Successful, growing corporates are building a reputation outside Africa’s major markets.

With capital markets still in their infancy, private equity is the route taken by many investors lured by African opportunities.

Even as continent-wide growth dips, individual states are set for spectacular performance.

In a complex and rapidly changing region, good advice and good partners are vital.

Optimism continues to surround Sub-Saharan Africa’s growth prospects, despite current worries linked to falling oil prices and China’s slowdown.

After nearly four years of stagnation, Egypt’s economy is back on track and attracting increasing interest from regional and international investors.

Africa’s rich resources, natural and human, are luring capital, but investors will need to move fast.

Fitch and Moody’s altered the outlooks on their BB-/Ba3 ratings from negative to stable in recent months, but experts taking part in Euromoney’s country risk survey are still to be persuaded.

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It is not without its challenges, but the economy is improving – steadily if unspectacularly.

Depressed oil prices mean that government revenue in Nigeria is sliding but raising revenue without alienating Nigeria’s most vulnerable will be a difficult feat.

It's not all about oil. There are plenty of other highly rated companies to invest in.

The Saudi Arabian Capital Markets Authority, unveiled its final rules in May, heralding the opening of the country’s stock market to foreign institutional capital in mid June. How will the market change as foreigners come in, and who benefits? And how long will it take before foreign institutions are comfortable enough with the technical side of Saudi trading to move in?

Best bank in the Middle East QNB Best investment bank in the Middle East HSBC Best debt house in the Middle East HSBC Best equity house in the Middle East HSBC Best transaction services house in the Middle East HSBC Best M&A house in the Middle East Citi Best flow house in the Middle East Standard Chartered Best risk adviser in the Middle East Standard Chartered Country Awards for Excellence 2015: Middle East Awards for Excellence Middle East press release Photos from the 2015 Middle East awards ceremony

A full list of winners of Euromoney’s Middle East Awards for Excellence 2015, as well as detailed citations for all of the winners, is available here.

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QNB named best bank in Middle East, HSBC dominates investment banking categories, in Euromoney Awards for Excellence Middle East 2015

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Leadership dispute between Malta and Tripoli; lawyers walk away from case.

Strong first quarter results; share price still subdued.

Inspired by the previous government’s agenda, Nigeria’s banks loaded up on loans to local oil and gas companies. The rapid decline in the price of oil has put many of the companies they lent to in distress. Can the banks cope with the potential fall-out?

Regulator hands bank biggest fine yet; Dubai shakes off ‘anything-goes’ tag.

Investors and issuers think alternative energy might soothe the bruises left by the failure of African Bank.

Peaceful elections in Nigeria herald a new era for the country, but will the elation last while depressed oil prices hold back the country’s development?

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