Africa

Bond markets: Long live local currencies

Bond markets: Long live local currencies

Investors are being offered more frequent opportunities to back bonds in roubles, lira, naira and other emerging-market currencies. But building these markets takes time and effort from many parties. Tim Burke reports.

Asset management: The road to returns

Asset management: The road to returns

After a quiet 2012, asset managers across the EMEA region are finding reason to be positive. Rod James speaks to firms in emerging Europe, the Middle East and Africa to explore their expectations for the year ahead.

Carbon markets: Down but not out

Carbon markets: Down but not out

The EU’s carbon market has been sent tumbling by weak industrial output, a glut of allowances and bursts of political pugilism. But all is not lost, as Rod James reports.