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS By Gordon Platt Led by growth companies in the technology and healthcare sectors, investor returns on initial...
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Frontier Markets Report: Croatia
WAITING IN THE WINGS By Dan Keeler Croatia hopes its membership in the EU will help it diversify and deepen its economy, but it could take some time for that to materialize. Croatia joined the European Union in July this ...
Banking
India: New Central Bank Governor Zigs
EMERGING MARKETS ROUNDUP By Aaron Chaze Amid what is being regarded as Indias worst financial crisis in more than a decadewith the currency having plunged 15.9% against the US dollar in the third quarter, GDP growth at 4.4% in the ...
Banking
Islamic Trade Finance: New Silk Road Getting Crowded
SPECIAL REPORT: ISLAMIC TRADE FINANCE By Anita Hawser Islamic trade finance is of increasing interest, but whether it will be successful depends on market forces. Shariah-compliant trade finance is an ancient tradition with a long history of supporting economic activity ...
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Latin America: Dark Days
REGIONAL REPORT: ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE By Antonio Guerrero Vast investments in energy infrastructure are needed in the region not only to bring more of the current population onto the grid, but also to ensure that capacity meets demand, going forward. When ...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
M&A: China And The Good Earth
CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS By Gordon Platt From a supergiant oil field in Kazakhstan to the worlds largest producer of potash...
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Regional Focus: The Levant
WHEN WILL A NEW SUN RISE? By Justin Keay The Levant region is plagued with political instability and unrest. But there are pockets of economic strength and inklings of long-term development. According to the Collins English Dictionary, the word Levant ...