emeafinance News - Article March 2010
Have cash, will travel
Emerging market acquirers could lead an M&A revival this year. Tim Burke reports.
A new road to Damascus
Syria’s central bank has unveiled fresh measures to entice foreign banks into the country. But would-be investors still face obstacles. Nick Lord reports.
The fixers
New funds are ready to turn around distressed assets across Central and Eastern Europe. Tim Burke reports.
Achievement Awards 2009: Depositary receipts
Our pick for the best DR house and deal.
Achievement Awards 2009: Islamic finance
Our choice of last year's Islamic finance deals and houses.
Achievement Awards 2009: Syndicated loans
Our choice of the region's syndicated loan deals and houses during 2009.
Achievement Awards 2009: Equity markets
Winning IPOs and secondary offerings from across the region.
Achievement Awards 2009: Structured finance and securitisation
2009's winning deals and houses.
Achievement Awards 2009
Introducing the winners coverage for our third annual awards.
When the going got tough
Late last year, a group of brokers and insurers met in London to discuss the impact of the economic downturn on claims in the private trade credit and political risk market – and how their industry dealt with the perfect storm.
Go east
Austrian real estate investor Sparkassen Immobilien is selling assets in developed markets to free up cash for deals in emerging Europe. Director Holger Schmidtmayr tells Tim Burke about its plans.
Risk, reward and reports
Treasurers are being asked to hone in on risk management as well as their more traditional areas of expertise. There are tools that can help ease this increased workload, writes Liz Salecka.
The trouble with teamwork
Public-private partnership efforts to combat climate change should advance despite the Copenhagen summit’s outcome. But private-sector companies may need convincing, writes Henry E. Teitelbaum.
Warming up
Despite the disappointing outcome of the Copenhagen climate summit, banks are still hopeful of a brighter future for carbon trading. If uncertainty around the clean development mechanism scheme is addressed, the African market for one could yet take off, reports Julian Evans.
United nations
Plans to create a single African economy within the next two decades are ambitious but achievable. Banks and stock exchanges are already primed for the benefits. Liz Salecka reports.
Caffeine buzz
Richard Worthington built Coffeeheaven into a thriving coffee shop chain in Eastern Europe – and attracted the attention of an industry leader. He told Tim Burke about his journey.
Gone fishing
Investors have leapt to buy emerging market sovereign debt. Will it last? By Tim Burke.
