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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.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

MIDDLE EAST SUPPLMENT 2015 | TABLE OF CONTENTS

Table Of Contents

Banking

NEW CEO CHANGES PACE FOR STANDARD CHARTERED | NEWSMAKERS

Newsmakers | United Kingdom The appointment of Bill Winters to replace Peter Sands as CEO of Standard Chartered has been universally welcomed, as the troubled bank saw profits fall by 30% last year compared with 2013 levels.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

REGIONAL HEAVYWEIGHTS | BEST PERFORMING COMPANIES

Global Finance’s first annual ranking of the top-performing companies in the Middle East shows how much of the region is still in the early stages of reducing its dependence on oil.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

RIVAS NEEDS TO WOO ESTONIA’S RUSSIAN MINORITY | NEWSMAKERS

Newsmakers | Estonia Estonians handed victory to 35-year-old Taavi Rõivas and his center-right Reform Party in parliamentary elections on March 1.