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Emerging & Frontier Markets

Solar Cost Slides To Record Low, Again

The cost of producing solar power has fallen sharply in the past five years—so much that in some cases it can be half the price, or even less, of conventional power. Experts predict solar's cost will continue to plummet.

Data

The Levant: Rising To The Challenge of Crisis

Syria’s agony is imposing serious costs for neighbors in terms of refugees, lost trade and dampened investment.

Award Winners

World’s Safest Banks 2016: Emerging Markets Top 50

The safest three emerging markets banks are South Korean, following ratings upgrades by Moody’s and S&P. Korea Development Bank, Export-Import Bank of Korea and Industrial Bank of Korea now have at least one AA and one AA- rating each, which ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

25 Best-Performing Companies In Africa 2016

The prolonged downturn in oil and other commodity prices has pushed petrochemical and mining firms out of the Global Finance rankings of the best-performing companies in sub-Saharan Africa this year.

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Africa Still Growing, Despite Slump

What has changed in Africa in the past year? The precipitous drop in commodity pricesthreatened the progress made during two decades of tremendous growth, driving diversification efforts.

Emerging & Frontier Markets

African Debt Loads To Grow Again

Foreign-currency bonds offer needed resources but come with heavy risks.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Barclays Sells Down Africa Stake

UK-based Barclays has reduced its shareholding in Johannesburg-listed Barclays Africa from 62.3% to 50.1% this year and is believed to be seeking to reduce that stake further to around 20%.

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Lat Am: Boxed In By Circumstance

Latin American nations seeking fiscal fixes encounter a wide variety of factors beyond their control.

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Obama: US To Lift Sanctions On Myanmar

<strong>Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar’s de facto leader and a Nobel Peace Prize winner, has a change of heart regarding US sanctions against her country.</strong>

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Q&A: KPMG Africa’s Bryan Leith

While on a road show for US clients, Bryan Leith, chief operating officer of KPMG’s global Africa practice, sat down with Global Finance to discuss the continent’s economic prospects.

Emerging & Frontier Markets

South Africa: Tripping On Success

South Africa's growth is impeded by long-term constraints; still, the government deserves credit for tackling reforms.

Emerging & Frontier Markets

The Bahamas: Tiny Islands Of Opportunity

The Bahamas offers investors stability, a sophisticated finance sector, educated workers and a climate that tempts tourists.