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Despite shaky state finances, the country’s banking system has so far avoided disaster, partly thanks to the caution of central bank governor Umayya Toukan. But can the kingdom remain a haven of stability? Dominic O’Neill reports.
Euromoney March 2010
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Central bank governor says bank branches in north will double; New sovereign bond possible
Euromoney March 2010
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WestLB has perhaps become one of the Middle East’s less enchanting mysteries. The Düsseldorf-based lender has somehow been involved in almost all of the most publicized credit crises in the Arabian Peninsula over the past two years.
Euromoney March 2010
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Dar Al Arkan’s sukuk could have hardly come at a better time for Saudi Arabia.
Euromoney March 2010
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The global and regional financial crises have provided Latin America’s corporate executive with stark evidence of the benefits of good corporate governance and risk management. The pressure on regulators, industry bodies, and managers to improve practices has increased. Dominic O’Neill reports.
Euromoney March 2010
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Even while it began to grow in developed markets, Islamic finance faced key tests. Fears about the enforceability of sukuk contracts in the Middle East might have proved exaggerated, but critics of the industry’s mimicking of conventional finance remain.
Euromoney February 2010
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It was meant to be another year of difficulty and potential disaster. But 2009 provided much more than even the arch-optimist could have expected.
Euromoney February 2010
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Share prices rebound; Pressure on recapitalizations at year-end
Euromoney February 2010
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Euromoney February 2010
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Investing in a Kazakh bank would be a risky, high-yield bet on a sustained global macroeconomic recovery. But some banks are already hoping to benefit from the country’s financial disasters. Dominic O’Neill reports from Almaty and Astana.
Euromoney January 2010
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Euromoney January 2010
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Euromoney January 2010
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Standard Bank is cultivating alliances in a strategy of expanding outside South Africa. How worried should competitors such as Standard Chartered be? Dominic O’Neill speaks to Standard’s chief executive and head of investment banking about the bank’s future as a global emerging markets institution.
Euromoney December 2009
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Other financial firms face hard times; Stock market continues to tumble
Euromoney December 2009
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First deal since 2007; Car distributor reopens market
Euromoney December 2009
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Electricity firm without chairman and CEO; Infrastructure investment plans challenged
Euromoney December 2009
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Alliance Bank’s steering committee agrees to terms of restructuring; Government to avoid assuming all liabilities
Euromoney November 2009
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Big jump in issuance from Abu Dhabi, Qatar; More Islamic and higher-yield issuance to come
Euromoney November 2009
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Troika Dialog deal strengthens Standard Bank’s emerging markets presence; Troika Dialog gets better access to Standard’s balance sheet and links to China’s ICBC
Euromoney November 2009
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Euromoney November 2009