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Some Gulf banks may need to consolidate

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GULF STATES

His statement contrasts with broader regional trends. The six states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) have been overbanked for many years, but buoyant economies provided a…

Activist US shareholders face squeeze

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UNITED STATES

The SEC had wanted to reform its proxy system, which is decades old, for years. President Donald Trump's administration has pressed the SEC to restrict the scope for shareholder…

EURO-AREA: Banking union faces long-term risks

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EURO-AREA

Banking union outlook.

Investors will step up corporate governance monitoring

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INTERNATIONAL

Corporate governance.

De-equitisation will boost share prices but hit capex

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INT

More merger and acquisition (M&A) activity, shareholder activism and earnings-enhancing share buyback programmes have more than offset the supply of new equity from initial public…

Russia will pursue Sberbank sale in modified form

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RUSSIA

Sberbank transfer.

South-east Asian family firms face tougher competition

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SOUTH-EAST ASIA

Family firms in South-east Asia.

New FDI rules cast a shadow over Japan’s stock market

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JAPAN

Reform of foreign investment regulations in Japan.

Saudi Aramco will seek to manage rapid industry change

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SAUDI ARABIA

Yet this follows a government directive that the company cancel increases in its maximum sustainable capacity (MSC) of crude oil production from 12 million barrels per day (b/d…

Oil will challenge fragile institutions in Guyana

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GUYANA

Guyana, hitherto a non-oil producing state, will produce growing volumes of crude oil. This will bring a range of consequences, potentially both positive and negative. It will…