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Islamic Finance: A New Frontier

TRENDS: ISLAMIC FINANCE IN LATIN AMERICA By Antonio Guerrero With Islamic financial institutions seeking to expand into emerging markets in Africa and Asia, could Latin America be next? While Islamic financial institutions have aggressively expanded through Asia and ...

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LatAm: Growth Brings Hope For Regions Poorest

MILESTONES: LATIN AMERICA By Antonio Guerrero Looking up: Poverty is declining in Latin America Latin America's robust recovery from the global financial crisis is having an impact even on the poorest people in the region, according to a ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

M&A: Deal Activity To Pick Up In 2011

CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS: MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS By Gordon Platt There will be a substantial increase in mergers and acquisitions in 2011, following a relatively flat year for M&A; in 2010, as companies have plenty of cash to spend ...

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Qatar: Islamic Finance To Win With World Cup

NEWSMAKERS: QATAR By Anita Hawser Hussain: Islamic banks must resolve key issues As Qatar kicks off its campaign to ensure it has the infrastructure to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup, the region's banks are hoping the massive ...

Features

SEPA Update: Slow Progress

UPDATE: SEPA By Anita Hawser Proponents of the Single Euro Payments Area are considering stringent measures to encourage companies to hop on board. As eurozone countries busy themselves implementing liquidity measures designed to calm market fears about ...

News

South Korea: Trade Pact To Fuel Export Growth

MILESTONES: SOUTH KOREA By Thomas Clouse Seoul: Tighter ties with the United States South Korea finalized details of its free trade agreement (FTA) with the United States last month, more than three years after the former presidents of ...

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UK: Businesses Brace For Bribery Crackdown

NEWSMAKERS: UK By Anita Awser High risk: UK bribery law will affect companies worldwide In a sign that regulators are clamping down on bribery and corruption in international business, from April 2011 the UK will implement what legal ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

US/China: WTO Tire Ruling Stirs Trade-War Fears

MILESTONES: UNITED STATES/CHINA By Gordon Platt Tired: Trade spat rolls on The fallout from the World Trade Organization's ruling last month that the US was within its rights in imposing import tariffs of up to 35% on Chinese ...

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US: Obama Sets New Course For Next Two Years

NEWSMAKERS: UNITED STATES By Gordon Platt Obama: Changing course President Barack Obama's tax deal with the Republican opposition and his efforts to woo business leaders demonstrate a willingness to compromise and suggest a new direction for his administration ...

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World’s Best FX Providers 2011

ANNUAL SURVEY: UNCERTAINTY BREEDS CURRENCY VOLATILITY By Gordon Platt Global Finance selects the leaders in the world's biggest financial market, where trading averages $4 trillion a day. Europe's sovereign debt crisis, China's monetary tightening and the Federal ...

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World’s Best FX Providers 2011: Best Foreign Exchange Research & Analysis

Best Foreign Exchange Research & Analysis Research BNY Mellon BNY Mellon, one of the largest foreign exchange dealers in the US, offers support in virtually all currencies, with particular expertise in emerging market currencies. In addition to being the largest ...

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World’s Best FX Providers 2011: Best Online Foreign Exchange Trading Systems

Best Online Foreign Exchange Trading Systems Bank System State Street's Currenex Currenex, part of State Street Global Markets, offers streaming prices that are available for immediate trading from more than 60 global banks. Currenex also offers one of the largest ...