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Economics, Policy & Regulation

UK ELECTION | UNCERTAIN RESULT LIKELY TO IMPACT ECONOMY

Milestones | United Kingdom As Britons prepare for elections on May 7, the only certainty appears to be uncertainty, which looks set to continue until polling day—and maybe for some time after.

Banking

BANK CEO INTERVIEWS

Interviews with the CEO's of Al Ahli Bank, Gulf Bank, National Bank of Abu Dhabi, and Qatar National Bank

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

BORN & BRED IN EMERGING MARKETS

Global Salon Global Finance sat down with José Gerardo Morales, Chief Investment Officer of Mirae Asset Global Investments (USA), to discuss challenges and opportunities in emerging markets, and the state of geopolitical risk in 2015.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

CYPRUS TAUNTS EUROPE BY HOSTING RUSSIAN NAVAL VESSELS | MILESTONES

Milestones | Cyprus The enormous economic challenges faced by Greece have overshadowed a different kind of drama elsewhere in the Mediterranean.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

DIGGING DEEP

Introduction With a broad-ranging project such as Global Finance’s annual Middle East supplement, success means providing clear insights and stripping away layers of confusion and misunderstanding.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

DIVERSE OPPORTUNITIES & RISKS

Overview The drop in oil prices is having varied effects in the Middle East. How countries respond could determine their long-term prospects.

Banking

EBRD TO CREATE A STRONG & STABLE GREECE | MILESTONES

Milestones | Greece On March 3, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development approved a request from Athens to invest directly in Greece.

Banking

EX-INSURER MAY REFOCUS CREDIT SUISSE TOWARD ASIA | NEWSMAKERS

Newsmakers | Switzerland Swiss giant Credit Suisse stepped out of the industry’s traditional talent pool in March when it hired Tidjane Thiam as chief executive.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

FLOURISHING IN A FAST-MOVING MARKET | CONSUMER PRODUCTS

Consumer Products Sector The region’s largest retailers continue to expand, as do multinational companies, in this growing markets.

Banking

GROWTH BEGETS GROWTH | ISLAMIC FINANCE

Islamic Finance Development in the Middle East, and the Gulf Cooperation Council countries in particular, is being fueled by the growth of Islamic finance.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

HIGH-TECH ENTREPRENEURS ATTRACT GLOBAL ATTENTION

High Tech Sector Playing to its youthful strengths, the Middle East has enormous high-tech potential but still has room to grow.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

MEXICO OVERTAKES BRAZIL IN AUTO MANUFACTURING | MILESTONES

Milestones | Mexico Mexico is now Latin America’s largest annual automobile manufacturer, with 2014 production outpacing that of Brazil for the first time since 2002.