Financing Strategies

CFW believes that DP World's strong exposure to emerging markets has helped the company enjoy strong profit growth in 2011. The sale of its Australian assets has boosted its financial... 2012-03-30

p>Qatar Telecom (Qtel) has announced plans to increase its authorised share capital to QAR5bn and to undertake a 40% rights issue at QAR75 per share.

SABMiller does not see much room for high-profile consolidation in Sub-Saharan Africa going forward. According to the head of its African business, Mark Bowman, most of the global majors... 2012-03-24

Shortly after announcing that it has begun winding up its Indian telecoms operation in March, Emirates Telecommunications (Etisalat) was also looking to sell its entire 13.29% stake... 2012-03-15

UK-listed Iraqi Kurdistan-focused independent Gulf Keystone Petroleum (GKP) issued an operational update on March 12 2012 in which it reported the discovery of an extension to its Shaikan... 2012-03-13

Econet Wireless, Zimbabwe's largest telecoms service provider, is reportedly in the final stages of buying a 49% stake in financial services provider TN Bank.

CFW View: A potential merger between Abu Dhabi developers Aldar Properties and Sorouh Real Estate is seen as offering a solution to the challenging conditions that still persist within... 2012-03-12

Despite an appeal by the South African government, a South African court has upheld an initial decision by the South African tribunal for Wal-Mart's acquisition of Massmart to proceed... 2012-03-12

The African syndicated loan market has been eerily quiet so far in 2012. The European banks' rapid retreat from the region due to the need to trim their balance sheets amidst the ongoing... 2012-03-07

The shareholders of Orascom Telecom Media and Technology (Orascom) voted on February 29 2012 to sell most of the firm's stake in mobile operator Mobinil to French incumbent France Télécom... 2012-03-02