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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
WILL M-PESA FLY IN EUROPE?
MILESTONES: EUROPE<br />
African success story M-Pesa dials up Europe.
Awards
BEST BANKS 2014: EUROPE
The region battled continuing recession or, at best, slow growth, a tightening regulatory environment and country-specific banking taxes or fines for past misdemeanors.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
ANNUAL SURVEY: WORLD’S BEST BANKS 2014
In our 21st annual survey, Global Finance identifies the best banks in 150 countries and eight regions. The winners are not always the biggest banks, but rather, the best—those with the qualities that corporations should look for when choosing a bank.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
BALTICS BOUNCE BACK
Although hit hard by the global financial crisis, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia recovered quickly. The three countries are building ever-closer EU ties to separate themselves economically from Eastern neighbors.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
ESCALATING SANCTIONS COULD HIT GROWTH
An escalation of sanctions on Russia stemming from its actions in Ukraine could pressure Russia’s overall economic growth. Some companies, particularly those perceived to have close ties to president Vladimir Putin and his inner circle, may have difficulties tapping the international capital markets for funding.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
EUROZONE EYES QUANTITATIVE EASING
Inflation in the eurozone slipped to 0.5% at an annual rate in March, its lowest level since 2009. The persistence of low inflation prompted policymakers to discuss quantitative easing (QE) and a negative deposit rate, putting some downward pressure on the euro.
Emerging & Frontier Markets
NEW SLOVAKIAN PRESIDENT BOASTS NO EXPERIENCE, NO PARTY AFFILIATION
Slovakia has known rapid and unexpected changes in its political fortune in its 20 years as an independent country.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
SANCTIONS THREATEN RUSSIAN DEALS
Mergers and acquisitions involving Russian companies, including Morgan Stanley’s planned sale of its global oil-trading unit to Rosneft, are threatened by Western sanctions on Moscow over the Ukraine crisis.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
TURKEY: CRACKS ARE STARTING TO APPEAR
Financial markets may initially have reacted well to the reelection of the AKP and prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdoan, but his success belies deep-seated political and economic problems.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Balkans: Leaders See Eye To Eye
MILESTONES By Justin Keay Not long ago, it would have been almost impossible to get the leaders of the various...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Foreign Exchange: Euro Rises
CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS By Gordon Platt The European Central Bank’s refusal to ease monetary policy in the face of below-target inflation boosted the euro to its highest levels of the year in March, while the British pound rose ...