Join the global community of corporate and public-sector finance industry leaders reading Global Finance monthly in print.

Click Here

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Growing Opportunities In Sri Lanka

Attracting foreign direct investment is a top priority for Sri Lanka as it transitions from an inward-facing economy toward a more diverse and export-oriented one.

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Serving The Average African

Given the continent’s large youth population, the future of banking is digital. But who will win the battle for clicks over bricks? The incumbent banks—or fintechs and telcos?

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Cuba’s Cautious Capitalism

The rigors of Cuba’s business environment make foreign direct investment a very long-term bet.

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Latin America: Back on Track

Good news from Latin America: With Brazil and Argentina coming out of the 2015-2016 recession, the region has returned to expansion mode and is expected to gain economic strength this year and next. The return of capital inflows and an apparent change in foreign direct investment (FDI) are the most evident signs that investors’ views of South and Central America have tilted more to the positive of late. The region is back on track.

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Mali: A Cautionary Tale

While economic growth in Mali shows promise, escalating violence is scaring off foreign investors.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Telecom, Tech Deals Fuel Merger Boom In India

Political stability, a fast-growing economy and a sustained program of economic reformsare among the reasons for the feverish pace of takeover activity in the south Asian republic.

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Lebanon signs first oil and gas exploration contracts

French Total, Italian ENI and Russian Novatek won Lebanon’s first tender for hydrocarbon exploration and production. Operations start in 2019 in two offshore blocks, including one disputed by Israel.

Banking

Samba Financial Group: Practical and Proud

Rania Nashar, CEO of Samba Financial Group, is the first female CEO of a listed commercial bank in Saudi Arabia. She talks about modernization in the kingdom and at the bank, as well as Samba’s role in supporting the reinvention of the national economy.
arrow-chevron-right-redarrow-chevron-rightbutton-arrow-left-greybutton-arrow-left-red-400button-arrow-left-red-500button-arrow-left-red-600button-arrow-left-whitebutton-arrow-right-greybutton-arrow-right-red-400button-arrow-right-red-500button-arrow-right-red-600button-arrow-right-whitecaret-downcaret-rightclosecloseemailfacebook-square-holdfacebookhamburger-newhamburgerinstagramlinkedin-square-1linkedinpauseplaysearch-outlinesearchsubscribe-digitalsubscribe-printtwitter-square-holdtwitteryoutube