For the third year, emeafinance is proud to announce the winners of our Middle East Banking Awards. The ceremony recognises the best performers in a competitive and dynamic market.
 

A new study claims appetite in Europe’s acquisition finance market has returned – but that this time it’s different. Mark Dunne reports.

Despite the extreme stresses of the last two years, most credit ratings have stood up well, writes Blaise Ganguin, chief credit officer for EMEA at ratings agency Standard & Poor’s.

For private equity firms focused on Africa’s entrepreneurial growth companies, deal opportunities keep coming. By Tim Burke.

emeafinance is proud to present its African Banking Achievement Awards 2009. The awards recognise the best commercial and investment banks across Africa. The awards consider various performance and structural factors, such as market share, growth in important product classes, profitability, and corporate strategy.

After several years of rapid growth, shariah-compliant asset management is facing the first serious test of its young life, as it struggles to diversify from equity and property into new areas, writes Eva-Luise Schwarz.

Cross-border investment activity is fuelling the need for securities services across the EMEA region to meet challenges posed by varied regulation and tax regimes as well as weaker market infrastructure. By Liz Salecka.

The good times seem to be here again, with many investment banks reporting record profits. But it is far from business as usual, with the competitive landscape rapidly changing, and the emerging market fee pot shrinking, reports Julian Evans.

The re-launch of Abu Dhabi Investment Company (ADIC) as Invest AD, an asset manager for third-party funds, marks an interesting shift in strategy for the region’s sovereign wealth funds.

African states and banks have provided Zimbabwe with more than US$1bn in trade credit lines. Support from regional bodies has provided a much-needed injection of cash, but in the absence of long-term financing or western loan packages, the country is still far from recovery, writes Shannon Manders.

While the top global banks have shed thousands of jobs, some smaller firms have been aggressively hiring. But they face a tough struggle against the larger competition, reports Eva-Luise Schwarz.

The Nigerian stock market, and particularly the banks, have taken a big hit over the last nine months, but optimism is returning among foreign investors, writes Kevin Godier.