Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
OIL PRICE SLUMP PROMPTS NORWAY TO ACTION
Milestones | Norway
With prices less than half the level of a year ago, Norway has been hit hard by the slump in crude revenues.
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Emerging & Frontier Markets
SURPRISE PRESIDENTIAL WIN FOR GRABAR-KITAROVI
Newsmakers | Croatia
Despite the ceremonial nature of the Croatian presidency, Grabar-Kitarovi has denounced the government for “cold-hearted” economic policies and says Croatia’s economy is a national disgrace.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
TUG OF WAR
Global Finance sat down with Arvind Rajan, International Chief Investment Officer at Prudential Fixed Income, to discuss the impact of low oil prices on the ability of emerging markets to service their debt.
Emerging & Frontier Markets
US-CUBA RELATIONS THAW, BUT CHALLENGES REMAIN
Milestones | United States & Cuba
After 54 years of economic and diplomatic isolation, relations between Cuba and the United States appeared to thaw in mid-January, when the U.S. implemented a host of regulatory changes to its sanctions regime against the Communist country.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
WALL STREET BANKER WITHDRAWS FROM TREASURY RACE
Newsmakers | United States
Weiss is widely regarded as capable, and is a liberal himself. But he came under fire because of his affiliation with Wall Street, as many in the American left have been calling for an end to the “revolving door,”
Economics, Policy & Regulation
BRAZILIAN ECONOMY: CAN LEVY HELP IT TURN A CORNER?
<strong>Brazil | Newsmakers</strong><br />
Joaquim Levy, Brazil’s newly appointed minister of Finance, will need to muster all his skills to navigate the rough waters of Brazilian domestic politics and restore the public budget surplus that made the country a darling of Wall Street investors.
Banking
CHINA INSURES BANK DEPOSITS
China | Milestones<br />
The Chinese government has followed the US and Western European model by providing deposit insurance for private savers in the Chinese banking system.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
FUTURE OF OIL: THE CORPORATE IMPACT OF DECLINING OIL PRICES
<u><strong>Cover Story</strong></u><br />
The drastic drop in oil prices will clearly have an impact on both individual companies and on overall growth in some countries. But is the shift net positive or negative, cyclical or systemic? The ultimate outcome is yet to be seen.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
INDIA: FINANCE MINISTER JAITLEY IS MODI’S EYES AND EARS
<strong>India | Newsmakers</strong><br />
Arun Jaitley, a corporate lawyer by training, has emerged as the rising star of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and chief troubleshooter in the new government, headed by prime minister Narendra Modi.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
LITHUANIA FINALLY JOINS THE EUROZONE
<strong>Lithuania | Milestones</strong><br />
On January 1, Lithuania abandoned the litas, becoming the 19th member of the eurozone and joining Baltic peers Estonia and Latvia in the economic and monetary union.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
QATAR INVESTMENT AUTHORITY: AL-THANI TO HEAD SOVEREIGN WEALTH FUND
Qatar | Newsmakers<br />
Sheikh Abdullah bin Mohamed bin Saud Al-Thani, a member of Qatar’s ruling family, was appointed CEO of the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) as part of a reshuffle that includes the addition of other Al-Thani family members.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
TAIWAN: A TURNING POLITICAL TIDE
<strong>Taiwan | Milestones</strong><br />
Taiwan’s president Ma Ying-jeou and his Kuomintang party lost control of important political positions in late November, when Taiwanese voters chose opposition party and independent candidates in local elections across the island.