Latest articles
Showing 1601-1610 of 2145 results.
Jorge Unda, CIO, BBVA Bancomer Asset Management on the best investment opportunities in Mexico
Following the recent energy reforms as well as methods to tackle corruption, the outlook for investing in Mexico is improving. Jorge Unda, CIO at BBVA Bancomer Asset Management offers his insight into where the best investment opportunities lie.
12 Sept 2016
Green bonds set for launch at Mexico City’s new airport
Mexico City’s new airport is poised to issue green bonds to cover part of the project’s financing needs. The issuance comes after a number of other green bond issuances from Mexico, particularly from the country’s development bank. With such issuance looking set to continue, the nation’s position as a leading green bond issuer across EMs appears secure.
9 Sept 2016
Yapi Kredi CFO Massimo Francese on Turkey’s banking sector and future funding opportunities
Turkey’s markets have experienced a lot over the last couple of months. Despite perceived volatility however, the country’s fundamentals remain strong. We speak with Massimo Francese, Executive VP and CFO at Yapi Kredi on the strength of the Turkish banking sector, how the Bank’s overall strategy will play out going forward and how the Bank is adapting to Basel III.
9 Sept 2016
Tim Hall: A Global Credit Snapshot
With a low rate environment looking to persist well into next year, it looks like a perfect storm for issuers is taking shape – particularly in emerging markets, where yield hungry investors are searching for higher returns. We speak with Tim Hall, who previously served as Global Head of DCM at Credit Agricole CIB, about the global credit outlook, how DM and EM market shocks – like Brexit or the…
9 Sept 2016
VIDEO: Vernon Budinger, CEO and CIO, from Latin America Structured Finance Advisors
Vernon discusses the extent to which structured finance can help Brazilian companies to access capital, as well as how asset backed securities in Brazil differ from those in other Latin American countries.
9 Sept 2016
New UAE bankruptcy laws a big positive for issuers and borrowers
Distressed SMEs in the UAE have struggled to attract capital, and are often harshly treated under current bankruptcy laws, which are also insufficient to deal with large corporations. The introduction of new insolvency laws is likely to increase investor participation in the financing of SMEs through removing the stigma of bankruptcy and by providing chances for recovery for distressed entities,…
8 Sept 2016
Edgar Maldonado, CFO Acosta Verde - Building on Real Estate Growth
Mexico’s Real Estate Sector is on the rise. Edgar Rene Maldonado de los Reyes, Chief Financial Officer at Acosta Verde discusses what factors have enabled the sector’s growth and which external factors could cause clouds to form on the horizon.
8 Sept 2016
African PPP see disparities between SSA, East and West
The infrastructure deficit in Africa requires significant investment to reverse. PPPs are an effective method to bring in additional private capital to projects, but their use is relatively thinly spread across the continent.
7 Sept 2016
Alternatives available for South African SOCs following investor withdrawals
Although Futuregrowth Asset Management and Jyske Bank’s announcements that they will not lend to South Africa SOCs has had some impact on the country’s markets, the main driver for their lacklustre performance has been concerns over government infighting and the Ministry of Finance’s independence. The news could, however, prompt other SOCs to improve on governance and transparency.
7 Sept 2016
CFO View: Etisalat's Group CFO, Serkan Okandan, talks key financing challenges in the GCC and Africa
Serkan Okandan has been the Group Chief Financial Officer of Emirates Telecommunications Group Company PJSC (Etisalat Group) since January 2, 2012. Mr. Okandan served as Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Etihad Etisalat Company (Mobily) from October 2014 until July 2015 and currently represents Etisalat Group at the Boards and Audit Committees for companies in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and…
7 Sept 2016