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GOOGLE INNOVATOR TAKES SKILLS TO WASHINGTON
NEWSMAKERS | UNITED STATES<br />
The technology community has warmly welcomed the appointment of Megan Smith as the next chief technology officer of the US.
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Economics, Policy & Regulation
INDEPENDENCE VOTE MARKS THE RETURN OF GORDON BROWN
NEWSMAKERS | UNITED KINGDOM<br />
From Washington to Madrid, there was a collective sigh of relief breathed around Western capitals when Scottish voters decided by a majority of 55% to reject the call for independence and remain part of the United Kingdom. For all those who did not want Scotland to secede, an unlikely hero had emerged in the form of Gordon Brown.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
INVESTMENT BANK HELPS REVERSE BRAIN DRAIN
TRENDS | SRI LANKA<br />
Hiran Embuldeniya, managing director at York Street Partners, an investment bank in Colombo, Sri Lanka, says there are plenty of opportunities for the firm to do business in the country as it rapidly develops in the wake of a 30-year civil war that ended in 2009.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
JAPAN AND INDIA OPTIMISTIC ABOUT FUTURE RELATIONSHIP
MILESTONES | JAPAN<br />
Japanese prime minister Shinz Abe greeted his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, in late August in the city of Kyoto, where the two leaders toured temples and posed for pictures before returning to Tokyo for four days of diplomatic talks.
Emerging & Frontier Markets
KHAN PUSHES FOR PM’S RESIGNATION
NEWSMAKERS | PAKISTAN<br />
After an eventful career as an international cricket star, Imran Khan Niazi embraced politics in Pakistan 17 years ago, an environment dominated by religious and fervent groups. Gaining prominence when his party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI), captured 7.7 million votes in last May’s elections to become the third-largest faction in parliament...
Economics, Policy & Regulation
LAME DUCK CONGRESS TO TACKLE INVERSIONS
MANAGEMENT | TAX PLANNING<br />
When Congress returns following the November elections, the issue of what to do about US companies making foreign acquisitions to relocate overseas and save on taxes will be high on the agenda.
News
MADE IN AFRICA, FOR AFRICA
AFRICA 2014 | INTRODUCTION<br />
Though Africa has experienced impressive growth for well over a decade now, domestic markets and intraregional economic relations have remained constrained, with national economies driven primarily by mounting foreign demand for the continent’s natural resources and commodity exports.Today, however, things appear to be changing. For one thing, Africa is witnessing the emergence of a middle class.
Country Report
MOVING BEYOND THE COMFORT ZONE
COUNTRY REPORT | TURKEY: OVERVIEW<br />
Recent presidential elections saw political continuity and investor appetite maintained in Turkey, but high levels of indebtedness and political divisions cause some concern.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
NAIROBI EXCHANGE LISTS OWN SHARES TO RAISE FUNDS FOR EXPANSION
CAPITAL MARKETS | AFRICAN EQUITY<br />
Initial public offerings on the Nairobi Securities Exchange have been few and far between in recent years.
News
NEW PM A RELATIVELY UNKNOWN QUANTITY
NEWSMAKERS | POLAND<br />
The crop-haired, bespectacled 58-year-old is barely known outside Poland. Even within, most people know Kopacz, a former doctor and Health minister more for her loyalty to Tusk than for anything else.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
NO COLLATERAL DAMAGE TO HEDGES AFTER ALL
MANAGEMENT | DERIVATIVES REGULATION<br />
Nonfinancial corporations that hedge risk by using derivatives not traded on exchanges won an important victory in early September, when US bank regulators agreed to exempt such companies from rules that would have required them to post collateral against their positions.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
POWERING UP GROWTH
AFRICA 2014 | INFRASTRUCTURE<br />
From power plants and mining to tourism and railroads, new infrastructure projects are stimulating the growth of industries across sub-Saharan Africa.