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Stars Of China: Banks Span The Spectrum

This year’s ranking of Chinese banks includes all 21 Chinese banks that have a rating from one of the three large, international rating agencies. In principle, the only criterion for inclusion, apart from having one or more rating, was that ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

25 Best-Performing Companies In Africa 2016

The prolonged downturn in oil and other commodity prices has pushed petrochemical and mining firms out of the Global Finance rankings of the best-performing companies in sub-Saharan Africa this year.

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Africa Seeks To Develop Agriculture

With a wealth of cultivable land, Africa seeks to develop agriculture.

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Africa Still Growing, Despite Slump

What has changed in Africa in the past year? The precipitous drop in commodity pricesthreatened the progress made during two decades of tremendous growth, driving diversification efforts.

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Africa Supplement 2016 | Table Of Contents

Our annual special coverage focusing on sub-Saharan Africa.

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African Banking: Innovation And Its Limits

Africa's enormous potential for growth is hampered by its citizens'lack of access to banking.

Emerging & Frontier Markets

African Debt Loads To Grow Again

Foreign-currency bonds offer needed resources but come with heavy risks.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Barclays Sells Down Africa Stake

UK-based Barclays has reduced its shareholding in Johannesburg-listed Barclays Africa from 62.3% to 50.1% this year and is believed to be seeking to reduce that stake further to around 20%.

Emerging & Frontier Markets

South Africa: Tripping On Success

South Africa's growth is impeded by long-term constraints; still, the government deserves credit for tackling reforms.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Uncertain Taxes Hobble African Growth

Collection troubles and resource dependency hamper African governmentalefforts to raise revenue.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Can KYC Be As Easy As ABC?

<strong>Compliance </strong>| Know Your Customer obligations on corporate treasuries and their banking partners are rising. Can financial utilities alleviate the risk and cost?

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Keeping Up With The Regulators

<strong>Regulations </strong>| Compliance in a shifting regulatory environment requires nimble responses.