Restricting Itaú’s purchase of XP is good for competition.

Saad Azhari has quietly ushered in a new era at Blom Bank. The outwardly conservative firm has embraced technology and pulled off a transformative acquisition for its wholesale business. But prudence remains the watchword in such a tempestuous market.

Can a failing frontier markets brokerage transform itself into a full-service investment bank? Duncan Wales, head of Exotix, believes it can be done through the creation of a global partnership network – and so does his backer, Icap founder Michael Spencer.

Barclays backs MIT start-up Sigma Ratings; CEO promises universal emerging-markets coverage.

A new rule change will require Chinese banks to recognize more loans as impaired, but while big lenders will sail through, there’s trouble at the smaller end of town.

A listing of a state-owned infrastructure asset owner in Hong Kong sounds old school, but its key investors tell another story.

Financial services give good exposure to the region.

Markets take Andrés Manuel López Obrador (Amlo) victory in stride; analysis shows Santander could outperform under next administration.

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Euromoney was an accredited reporter at the Trump-Kim North Korea-US summit in Singapore in June.

Inclusion in the emerging market index is recognition of the country’s reforms and could bring $50 billion of foreign investment.

Some banks are doing more than others in building local capital markets in frontier countries.

Euromoney's coverage of the economic and financial fallout from the conflict.

The industry needs a change in the macroeconomic environment.

It had the right strategy, the right management and the right customers, so why couldn’t Techcombank and its advisers get the right price on its recent IPO?

Europe may not be enough after Trump’s withdrawal from the Iran deal.

Euromoney's latest coverage of the bond markets in Africa.

Angola, which has recently emerged from civil war, is in the process of building its own identity. A systematic drive towards diversification of the economy away from the oil sector and the process of de-dollarization are pivotal parts of this process. How are banks, the government and locals coping as this transformation takes hold?

Six banks caught up in scandal with another likely to follow.

Investment bank steps in as BNDES stops crowding out; an important first in local-denominated financing of large project puts down marker.

The first dual-class deal in Hong Kong; the intended first Chinese depositary receipt: Xiaomi’s IPO was not short of landmark intentions, but only some were delivered.

Former CEO of private equity-owned firm arrested; regulator looks to curb bond sales to retail investors.

Before taking the top job at the Philippine central bank, Nestor Espenilla Jr was known for his toughness on financial crime – now he says he is enabling the banking system to go from strength to strength… providing it sticks to the rules.

There’s an old joke about a tourist approaching a local to ask for directions: The local considers, sucks on his teeth for a while and replies “I wouldn’t start off from here if I were you”.

Will Romania go the way of Hungary when it comes to the independence of its monetary authority?

For the moment, Africa looks to be a step too far.

Managed marine protected areas are an effective tool in coastal ocean conservation. They are also ripe to be included in investment structures. The upsides for everyone may help push the protected area of the world’s seas from 2% to 30% by 2030.

In April Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte took a characteristically drastic step. He closed Boracay. It is an indication of the environmental threat from marine pollution. Can the private sector help clean up the seas?

As international financiers rush into Saudi Arabia, they are asking if the Kingdom can deliver on its grand promises.

Shares worth up to €8 billion left in abandoned accounts; potential game-changer for local capital markets, says EBRD.