The private banking industry is changing – and players in emerging markets are set to benefit. Tim Burke reports.

Gatehouse Bank’s Richard Thomas has been working in Islamic finance for the best part of 30 years. He tells Tim Burke how he’s seen the industry change – and why the opportunities today are greater than ever.

Iraq needs funds to rebuild and frontier investors are looking for high-risk, high-return opportunities. They seem an ideal match, so why isn’t there more liquidity in the market? Mark Dunne reports.

Lebanon’s top banks are in fine health. That’s good news – their government needs them. Tim Burke reports.

The GCC nations’ natural resources lie at the heart of their continued recovery, writes Joseph Trevisani.
 

Specialist private equity funds are helping to save the world, one deal at a time. Mark Dunne reports.

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.
 

A new piece of regulation could spell trouble for alternative investment funds – and they’re not happy. Liz Salecka reports.

Our pick of the best EMEA project finance deals and players last year. 

The region's most impressive transactions from last year.

Sinclair to develop firm’s new service.

Public-private partnership efforts to combat climate change should advance despite the Copenhagen summit’s outcome. But private-sector companies may need convincing, writes Henry E. Teitelbaum.