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Nigeria’s crusader-in-chief fights for the country’s soulEuromoney September 2013 Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is convinced she can diversify the economy. But fears are growing that the end of the commodities super-cycle will imperil the growth model. |
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Africa: Fast finance for the new frontier of foodEuromoney September 2013 From informal retailers to supermarket chains, Africa’s baby boomers are fuelling a consumer boom that is spilling over to agribusiness. |
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Sovereign wealth funds: In the shadows of the shadowsEuromoney September 2013 Beyond the shadowy world of the big-four Gulf sovereign wealth funds, which can be opaque, seemingly inactive or conservative, a second tier of sometimes equally elusive SWF-style entities has sprung up. |
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Ins and outs of Saudi banking: infighting yet outstandingEuromoney September 2013 A buoyant local economy means Saudi banks are riding high, but they remain over-exposed to their domestic market. |
Middle East: M&A shakes up regional banking
Euromoney September 2013
Bank M&A in the Middle East has accelerated over the past year. Although regional events and global markets are already throwing up tests, the motivation for deals is still stronger than ever.
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Lebanon’s Salamé stresses resilience and stabilityEuromoney September 2013 In an exclusive interview, Riad Salamé, the longstanding governor of Banque du Liban, discusses Lebanon’s perpetual political and economic challenges, the resilience of its banks and the prospects for needed structural reform. He even ponders what he would do if he were president for a day. |
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Middle East debate: Gulf dynamism drives regional transaction bankingEuromoney September 2013 Euromoney speaks to providers and users of transaction banking in the Gulf region about the market’s growing importance and the localization of expertise. |
Africa: Islamic finance looks south of the Sahara
Euromoney September 2013
Local lenders burgeoning; regulators accommodative.
Retail banking: Rand heightens unsecured risks
Euromoney September 2013
African Bank seeks rights issue; Impairments at record high
Emerging markets: New frontier hands Brics a blow
Euromoney September 2013
Frontier markets may not lend themselves to an easy acronym. But they deserve plenty of attention from the world’s emerging market investors.