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Regulatory uncertainty will hold back green bonds

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INTERNATIONAL

The outlook for green bond financial instruments.

Russia factor puts further strain on China-EU ties

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CHINA/EU

EU-China relations will be among the most significant factors shaping the global balance of power for the foreseeable future. The two sides are one another’s largest trading…

Investors rotate into Europe ahead of French run-off

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INTERNATIONAL

Optimism that the centrist candidate and frontrunner, Emmanuel Macron, will win the French presidential election run-off on May 7 is contributing to inflows into European stock…

Brexit’s impact on the City of London will vary

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UK

The alternative to passporting after Brexit is ‘equivalence’, which would allow EU and UK firms access each other’s financial markets. However, such a regime does have the same…

EU's MiFID II still challenging despite delay

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EU

Recent developments in EU financial markets regulation.

Nigeria's Islamic finance sector has growth potential

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NIGERIA

Works and Housing Minister Babatunde Fashola claimed that sukuk represented an attempt to compensate for a lack of resources in government capital spending. Sukuk funds are…

South-east Asian green bond demand will soon grow

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SOUTH-EAST ASIA

Prospects for the South-east Asian green bond market.

US crypto regulation tightens amid federal gridlock

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US

While not as scathing as a broader March report from the White House on cryptos, it adds another drumbeat to the Biden administration's hardening attitude to crypto regulation…

Ghanaian banking reforms should strengthen sector

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GHANA

The move follows a streamlining process by the government over the past two years that has seen nine major banks liquidated by the Bank of Ghana (BoG). President Nana Akufo-Addo…

New EU, Chinese rules to restructure digital economy

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EU/CHINA

A small number of giant companies dominate segments of their digital markets: in China Tencent, Alibaba and Baidu have become household names, and in the EU the same applies to…