Emerging markets are more exposed than ever to booms and busts of the world’s largest economies, prompting the IMF to rip up its orthodox policy rulebook as it re-thinks its advice on non-standard monetary policy measures.

The first deal under new 19C listing rules will raise $12.9 billion if greenshoe is exercised.

A deluge of negative transatlantic headlines overshadows the achievements of Ukraine’s reformers.

A new sport in southeast Asia banking circles is guessing how much it will take for Goldman to settle with the Malaysian state over 1MDB.

The country’s positive real interest rates shine like a beacon for international banks.

BayanPay, a digital payments company owned by London-listed Finablr, has received regulatory approval to operate its mobile money platform in Saudi Arabia, as the Kingdom looks to a future without cash.

The bank will open a new office in New York to capture the US market in Africa.

Brazil’s currency hit an all-time low nominal value on November 18, closing trading at R$4.20 to the dollar.

The former consumer finance specialist focuses on collateralized lending and sustainable finance ahead of its planned IPO.

Egypt’s equity market has been slow to recover to pre-revolution levels, but liquidity is returning and companies are lining up to list.

The country’s Supreme Court overturns a curveball decision from July, to the benefit of distressed debt investors.

UBS’s country head refuses to comment on whether Banco do Brasil has been given a ‘call option on the bank’s Brazilian IB business’.

Consolidation and new entrants attracted to the country’s winning GDP streak.

The sale of Asiana Airlines is an emotional one for the Kumho conglomerate and its home city of Gwangju, but ties with the South Korean southern city will continue.

It was a bold call to launch a specialist credit business in Asia in 2009, but SC Lowy celebrates its 10th birthday as an established figure in distressed debt and high yield not just at home but also increasingly in Europe. Events in India, however, where the firm holds a position in Essar Steel, are testing its patience and resolve.

Itaú overtakes state-controlled Banco do Brasil to become the largest lender.

Kenya’s parliament passes a law to lift an interest rate cap that has hampered credit growth and economic development, in a move that may pave the way to a new agreement with the IMF.

Russia’s leading private sector lender looks to mortgages to maintain pace of loan growth.

Saudi Aramco’s intention to list aims to clear up any doubts wealth managers may have about investing on behalf of women, but it also draws attention to the fact that, despite reforms, the full inclusion of women in Saudi society is still a distant reality.

A number of contentious political reforms under president John Magufuli have weakened investor enthusiasm for Tanzania in recent years.

As the number of financial technology startups in Brazil balloons, there is a growing sense that the pin to puncture their growth is one critical area of operation: credit. Full service in the digital age is a serious, long-term challenge for new entrants and traditional players.

$140 million green bond funding used to build… a petrochemical refinery.

While the IMF highlights mispriced corporate debt as a systemic danger, so too is misvalued unlisted equity.

Brazil should be careful of learning the wrong lessons from Chilean protests.

Mohamed Maait says that Egypt is committed to implementing the much-needed reforms to drive growth, and is pressing ahead with the sale of several state-owned companies, as it looks to agree new terms with the IMF.

Life goes on, but with extra security, incongruous graffiti and smashed ATMs.

Riad Salamé says that Lebanon has the tools it needs to stave off default, but with protestors demanding fundamental change, analysts question whether a radical overhaul of the country's economy is what is really needed.

New plans to clean up Soviet-style banking sector will see underperforming legacy loans transferred to state fund.

IMF conversations positive but with a streak of caution.

Lower local rates have increased price and increased demand onshore.