The proliferation of real time transaction banking looks unstoppable, but with the new technology comes serious concerns about flaws in the system that could end up costing banks money.

Western governments, agencies and aid agencies must do more to root out endemic corruption in both developed and developing countries, former Nigerian finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala tells EMEA Finance.

As challenger banks continue to disrupt the banking landscape, they are harnessing new technologies in a way the incumbents can’t match. But where are they making the biggest investments and why? Abi Millar reports.

Banks across the EMEA region are pushing ahead with digitising their businesses, as financial institutions look for ways to speed up the manual processes slowing down large parts of their transaction banking business.

A blockchain battle is underway between sell side institutions and their buy side counterparts, with the potential for hundreds of millions of dollars of bank revenue at stake.

Coverage of this year's winners and interviews with the teams.

When business friendly politician Cyril Ramaphosa became South Africa’s fifth president early in 2018, hopes shot up that it would lead to greater investment into the country’s crucial metals and mining sector. Already, a spate of M&A has been announced in the region, suggesting the confidence was well placed.

Syndicated loan volumes remain low throughout CEEMEA, dominated by a few jumbo deals. However, lenders are holding their nerve, with activity picking up in Africa and Central and Eastern Europe.

Aid giants must admit ‘failure’ in dealing with fragile states with a huge gap between what needs fixing and what has been fixed.

So far this year, Slovakia has issued its longest bond ever and launched a bond trading venue with MTS. The debt agency (ARDAL) explains more. 

The Abu Dhabi Crude Oil Pipeline caught investors’ attention with a US$3bn debut in the international bond markets that saw massive demand. The successful deal heralds a capital-intensive period for the pipeline’s parent company, which plans to deploy around US$109bn over the next five years. 

The US$10.9bn facility is poised to create thousands of job opportunities and revolutionise Egypt’s domestic manufacturing sector.