Subdued supply and demand hit deal flow; More European focus at start of 2016.

QFII reforms will open up access to domestic stocks; China will have big weighting in EM index.

Every now and then a barometer deal comes around: one whose outcome shows the market what to expect. One such was Goodbaby China Holdings, set to be a deal that showed there was still scope to launch IPOs, even mainland Chinese IPOs, in Hong Kong, despite volatility.

Shift to defensive assets, oil economies give up hard-earned savings. Did they beat market downturns?

The lifting of sanctions meant a stream of international banks would make their way to Iran, right? Wrong. Some banks admit they are taking the first steps on the road to Tehran. Others might be, but they certainly do not want to talk about it. And in either case, there are plenty of barriers to getting there.

New York judge lifts injunction; market return could bring $10 billion issuance.

Citi has confirmed it is to exit retail banking in Brazil, Colombia and Argentina in a further round of retrenchment from the region – with these latest three joining six other regional businesses sold in the past two years.

Barclays' planned divestment of its Africa unit signals a new normal for the lender but the move appears counter-intuitive given the latter's relative profitability.

There is no need for panic. Emerging market credit is outperforming US high yield and the investor base is stable.

Political tension and violence have marred Côte d'Ivoire for decades, but peaceful elections and an improving economy have raised expectations.

When Iran Air needed some Boeing spare parts before sanctions were lifted, JPMorgan took the US side of the trade. Why and how?

Submission deadline Thursday 10th March 2016

Moody’s has followed S&P’s lead by downgrading the borrower to junk status in line with its Euromoney country risk score. Other oil producers are at risk, the survey predicts.

India has been a tough market for global wealth managers, ground down by rising costs and regulation. But private wealth is growing fast, offering long-term profit for those with patience and persistence.

What’s a wealthy Brazilian to do faced with economic and political turmoil, scandal at one of the country’s leading private banks, and a big change to the tax law? Turn to the undisputed market leader in wealth management, it seems.

Even robots can be made to learn from experience nowadays. Given what happened to Hungary, Poland’s downgrade should be no surprise.

The Central Bank of Brazil is facing a credibility struggle, making it even harder for investors to predict when country’s turnaround will come.

Ukraine finished 2015 with a slightly improved score year-on-year, despite seeing turbulence on all fronts in the ECR scoring categories throughout the year. Its score dipped in the fourth quarter of 2015, but ECR experts see some reasons for hope amid the gloom.

It wasn’t quite John Simpson on the plane with the Ayatollah returning to Iran in 1979, but nonetheless Euromoney experienced a bit of history in January.

The people seem to underwhelmed by the four horsemen of the Asian apocalypse.

Bourse expects 20 listings in three years; Nigeria and Ghana links planned.

Banking sector clean-up to continue; UniCredit heads for the exit.

Market set to slump, claims new report; financials make up 80% of bourse.

Teething troubles for messaging system; ICBC at vanguard of interested foreign banks.

Sovereign highly exposed to oil price drop; default still not fully priced into bonds.

Volatility slams international DCM shut; choppy access but strong liquidity in 2016.

Proliferation of smaller firms; compliance and risk costs deter internationals.

Big names move to buyout firms; private equity ‘has money to burn’.

Gap between onshore and offshore exposed; Hong Kong dim sum market in doubt.

Market and currency turmoil weigh on growth; financial and stock market reforms needed.