Financing Strategies

CFW View: In an attempt to increase its regional footprint and take advantage of Jordan's dire need of electricity generating capacity, Qatar Electricity & Water Company (QEWC)... 2012-02-09

Norway's Statoil appears to be close to selling its 18.75% stake in the second phase of southern Iraq's West Qurna oil field (known as West Qurna-II).

India-based mobile handset manufacturer Spice Mobility Group (S Mobility) plans to buy at least one mobile software company in Africa by the end of March 2012, according to the company's... 2012-01-31

South African Liquid Telecommunications has acquired Zimbabwe Online (ZOL) for an undisclosed sum. The move comes into effect immediately, creating the largest ISP in Zimbabwe.

Following the split of Orascom Telecom into Orascom Telecom Holding SAE (OT) and Orascom Telecom Media and Technology Holding SAE (OTMT), OT's shares resumed trading on the Egyptian... 2012-01-23

Qatar Telecom (Qtel) appears set to increase its ownership of Iraq-based Asiacell, ahead of a planned sale of the venture's shares on the local bourse. Asiacell is a key revenue generator... 2012-01-20

Is there any stopping the Islamic bond market rally? Seemingly not. In line with CFW 's view that the momentum of the 'sukuk' market is unlikely to slow anytime soon, issuance has... 2012-01-18

Representing a step forward for its ambitions to build extensive scale across Africa, UK alcoholic drinks producer Diageo has closed the acquisition of Meta Abo, which is the second... 2012-01-12

UK-listed independent Genel Energy, formed in 2011 by the 'reverse-takeover' of Turkish-based Iraqi Kurdistan explorer Genel Enerji by Vallares, has started 2012 on an optimistic note,... 2012-01-10

In one of the biggest developments in the Gulf region's soft drinks industry for many years, Coca-Cola has reached an agreement to buy a 50% stake in Saudi Arabia's Aujan, one of the... 2011-12-14