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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

DRs: Return On Receipts

The major emerging markets are attracting renewed interest from investors. The uptick comes at a time when companies from these fast-developing countries need capital to grow and are turning to depositary receipts to tap into the deeper capital markets in the developed world.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Editor’s Letter: The New Geography

There is a new definition of the emerging markets and their characteristics that confutes many old and accepted axioms; for example, the idea that the cost of labor is cheaper in developing countries, or that governance is more advanced and regulations are more enforced in developed countries.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Europe: Dark Clouds Down South

While Central Europe appears to be recovering from the effects of the global economic downturn, Southeastern Europe is in for a rougher ride.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Frontier Markets: Gold Rush In Myanmar?

Myanmar may be the last frontier market in Asia, with plenty of natural resources and a government targeting growth of over 7.5% for the next five years. Still, while investors remain cautiously optimistic,the economic transition will need to be delicately handled.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

FX: Deflation Woes Deflate the Euro

CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS The outlook for the euro has worsened, following a slowdown in inflation in the eurozone to the lowest level in nearly four years. The European Central Bank cut its benchmark rate to a record low of ...

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Georgia: Young Guns Now Riding Herd

Over the past year, Georgia has undergone a major political face-lift. Since the Georgian Dream coalition, led by billionaire businessman Bidzina Ivanishvili, won parliamentary elections in October 2012, a cadre of relatively young and inexperienced politicians has risen to the government’s top posts.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Global Salon: John Alan James

Global Finance sat down with John Alan James, executive director, Pace University Center for Global Governance, Reporting & Regulation. James’s distinguished career in management consulting, governance and academia spans 25 years in Europe and more than 20 years in Asia.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Globalization At A Crossroads

Twelve months is a long time in financial markets, and the phenomenon of globalization appears to have reached a fork in the road, with growth in emerging markets looking challenged. Is the globalization frenzy coming to an end?

Economics, Policy & Regulation

How Detroit Rattled Puerto Rico

Saddled with debt of $70 billion, Puerto Rico’s government is doing its best to reassure US investors that it will honor its financial commitments and that its beleaguered finances will be remedied.

News

India And Indonesia: Going Cold Turkey

The prospect of US Fed “tapering” is still taking its toll on Indonesia and India, as both nations face mounting deficits and international pressure for structural reform.

Banking

India: Changing The Mix

The Reserve Bank of India wants foreign banks operating in India to convert into wholly-owned subsidiaries and enjoy “near-national” treatment.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

India: Tata Takes To The Skies

The wheel has turned full circle for industry doyen and chairman emeritus of the $110 billion Tata Group, Ratan Tata. His dream of more than five decades to return to the Indian skies through a fully-fledged airline business is set to come true.
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