Islamic finance volumes fell off a cliff last year, but bankers are predicting a substantial increase in activity as more sovereigns from major Islamic finance hubs are turning to the international markets.

Sovereigns in the Middle East and Africa need to diversify their funding sources to replace their lost commodity revenues, and some may turn to Islamic finance in 2017.

The banking system in Cyprus was plunged into chaos at the beginning of the decade, but heavy restructuring and aggressively tackling non-performing loans is helping lead the country’s lenders out of the wilderness.

Slowing growth has undermined Sub-Saharan Africa’s attractiveness for banks and investors, but Mauritian banks are picking up a bigger share of a smaller business 

Turkey has hit rock bottom.

EMEA holds nerve in decade of shocks

Development banks boost Armenian banking sector

KfW IPEX-Bank’s renewable energy bet in the GCC

Daniel Bytcanek, head of Slovakia's ARDAL, maps out the country's external borrowing.

UAE plans its first federal bond.

Letshego ease into West Africa economy.

Naspers gain majority stake in Avito.