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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

AFRICAN GROWTH | OIL ISNT EVERYTHING SAYS TSHABALALA AT STANDARD BANK

Global Finance had a chance to interview Sim Tshabalala in April. The joint chief executive of Standard Bank Group answered questions about Africa’s growth and the substantial demand for banking services on the continent.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

MALTA: FCM BANK IS KEEPING IT SIMPLE – VINCENT MA

Launched just three years ago, FCM Bank is the only bank in Malta to specialize solely in savings and fixed-term offerings. During a talk with Global Finance, chief operating officer Vincent Ma explained why FCM Bank has zeroed in on those two products.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

NIGERIA | BUHARI’S SECOND COMING AS PRESIDENT

Newsmakers | Nigeria Nigeria’s presidential election proved the bookmakers both right and wrong.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA OUTPACES BIGGER COMPETITORS

Regional Report | Africa Africa’s story is no longer that of a continent with great potential. Increasingly, the leaders and peoples of the continent, in collaboration with outsiders, are translating that potential into concrete achievements.

Award Winners

AFRICA’S PRIVATE EQUITY OPPORTUNITIES

with Ali Khalpey, Exotix

Banking

BID BATTLE FOR PORTUGUESE BANK HEATS UP

Banking | Portugal/Angola A tug of war is developing over Portugal’s fourth-largest lender, Banco BPI, between its two largest shareholders.

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

MOROCCO BUILDING A DYNAMIC FINANCIAL CENTER | COUNTRY REPORT

Country Report | Morocco With a diversified economic base and improving fundamentals, Morocco has a sound fiscal strategy and well-thought-out reform program to cut red tape and boost trade. But further reform, says the IMF, is needed.

Features

Uganda To Meet Regional Demand With Oil Refinery

Uganda, the East African country that will soon to join the league of oil producers, is set to build a refinery before its own production capacity comes online.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

A TENSE NIGERIA PUSHES BACK PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

Milestones | Nigeria A week before it was to take place, Nigeria’s presidential election was postponed for fear it would spark violence. The election was originally scheduled for February 14 but has been pushed back six weeks to March 28. The outcome of this delay is unclear.

Country Report

ANGOLA: SEEKING A NEW PATH

Country Report | Angola Up until 2013, Angola's GDP, buoyed by booming oil revenues, grew by an average rate of 10.7%, reaching an all-time high of 23.2% in 2007. Now, as economic growth slows and the country’s financial coffers move from surplus to deficit, Angola is rethinking its dependence on “black gold.”

Banking

EGYPT: AN INTERVIEW WITH CIB’S CHAIRMAN

Global Finance sat down with Egyptian bank CIB’s chairman and MD, Hisham Ezz Al-Arab, to discuss its strategy during the Arab Spring and how it plans to attract a younger clientele.