Emerging Markets

Banking

Middle East: Gulf moves from buyouts to mergers

China looks forward to second phase of CIPS

Moody’s should stop kicking its heels – a Polish downgrade is overdue

IMF deal holds the key to Sri Lanka’s improving prospects

Bulge bracket gets slimmer in Asian investment banking revenues

Sustainability

Asia: GIC’s Vietcombank stake shows long-awaited EM shift

Zambia’s crumbling commodity-led economy ‘must diversify’

New fiscal plans undermine Israel’s risk profile

Capital markets

Latin America: Supreme Court deals blow to Argentina’s recovery plan

1MDB: The wolves of Kuala Lumpur

Mexico’s investor risk spikes as the US elections approach

Reserve Bank of India: Why did Rajan go?