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The medicine proved not too bitter for AstraZeneca when it braved the debt markets in crisis-torn September. Waiting any longer might have been perilous.

Dow Jones boasts nearly 70 Islamic indices that cover a variety of Shariah-compliant equities and fixed-income securities around the globe. Now the group can lay claim to the largest, most visible and widely used set of Shariah-compliant indices in the world.

The debt poll of polls

In a signing ceremony witnessed by UK prime minister Gordon Brown and Chinese premier Wen Jiabao, Standard Chartered Bank agreed on January 18 to provide credit to a microfinance organization in China. It is the first time an international bank has backed such a project in China. The bank is to supply an initial Rmb20 million ($2.76 million) to the China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation (CFPA) to support farmers and small business owners. Microfinance initiatives are seen as key tools in the fight against poverty. Providers of microcredit in poor areas get help in reducing their operating costs; the investment banks benefit from being attached to these PR-friendly projects and often make decent returns on their investments. Standard Chartered is no idle investor: in return for its expertise and reach the bank expects CFPA’s assistance to expand its business in rural China.

Our annual poll shows which banks are best positioned to benefit from any upturn in the credit market's fortunes.

The debt poll of polls

CFTC and NFA are being inconsistent with the rules for futures and forex traders.

The credit crunch has opened up opportunities for hedge fund managers with lending capabilities. Helen Avery talks to Arch’s Stephen Decani about his firm’s asset-based lending activities.

New York no longer holds the key to success in Latin America for some European banks.

The tide is changing in the global takaful market. In 2007 the UK-based world leader in insurance, Prudential, took a definitive step into the GCC takaful market with Bank Aljazira, one of Saudi Arabia’s smallest banks.

In honour of the screen that bankers spend more time watching than any other, Euromoney has created the Blackberries. Here are this year's nominations.

The Brazilian financials sector is set to suffer a hit on its profits in 2008 after the government increased banking profit taxes.