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Emerging & Frontier Markets

Romania: New President Promises Moderate Course

A collective sigh of relief rippled through EU capitals on May 18 when former Bucharest Mayor Nicuşor Dan secured an unexpectedly strong mandate in round two of Romania’s presidential elections, besting far-right opponent George Simion with 53.6% of the vote against 46.4%.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

For British Steel, Nationalization Looms – Again

UK citizens could be forgiven for thinking, in early April, that they had been transported back in time, amid suggestions British Steel should be nationalized—something that happened back in 1967.

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World’s Best Banks in Western Europe 2025

Building on a profitable and dynamic 2023, when high interest rates buoyed bank lending margins, most Western European banks had...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Bulgaria: Return To Growth

Of late, Bulgaria has been one of the fastest growing economies in southeastern Europe. But foreign investors are looking for...

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Turkey: Political Crisis Puts Investors On Edge

Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s unpredictability is one of the few things both his supporters and critics agree on. Over two decades...

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Sustainable Finance Awards 2025: Global And Country Winners

A record year for sustainable bonds, but is the global compact cracking? For sustainable finance, 2024 was the best of...

Winner Insights

Turkey Turns Green: Q&A With Akbank CEO Kaan Gür

Akbank CEO Kaan Gür offers his views on Turkey’s shifting sustain-ability agenda and why his bank has adapted its ESG...

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Sustainable Finance Awards 2025: Central And Eastern Europe

Last year saw Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) make further progress in sustainability, encouraged by a series of climate events—including...

Country Report

Turkey: Bridging Ambition And Reality

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ambitious dreams include building Turkey from “regional economic centre into global economic powerhouse” and boosting it...

Transaction Banking

GW Platt Foreign Exchange Bank Awards 2025: Global, Regional And Country Winners

Amid consistently high geopolitical tensions, a shifting interest rate environment in developed and developing economies, and the increasing threat of...

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World’s Best Private Banks 2025: Central & Eastern Europe

Macroeconomic growth raises investment interests. After a brutal 2022-2023, which saw economic activity impacted by COVID-19, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine,...

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Uzbekistan Minister Laziz Kudratov On Country’s Sweeping Economic Makeover

Central Asia’s fastest growing and most diversified economy is being radically changed by reforms, rising FDI and high growth. Global...