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South Africa: Nene’s balancing act

South Africa is plagued by slow growth and escalating debt levels. So how can the country’s new minister of finance, Nhlanhla Nene, get the economy moving again while balancing the budget?

Kanika Saigal, March 25, 2015

Sponsored by Nordea

How to build and implement seamless payment processes

The adoption of financial technology and faster, more agile e-systems in banking has had profound implications in corporate finance. It is becoming increasingly rare to find a corporate financial process that has not been digitized.

March 25, 2015

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BANKING

Banking model is still broken

Optimism over a possible rally in bank stocks will prove short-lived if banks cannot allocate capital to businesses with adequate and sustainable returns.

March 24, 2015

Asia: Patience pays off as Citic/CLSA makes its mark

Few thought that the marriage of a Chinese securities firm with an Asian brokerage which had a unique, and at times disruptive, culture could work. But two years on, Citic and CLSA have proved they can be at least the sum of their parts. Can the combination now become a true regional powerhouse as its leaders hope?

Rob Hartley, March 23, 2015

Treasury

The battle to bank Asia’s next corporate champions

Having the largest and most successful corporations in Asia as clients brings prestige and profit to the banks involved, but just beneath the very top is where the fight for the spoils of the future is raging. How do you pick – and bank – Asia's next generation of corporate champions?

Rob Hartley, March 23, 2015

Fintech

Circuit breakers: Does FX need a kill switch?

Foreign-exchange broker FXCM’s CEO calls for wider adoption of circuit breakers on FX platforms to prevent another Swiss franc shocker as seen on Black Thursday, but critics question whether it is the right solution and even suitable for an over-the-counter (OTC) market such as FX.

Farah Khalique, March 20, 2015

Euromoney Country Risk

Egypt back in vogue, but still a high-risk investment

A return to the international capital markets in April is whetting the appetite of yield-hungry investors eager to snap up the $1.5 billion Eurobond likely to herald the first in a series of market offerings. But are the sovereign borrower’s risks being ignored?

Jeremy Weltman, March 20, 2015