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With lending booming again, Russia’s banks need recapitalizing. Ironically, partial privatization of state-owned financial institutions may be crowding out much-needed stock offerings by private-sector lenders and smaller banks.
Euromoney May 2012
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Saudi Arabia’s new economy minister, the former central bank governor Mohammed Al Jasser, says rapid change is under way in his country. But is the reformist energy sparked by the Arab Spring already flagging?
Euromoney May 2012
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Figures from Dealogic suggest that bankers covering EEMEA should not get carried away with the realities of the Middle East and Africa.
Euromoney May 2012
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CEO claims “no pressure” to sell assets; Dubai Group next in line
Euromoney May 2012
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In a rare and wide-ranging interview with Euromoney in Riyadh, the powerful economy and planning minister Muhammad Al Jasser reveals his priorities for reform.
Published April 2012 euromoney.com
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Economy and planning minister Muhammad Al Jasser, in a rare and wide-ranging interview with Euromoney, seeks to allay rising fears over the Saudi Arabian economy’s fiscal dependence on oil revenues while detailing his priorities for reform
Published April 2012 euromoney.com
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Qatar Petroleum’s finance unit, which plays a key role in overseeing debt raised by the Qatari state, says it is not concerned about overleveraging. But as Qatar embarks on investment in infrastructure and industry, its work is more important than ever.
Euromoney April 2012
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QNB became the Middle East’s biggest bank last year and is now stepping up acquisitions abroad. Can it follow Qatar’s corporate champions and transform into an emerging market-focused bank worthy of the state’s newfound financial power?
Euromoney April 2012
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Banks post strong income growth; Mass-market loans boost retail profits
Euromoney April 2012
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Sovereign taps Eurobond market; Sberbank to reopen privatization round
Euromoney April 2012
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The world needs a bank with strong backing and a proper network in the frontier markets of Africa and the Arab world.
Euromoney April 2012
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Emerging market Eurobond issuance is on the up. But bankers in emerging Europe, the Middle East and Africa – including in Russia – might be disappointed.
Euromoney March 2012
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Euromoney March 2012
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Eurobond investors seek clarity on oil revenues; Gabon follows with new sovereign fund
Euromoney March 2012
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Nigerian banks say that financing essential upgrades in mobile-telephone infrastructure will be one area driving local loan growth during the next 12 months. And the growth of users and profitability in this sector over 10 years highlights the potential of another sector that is liberalizing now – electricity.
Euromoney March 2012
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Local firms are making the most of the purge of bad debts from the system and the opportunities that efforts to indiginize the oil industry offer.
Euromoney March 2012
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An Islamic bond could be the first corporate-level issuance in the capital markets by a leading Middle Eastern national oil company
Published March 2012 euromoney.com
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Euromoney has learned that advisers are bidding for mandates from state-owned bad bank Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria for the sale of the three rescued banks nationalized after failing to find suitors
Published February 2012 euromoney.com
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The debut sovereign Eurobond from the Republic of Namibia, with lead managers Barclays Capital, Absa Capital and Standard Bank, in 2011 perhaps best encapsulates the trend of sovereigns that were previously unknown to international markets now being able to grab investors’ attention
Published February 2012 euromoney.com
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Euromoney February 2012
