Banking
NBK-Kuwait Speeds Ahead
The country’s dominant bank sees future growth coming from the small-business market and from regional customers.
Middle East
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Banking
New Reality In The Gulf: Austerity
Nations slash subsidies in the face of cheap oil and regional conflicts.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Funds Respond To New Trends In Commodities Markets
Sovereign wealth funds have expanded dramatically in recent years. High commodity prices and large foreign exchange reserves have contributed to their significant growth in global markets.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Saudi Said To Approve Stock Licenses For Citi And Ashmore
Capital Markets | Banking Licenses
Saudi Arabia cracked open the door to direct investments in its stock market by qualified foreign institutions in June, when HSBC became the first foreign firm to receive a license.
Emerging & Frontier Markets
The Levant Uncovers A Few Surprises
Some green shoots lurk beneath the region’s raging civil wars, economic woes and political unrest.
Awards
Best In Class 2015
A selection of winners from Global Finance’s awards program over the past year.
Banking
Central Banker Report Cards 2015
Global Finance’s annual evaluation of the work of the world’s central bankers found some stellar performances, and some dismal ones. The toughest challenge for many: propping up falling prices.
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Eni Discovers Huge Natural Gas Reserves At Zohr
Eni, the Italian energy company that was unsuccessful in finding exploitable hydrocarbons in Cyprus, now has a major find on its hands elsewhere.
Banking
Introduction | 2015 World Bank/IMF Annual Meetings
Developing countries have long sought a greater voice in running the IMF and World Bank. The rise of rival development banks gives them more options—and more leverage.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Irans Peace Dividend
“An economic windfall.” That’s how the World Bank’s chief economist for the Middle East and North Africa, Shantayanan Devarajan, characterized the boost to the Iranian economy from the lifting of sanctions in the wake of the nuclear deal struck with the permanent members of the UN Security Council.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
New & Planned Arabian Cities Attract Foreign Investment
Arabia is meeting with some success in its efforts to entice foreign investors to six new economic cities in the kingdom.