Emerging & Frontier Markets
DESTINATION: AFRICA
AFRICA 2014 | TOURISM SECTOR<br />
Despite setbacks, Africa’s tourism industry is an increasing driver of economic development across the continent.
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News
MADE IN AFRICA, FOR AFRICA
AFRICA 2014 | INTRODUCTION<br />
Though Africa has experienced impressive growth for well over a decade now, domestic markets and intraregional economic relations have remained constrained, with national economies driven primarily by mounting foreign demand for the continent’s natural resources and commodity exports.Today, however, things appear to be changing. For one thing, Africa is witnessing the emergence of a middle class.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
POWERING UP GROWTH
AFRICA 2014 | INFRASTRUCTURE<br />
From power plants and mining to tourism and railroads, new infrastructure projects are stimulating the growth of industries across sub-Saharan Africa.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
UNLOCKING AFRICA’S RICHES
AFRICA 2014 | MINING<br />
Africa’s mining industry is on the verge of breaching limits historically imposed by political risk constraints.
Banking
A MERE BLIP FOR REAL-TIME PAYMENTS IN CHINA?
TREASURY & CASH MANAGEMENT | REAL-TIME PAYMENTS<br />
A delay in the rollout of the China International Payments System looks to be only a temporary hiccup in the renminbi’s unfolding internationalization.
Banking
GETTING MORE MILEAGE FROM SEPA PAYMENTS
TREASURY & CASH MANAGEMENT | PAYMENTS: POST-SEPA<br />
The SEPA migration deadline may have passed, but most companies have yet to gain the full benefits offered by the Single Euro Payments Area initiative. Now would be a good time for treasurers to ask how they can get more out of their SEPA investments.
Banking
GLOBAL CASH 25: TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING
TREASURY & CASH MANAGEMENT | GLOBAL FINANCE CASH 25<br />
The Global Finance Cash 25 ranks public companies by cash, cash equivalents and short-term securities on their balance sheets. Data is gathered from more than 70,000 public companies worldwide. It is a ranking of nonfinancial corporations—we exclude financial institutions from the list.
Banking
TRANSACTION BANKING: THE NEW NORMAL
TREASURY & CASH MANAGEMENT | GLOBAL TRANSACTION BANKING<br />
With transaction banks in a state of global change, what is the impact for corporates?
Banking
TREASURY & CASH 2014: STILL ON THE SIDELINES
TREASURY & CASH MANAGEMENT | ABOUT THE SUPPLEMENT<br />
I would like to say that there has been a big change over the past year in terms of how companies are making use of their cash. But that is not the case.
Banking
WHO’S WHO IN TREASURY & CASH MANAGEMENT 2014
TREASURY & CASH MANAGEMENT | WHO'S WHO<br />
Global Finance ’s annual list of Who’s Who in Treasury & Cash Management
Banking
GCC 2014: BANKING ON TECHNOLOGY
GCC REGIONAL SUPERSECTION 2014 | BANKING SECTOR<br />
Banks in the GCC are leveraging the latest technologies to keep pace with a customer base whose members are increasingly demanding, wealthy and tech-savvy.
Banking
GCC 2014: INNOVATION FROM THE GROUND UP
GCC REGIONAL SUPERSECTION 2014 | INNOVATION<br />
Attempts to drive innovation in the Gulf are still at an early stage. But as countries increase R&D spending, the results could have a huge impact on non-oil growth.