emeafinance News - Article May 2010
Project Finance Awards: Middle East
The region's most impressive transactions from last year.
Project Finance Awards: Central and Eastern Europe
The CEE region's most notable deals and banks.
Project Finance Awards: EMEA
Our pick of the best EMEA project finance deals and players last year.
Take another look
Investors have shied from some of North Africa’s underperforming, overvalued equity markets. Upcoming deals could change their perception. Tim Burke reports.
New dawn
Foreign investors hope for a period of stability in Ukraine, writes Julian Evans.
Safety in numbers
A year on, the Vienna Initiative has proved crucial for confidence in emerging Europe’s banking sector. By Tim Burke.
Up in the air
The IMF‘s proposal of a fund to help Africa handle the effects of climate change has been welcomed by many. But questions are already being raised about how it would work. Mark Dunne reports.
Up in arms
A new piece of regulation could spell trouble for alternative investment funds – and they’re not happy. Liz Salecka reports.
Enter the stage
Last year the GCC lagged behind global emerging markets. Now, the region is in the spotlight after outperforming the MSCI emerging market index and attracting growing amounts of foreign capital. Julian Evans reports.
Big questions
Azerbaijan’s economy proved its resilience during the global downturn thanks to oil, so why are the World Bank and the IMF concerned about its future? Mark Dunne reports.
Class in session
Following the EBRD’s vital support of Southeastern Europe‘s banking sector, its lead economist Peter Sanfey tells Tim Burke about the lessons the region should learn from the crisis – and what it needs to do next.
In or out?
Greece’s troubles have made eurozone enlargement a less attractive prospect – for members and those yet to join. Tim Burke reports.
