Features
Can Spain Hold Steady?
<strong>Spain </strong>| Solid fundamentals and steady structural reform could be undercut by political chaos and global market turbulence.
Western Europe
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Eurozone Attracts Record Foreign Investment
<strong>Europe</strong> | Foreign direct investment (FDI) into Europe hit a record high in 2015 with 5,083 new cross-border projects, an increase of 14% from 2014, creating approximately 218,000 new jobs
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Nearshoring Tide Rises In Europe
<strong>LOCATION TRENDS </strong>| Technology allows all sorts of work to be done anywhere.Many companies are taking advantage of this power to "nearshore" European operations from pricey major capitals to lower-cost locales.
News
Pots Of Gold, Leprechauns Or No
<strong>Ireland</strong> | Ireland has been a eurozonegrowth powerhousein recent years, and remains strong, despite Brexit.
Award Winners
Q&A: Bank Of Ireland Puts Advice On Tap 24/7
Garvan Callan, director of customer, digital and innovation at Bank of Ireland, talks with Global Finance about the bank’s digital offerings.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Brexit: After The Shock
<strong>The United Kingdom </strong>| Individuals and corporate teams alike are struggling through the implications of Brexit, looking for opportunities, and stillhoping the whole thing will go away.
Country Report
Hanging On, Portugal Staves Off Downgrade
<strong>PORTUGAL | </strong>With a hefty debt overhang, Portugal can’t quit now on structural reform.
Banking
Scandal And Risk Drive Private Banks Out Of Russia
Facing reputational risk and poor prospects, private banking operations are bailing on Russia and encouraging its wealthy to park their assets offshore.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
UK Could Exit Brexit
Britain might not leave the European Union after all. A lot of things have to happen to agree on a divorce that many seem to have changed their minds about.
News
Can Khan Deliver On Affordable Housing Pledge?
<strong>UK</strong><br />
The promise of London’s new mayor, Sadiq Khan, to build 50,000 homes (half of them affordable) with a reasonable commute is being heralded but also questioned.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
ECB Corporate Bond Buying Lures US Issuers
<strong>Capital Markets | Fixed Income</strong><br />
US companies are rushing to borrow in European bond markets. They’re taking advantage of low interest rates on euro-denominated issues after the European Central Bank’s decision to start buying investment-grade corporate bonds in June—part of its economic stimulus program. Last year already set a record for corporate borrowing in Europe’s bond markets, where rates are significantly lower than in the US.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Growing Pirate Party Channels Populist Fury
<strong>Iceland</strong><br />
The Panama Papers’ revelation that Iceland’s prime minister had offshore interests, including claims on Icelandic banks, caused outrage in this naturally volcanic island state.